Focus, Focus, Focus

I was asked to be a guest blogger on this incredible blog. I'm honoured really.
It's a collaborative blog.
First time for everything I say.

These woman are excellent photographers, and some very professional ones too. They are wives, moms, teachers and decorators.

So WHY ME? That's what I asked. WHY ME?

They wanted a little diversity.
Diversity, I said?

You got it.

Most of you know  I LOVE PINK, so you'll see a lot of it here.

I also ADORE a little BLUE.

MOOD SWING, GET IT?

I LOVE being silly with my GIRLFRIENDS.

 And of course LOVE all my fur babies. 

 Sweet SASHA (rescue). She's diabetic and struggling right now.

 I drink one of these EVERY morning. My only addiction.

 Here's Toby. The one that barks at everything that moves.
He's good with all the PINK.

 I'm SPOILED with my addiction (Okay, THAT'S TWO)  to AUDREY and TIFFANY.

 More fur cuteness.

 Mama Cat (rescue)

 Fat Cat (rescue)

 WHAT? Married 24 years?

RANDY

 Another LOVE of mine is our PINK COTTAGE on the RIVER.
I live in a very small town in the country. One hour to Ottawa, and only
1 1/2 hrs. to Montréal. I have the best of both worlds with MONTRÉAL being my favourite.

Our BREATHTAKING sunsets are magical. 

   I'm proud to be CANADIAN.

 The RED and WHITE comes through in our backyard. Can you tell?

I used an awful lot of paint out there.

 I told you I LOVED TIFFANY'S, right?

 Blog land has opened up a WHOLE NEW WORLD for me.

 Here are my SISTA'S in MONTRÉAL.  They flew in from all over the U.S. and Canada.

I LOVE you all.

Let's move on shall we? So much to show you. 

 We have a sweet little guest cottage that boasts an outdoor shower.The stripes on the right.
THIS IS THE WINTER SCENE.

We also have a pool back there.

Care to stay a while?

 Back in Montréal with my girls in the fountain.

Aw, the cobble stone streets, the French flair, the art, the food.

There are over 5000 Tim Hortons in Canada alone.

 BONAPARTE INN. What a lovely stay.
Thank God they didn't catch us doing this!!

Let's go back to the cottage shall we?

 The "View" from the GUEST cottage.

Yes our GUESTS just lounge around in their peignoirs.

 
 TOLD YOU IT WAS BREATHTAKING.

I CALL THIS ONE "MY PEARL TREE".

See, all our guests hang around in their P.J.'s. Anyone who knows me knows
I LOVE MY P.J.'s.

Brunch inside the cottage with my SUMMER BREEZE girls.

Randy made us eggs benedict.

It's empty now... waiting.

I live VERY close to the QUÉBEC border. No customs. Just hop on a ferry and spend 7 splendid minutes crossing the river. In the winter we cross the ICE BRIDGE, which means you literally drive across the river with your vehicle. Don't hold your breath or gasp, it's true.

BONJOUR LES FILLES.

  COLT 19

 Riley 21

And Brittany 23

I'm originally from Cornwall, about an hour away from here in Ontario,

but as you can see, I don't really like it there.

This was taken before boarding the 1000 Island Ferry to Boldt's Castle.

Needless to say THE FOOD WAS AWFUL.

 Boldt's Castle on the American side.

It's a real true LOVE story. You might want to GOOGLE it.

One thing we do ENJOY is POUTINE.

French fries with squeaky cheese curds on top then smothered in a rich brown gravy.

OH MON DIEU!!!

This entourage greets me every time I come home. 

Since Lucky and Sasha were adopted 2 yrs. ago, I never did get to see them as babies.

So I think this is what they must have looked like when they were puppies.

LUCKY ON THE LEFT, SASHA ON THE RIGHT. They will be 13 yrs. old this month.

LOVE.

  Sasha on the left, Lucky on the right.

My BFF is a 91 yr. old Catholic nun. She's my cousin.

I love her to tears. We laugh, we cry. but when we laugh, we laugh hard.

 We, or should I say I, play dress-up,

I let her wear my Tiffany sunglasses,

 Pretend she's a Xmas tree,

sweeten her up for Easter,

 and take her on many adventures.

I dine with them all the time, and they accept me for who I am.

They are Sisters of Charity.

Sister Lolotte (her nick name) has been a nun for over 70 years.
Bless her sweet heart, like my friends in the South would say.

I'm a GREAT AUNTY for the first time too.

AUBREE MARIE SMITH

I have one EXTRA sweet sister.

And did I mention an AMAZING HUSBAND?

Yes I did.

So THAT is a little insight to Claudie's world. Most of you know me, 

but for the sweet ladies who don't from 

FOCUSING ON LIFE

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my little piece of the world.

Now go and visit these extraordinary ladies that make the 

world a brighter place, you won't regret it.

click below.

http://focusingonlifegrp.blogspot.ca/