Please put your garbage in the trash or take it home. Balloons & ribbons can do great damage to the insides of #wildlife. Getting tangled in the ribbon can lead to a slow painful death. We all share this earth. We should do a better job of looking after it. #nature #environment

Walk on the beach before work. Hiking the escarpment after work. Great way to kick off a new week ! Lots of haze from wildfires in northern Ontario. And a revamped #BruceTrail took me by some eye-catching rock cuts. What got your heart pumping today? #naturelovers #cottagelife

Gotta be careful where you walk on Wasaga Beach. You might just get your toes nibbled on by a dragon.  #sandsculpture #cottagelife #WasagaBeach

Looks like Ken had a rough night. Barbie isn’t going to be happy! #barbie #ken #latenight

My grandma’s old ashtray is going to get a workout this weekend with my dad visiting. First daddy-daughter weekend in decades! And yes, I still call my dad, Daddy. #familymatters #daddydaughter #cottagelife

Toronto really does have a beautiful skyline. #centreisland #toronto #skyline

It seems that even way back in the 60s, companies were trying to save people from themselves. No French yet though. #cottagelife #cottagebuild #oldschool

An early birthday celebration with my mom and Bob. Thank you for always making me feel special on my special day. #earlybirthday #familymatters

At 62-42, the Blue Jays now own MLB's best record The last time Toronto was the best team in baseball this late into a season was in..... 1992 #LightsUpLetsGo

A hammock, a good read, and nothing but the trees and sky above. This is how summer afternoons are meant to be spent. #cottagelife #saturdaymood #agoodread

Thank you to everyone who reached out with birthday wishes. I am slowly working my way through thanking each of you individually. I’m thankful for many things including amazing neighbours who came bearing gifts and cake. #cottagelife #goodneighbours #gratitude

Wow! Just watched a house wren dive bomb a chipmunk on the chair next to me, smacking him in the head! Not once, but twice! The wren couple lives in these little houses, about 8 feet away from the site of the dive bombing. Very protective parents to be? #wildlife #cottagelife

None of us gets where we are without help along the way. Very fulfilling to share some expertise I’ve gained at today’s training of the new #volunteer communications team at Canadian Red Cross preparing them to support emergency responses across 🇨🇦. #fullcircle #informationisaid

I pretty much live outside in the summer enjoying breakfast, lunch & dinner on the deck. Gotta soak up the gorgeous weather while it’s here! Today I’m thankful for neighbours who look after my yard and collect my mail while I’m out of town. What are you thankful for? #gratitude

Hit a milestone while on the rural roads of southern Ontario today and cracked the 100K mark on the car. Not bad for a 2016! To anyone hitting the highway this long weekend, safe travels! #longweekend #mileage #safetravels

Well didn’t I pick the perfect week for summer vacation?! #summervibes #cottagelife #SummerWeather

So excited to see wild strawberries in my yard. Collected my tiny harvest, very gently rinsed them but oh did they taste horrible. Not at all sweet like the berries that grow at the cottage. Next year the critters get them. What grows in your yard? #tuesdaythoughts #harvest

I want to live here! I’m hopeful for an end to the conflicts in Ukraine & the Middle East; healthcare for a neighbour struggling with mental health issues; the survival of baby wrens born at my cottage & a long run into the fall for the Blue Jays. What are you #hopeful for?

It’s National Cat Day so today I’m celebrating my fur baby and her innate ability to know when I need help making the bed. I swear it’s her super power. What’s your fur baby’s untapped skill? #NationalCatDay #mockemews