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Life as a rural physician Mama in the backwoods of Northwestern Ontario
A few weeks ago, we had a local photographer come to the house to take a few family photos. It was lovely to have her take pictures in our backyard. Unfortunately, Henry was a bit concerned with this new face and camera and didn’t… Continue Reading “An Abram Lake photo shoot”
Fall is by far my favourite time of year, and so far, we haven’t been disappointed. We’ve been so lucky to have had many warm afternoons playing in the yard surrounded by beautiful fall colours contrasted by the sparkling blue lake. Henry is much… Continue Reading “Fall Fun”
This past week, during my last precious few days of summer vacation, Blake and I decided to take Henry out for our first family canoe trip. Although we have been camping with Henry before, we had yet to take Henry out on an overnight… Continue Reading “Our canoe is soon to overflow :)”
September 5th, 2015In the busy, day to day hustle and bustle, moments of precious joy are often lost, mixed in with doing the laundry and endlessly cleaning of the house. As a parent, when these occasions happen throughout the day, I often feel acutely… Continue Reading “A Happy Life”
What a busy summer it has been! I can’t believe that it’s the September long weekend already. It has flown by and yet again, we have truly been spoiled with sunny days of swimming and playing on the beach. Henry and Christian splashing in… Continue Reading “Slow days of Summer”
August 13th, 2015 After a twelve-hour day at the hospital, I finally sit down for dinner with Blake. I’m exhausted and starving but grateful to be off my feet. We watch the red sun sink down behind the trees, illuminating the water in purple… Continue Reading “A quiet moment”
After quite the journey, we finally arrived in Haida Gwaii to more blue skies and sunny weather. The heatwave continued well into our visit on the BC Coast – an area which normally sees a significant amount of rainfall. It was quite unusual to… Continue Reading “Have baby, will travel: Part 2”
Every summer, Blake and I have tried to go on some sort of getaway adventure. This summer, we spent 3 blissful weeks without internet, cell phone service or interruption in the most magical place in our country – Haida Gwaii. Previously known as the… Continue Reading “Have baby, will travel: Part 1”
Summer in Sioux Lookout is nothing short of blissful. Here are a few pictures from our recent summertime outings! Henry and the well used Thomas the train Beach-side Dipping our toes in the lake Kirsten came to visit! Here she is helping Blake with… Continue Reading “Sunny, sunny days”
When Blake and I found out that we were pregnant, we vowed that no matter what happened, we would do our best to continue to pursue our current lifestyle (with some modifications, of course!). Our biggest fear was that we would stop doing the… Continue Reading “Because you, Henry, are our greatest adventure”
Life on Abram Lake 