Rest. Recharge. Recreate.

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time"
 John Lubbock

"Wow, look at the grass stains on my skin. I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life." Calvin and Hobbes

"Christian recreation is truly re-creation, a renewal, a re-gathering, a re-collecting. Recreation is, above all, a change from the everyday routine. And it doesn't mean doing nothing, which is very boring. Recreation is to re-create, to make new. It is done with God, for God, for His honour and glory. Recreation includes self-expression, imagination, creativeness and leadership."  Catherine Doherty.

Have you caught our theme yet? It's vacation time! : )
We are going away this week, off the grid, off the map to get some rest so that we can recharge and recreate.
A few summers ago we started renting a cottage and have continued doing so ever since. A week away in the middle of summer  is the perfect time to just be still and rest. While we are at the lake we try not to fill our days with any priorities,  commitments or demands. The biggest thing we might do is go to daily mass in the morning and then cook dinner later.




























So what do we like to do on our holiday time?

1. Sit by the lake in Adirondack chairs and watch the water. We spend days in those chairs staring at loons, ducks, boys and dogs in canoes : )
2. Knit for longer then ten minutes! Sitting in those comfy chairs is such a great time to actually finish a project! Leah's sweater is almost there..
3. Read in the daylight and not just before falling asleep at bedtime! We have a bag full of novels and magazines to browse
4. Cook. After a few days of napping, knitting,  sitting in those comfy chairs, we find our cooking energy returns.
5. Brainstorm, dream and create new projects.

We will be back up here in a week, so please check in with us later. We hope to be chalk full of fresh ideas and brand new projects just for you. See you then!






























What do you like to do on your vacation time?