Summer Equinox was Thursday...perfect timing for the boys' Grade 6 graduation ceremony and party. Lots of light from morning to night... Now as I enjoy the first official weekend of summer, I wonder at the stories that will be written this summer, by me, by my husband, by my daughters, by my sons... Every summer has a story. Hope ours are happy ones. Hope yours are happy ones... #everysummerhasastory #summerequinox #thursday #grade6graduation #firstofficialweekendofsummer

I have the privilege of working a day a week in Bracebridge, the heart of Muskoka. I took these photos yesterday on the Muskoka River. What a pretty part of the world. #muskoka #muskokaimages #muskokachairs #canoesonthemuskokariver #normawalton #norajeanwalton

June is my birth month so it is a sentimental favourite. Now that I have children, though, it is also a busy and joyful month because the weather is warm, the nights are long, the children are outside all the time playing with each other and friends, and everything seems a little happier and a little easier. Seasonal mood disorder is real. I see it in my co workers. I see it in my own moods. When it is dark in the morning and dark in the early evening, it inevitably affect

Would you stop to pick up a penny on the sidewalk? I would, of course. It gives you good luck all day long. What about a nickel...or a dime? Most people would definitely retrieve a loonie or toonie from the street. In the past two weeks, I have picked up three dimes and two nickels on the pavement. Every time I do, it makes me feel a little bit lucky. I enjoyed reading Trippenbach's article about the rules for penny luck. https://trippenbach.com/2012/08/21/rules-for-penny