Not over a cliff (or the falls!)

I'm here! I haven't left. I've just been on a bloggin hiatus. You know when you just don't feel you have anything worthy to blog about? That was me. But I'm back.

For the past week my baby sister AA has been out visiting me (for the Canadian thanksgiving holiday) and we have done a bit of traveling oot and aboot so she could see how lovely Ontario is in the fall. Photos to follow!

Pretty much this photo sums up my baby sis. We're at Niagara Falls on the Canadian side and it was a beautiful day (This past Sunday!)

Beautiful view of the Rainbow bridge that takes you over to Niagara Falls, NY.

Maid of the Mist

RB and I

Me trying to be artistic.

My favourite pic of this little pain in my rear :)

Canadian side of the Falls

After Niagara Falls I took AA and RB to Niagara-on-the-Lake which is just north a bit on the shores of Lake Ontario. It is vineyard country (Peller Estates for example) and have some of the most beautiful heritage plantation-looking homes ever. AA was in love. It's just lust for me.

What do you think of homes like this? Would you ever live in one? Have you ever been to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side?

Happy Tuesday!

My Sisters

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~ Clara Ortega.

Our siblings push buttons that cast us in roles we felt sure we had let go of long ago--the baby, the peacekeeper, the caretaker, the avoider...It doesn't seem to matter how much time has elapsed or how far we've traveled.~Jane Mersky Leder

Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastropher should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers.
~ Pam Brown

One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself ~Betsy Cohen

Of two sisters one is always the watcher, one the dancer. ~ Louise Gluck

To my sisters: She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you are your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child. ~ Barbara Alpert

I will be home in 5 days to see the two most important young women in my life--my sisters. I want them to know that I love them, cherish them, and am so utterly and completely proud of them. I am very blessed to have them in my life and cannot wait to grow old together and reminisce about our childhood.

The video below is one of my favourite songs from Reba and if you have sisters maybe it will make you tear up like I do. I'm such a sap!