{"id":24987,"date":"2023-08-15T12:30:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=24987"},"modified":"2023-08-15T12:30:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:30:52","slug":"the-view-from-here-making-time-for-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2023\/08\/the-view-from-here-making-time-for-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"The View From Here – Making Time For Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m back from an incredible couple of days away feeling refreshed and renewed and I blame the s’mores with the extra large marshmallows for the extra weight.\u00a0 (smile)<\/p>\n

We went camping this weekend and had so much fun.\u00a0 And by fun I mean rest and doing nothing.\u00a0 Just like a good vacation should be.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

We got to the Pinery on Saturday, set up camp and took in the sights.\u00a0 The Pinery is a beautiful campground.\u00a0 We were surrounded by trees and even if the park was full, we had our own space.\u00a0 I don’t know what kind of camper\/ vactioner YOU are, but I like to keep to myself.\u00a0 I like time to sit and read, take in the beauty of nature, and just be still and quiet.\u00a0 I love to sit and watch the campfire burn and eat too much food.<\/p>\n

I will say that tenting gets a little more challenging the older I get.\u00a0 My old lady bones appreciated the mattress, but it was still a challenge, and entertaining for anyone walking by to see me get in or out of the tent. (smile)<\/p>\n

\"\"We cooked over the fire, enjoyed a few s’mores (how can you not?), walked the trails, and enjoyed a sunset on the beach.\u00a0 \u00a0I stayed up later than anyone else, and loved surprising my kids with my very own shadow puppet show on their tent.\u00a0 I don’t know who laughed more.\u00a0 Me or them.\u00a0 It’s the simple things, right?\u00a0 The sillies of things that bring the biggest laughs and the most memories.<\/p>\n

Sunday morning we went to the Pinery Antique Flea Market and I found a treasure of sorts in the vinyl collections.\u00a0 An old record.\u00a0 That took me back to my teenage years.\u00a0 The album?\u00a0 Cats Can Fly.\u00a0 I know, I know.\u00a0 You might not even know who they are.\u00a0 But I remember them because they are one of the very first shows I ever saw.\u00a0 IN THEDFORD!\u00a0 At the arena.\u00a0 We moved to Thedford when I was at the end of grade eight.\u00a0 I was just getting to know people.\u00a0 Make friends.\u00a0 And I remember getting all dressed up to go to this concert in Thedford.\u00a0 I may have bought a t-shirt.\u00a0 It was a BIG DEAL.\u00a0 (smile).\u00a0 Last week we were talking about our first favourite bands, the one that stuck with us.\u00a0 I’m not sure what happened to Cats Can Fly.\u00a0 I’m sure a Google search might help answer that.\u00a0 But it was one of the very first live shows I ever went to and I remember it so well.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

It was a great weekend away with lots of amazing memories and lots of rest – which I think we all need from time to time.\u00a0 Time to get away from all of it.\u00a0 The busyness of life.\u00a0 Work.\u00a0 Chores. Errands.\u00a0 Adult responsibility.\u00a0 No social media.\u00a0 No internet.<\/p>\n

What does an ideal vacation look like to YOU?\u00a0 \u00a0What have you done with your summer?\u00a0 Where have you gone?\u00a0 What have you discovered?\u00a0 Even if it’s in our own backyard.<\/p>\n

Let me know – email anytime cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I’m back from an incredible couple of days away feeling refreshed and renewed and I blame the s’mores with the extra large marshmallows for the extra weight.\u00a0 (smile) We went camping this weekend and had so much fun.\u00a0 And by fun I mean rest and doing nothing.\u00a0 Just like a good vacation should be.\u00a0\u00a0 We","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":24993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[2704,5813,5814],"class_list":["post-24987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afternoons","tag-camping","tag-cats-can-fly","tag-pinery"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 00:32:29","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/foxfm.com\/blogs\/afternoons\/2023\/08\/the-view-from-here-making-time-for-memories\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24994,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24987\/revisions\/24994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}