After a week of over time on a special project (I would love to share, but work = insurance = I would have to bring you espresso before I relayed the details) I was dreaming of the weekend by Tuesday, so when it finally came around I couldn't have been happier. We caught up on sleep after Mister's birthday party, he ate rice krispie squares for breakfast to ease into being twenty nine, and I left messages for my little sister half way around the world.
There were late nights and late mornings, getting to know a new lens I've been eying for forever, and a craft room thoroughly de-cluttered. I hid out from the rain on Saturday, planted my garden on Sunday (FINALLY!) and plotted against the current paint colour in the living room, while sounds of the World Cup floated through the house. I even curled up on the porch with a neighbourhood cat who adopted us for a couple of days. (I named her Lily.)
This was one of those summer weekends where our little house felt like it was a million miles from the rest of the world. Like for a few days, instead of being in the middle of the city our house backed onto a lake and the sounds of the trains running by at night were really the sounds of waves rushing up to shore. During the week that feeling fades away in favour of traffic, packed lunches, and errands, but on the weekend that feeling is priceless.
If only it could last a few moments longer…
LAST UPDATED ON: June 14th, 2010
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Oh the new lens is a good one!! And I love that little tray of buttons :) so sweet.
Welcoming summer in with a giveaway on my blog – you should stop by!! xo
Happy birthday to the Mister!
Weekends like that are so nice.
Also, I love that first picture, with the chalkboard. Good reminders to self :)
Your weekend sounded ridiculously amazing. I am so jealous of your new lens and have been considering going to a camera shop and buying an old manual Pentax lens.
So I think you may have stolen my cat… you can’t tell in this photo, but they look exactly the same! Rowdy has the same bald spots on the side of his head and also the stray white strands of fur on his chest… Long lost twins, I’m sure.
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Glad I found your blog, it’s lovely =)
Sigh. Sounds like a great weekend.
happy birthday to Mister. i’m sure everyone can relate to wishing the weekend and the feeling that comes with could last a little longer. as usual your pictures are great!
Sounds just divine. And gorgeous photos, of course.
what a splendid washboard! :) There is nothing like being adopted by a cat for a few days, thought it could be the thin edge of the wedge. I wonder what the boys would think of a kitty?
Your weekend sounded just lovely! I love a weekend that feels like we’re away from everything. :) Happy belated birthday to Mister!
Gorgeous way to describe it. I totally know what you mean. Sometimes being a shut in and ignoring the outside world is the best way to be. And Rice Krispie treats for breakfast are divine.
Those days are priceless, and too few and far between.
Are we too young to retire? ;)
You have such a pretty color scheme through out these photos. Baby blues and pinks with neutrals. Love it.
What a picture-perfect weekend! I’m going to plant the seeds for 4 Little Pots this week. Stay tuned! :D
my weekend as a whole was not so hot but it did have flashes of brilliance – now the challenge is to extend the flashes :)
I am going to plant some herbs in our kitchen window box. It’s the only “outdoor space” we have that’s just ours. I hope they thrive there. Wish we had enough space to start a real garden :(
What a perfectly balanced weekend. A little celebrating. A little relaxing. A little organizing. Productive – yay!
i just got a new lens too!!
yay for “new glass”
<3
Ah! Lily looks so much like my Hero, our Texas kitty.
Your weekend sounds wonderful.
My weekend couldn’t have been more opposite…haha. It was my best friend’s wedding weekend!! The wedding was wonderful, beautiful, one of the most romantic and delightful weddings I have ever been to! I was so happy to be a part of it, and part of me is sad that it is here and gone already. But, the other part of me is craving quiet time…once we got home yesterday afternoon, I disappeared into the study, curled up on the futon, and lost myself in a light read (The Carrie Diaries) before completely passing out!! I’m looking forward to next weekend, which will be the first in a long time that I can completely relax. :)
You’ve captured this amazingly! I love your photos and your words.
And that kitty looks JUST like mine :)
Kyla, these images are insanely beautiful. Your weekend sounds lovely. <3
What a perfect weekend. It made me feel peaceful just reading it. That kind of rejuvenation is what weekends are for, I think. (Even if it includes late nights… as long as it also includes late mornings!)
Love how the pictures fit perfectly to the post. I’m such a homebody and it’s nice to be away from everyone else and have time to ourselves.
Your weekend sounds so fantastic!!! <3
Dear Kyla:
Let’s have supper or coffee soon so that I can steal your fancy-pants new lens.
Thank you for your co-operation in this important matter.
Dana
Ahhh your weekends always sound so lovely. I used to LOVE secluding myself for the weekend WITH Eric. But, to be honest, secluding myself alone this weekend wasn’t quite as fun :( I found myself getting a bit of cabin fever and had to escape for ice cream and a walk with girlfriends last night!
What a lovely weekend!
My sister lives half-way around the world from me, too, and I know what that’s like… to keep in touch and make every communication COUNT!
Sounds fantastic, relaxing weekends are the best. This week mine was quite busy, but there was time to sit down with family which was great.
Your weekend sounds dreamy: the perfect unwinder to a tightly wounded week!
Happy birthday to Mister. Looks like he and I were born just a few days apart, since I’ll be 29 on the 25th. Sounds like you had a lovely weekend.
Sounds lovely. And like Trinidad above, I want some rice krispie treats now! A very happy birthday to J! And I’m so glad this weekend felt like a mini-getaway.
hmmm…Rice Krispie squares! You just inspired me to make some!
I had the most enjoyable weekend, and I’m so glad you did, too! Sunday was absolutely perfect.
And I sort of love that we both have sisters halfway around the world. I mean, I wish we both didn’t have to be missing them, but I love the emails and package-sending, and hour-long phone calls while I’m here in Theresa is in Korea. I actually feel closer to her than I’ve ever been, because the distance has forced us to be proactive in our communication, and I love that.
I have a little sister halfway around the world, too! (Well, technically, I’m the one who’s gone, but who’s keeping score?) We love sending packages! Especially when they are full of fun things you can’t get in the other country. Hour-long phone calls are so nice, too, since we are not very good at email. I’ll have to tell her about your comment that you think it’s brought you closer since you have to be proactive with your communication; I think she’d like that.
Rice Krispie squares for breakfast sound divine =) I spent quite a bit of my weekend hiding out from the rain as well!
Awww, Lily looks like she fits in perfectly!
Your picture on the top right changed! :)
My weekend was a bit on the lazy side as soon as I got back from an Ikea trip – lots of putting together boxes, planning the midsummer party, reading, packing…no real engagements at all. It was kind of nice and chill…the only thing I could have asked for would have been a good night’s sleep…sigh…
I thoroughly adore weekends like that. I had one of my own that involved a concert, a soap box derby, late night with friends, the first steps of making cherry wine with my grandpap, and exploring a cemetery from the 1800’s.
Sounds fantastic. Much of my weekend was spent doing things around my condo. I finally de-cluttered my living room. I worked on a baby blanket that I am crocheting. I made chili in a slow cooker. I was a bit of a hermit, but that’s exactly what I needed!
Ah…sounds simply delightful!