a peek inside the fishbowl

There were a LOT of people at the photoshoot I referred to in yesterday’s post. Here are a few shots of a different branch of the L family. I was trying to narrow it down to a small handful to show, but frankly, it’s impossible.

Also: I love freckles.

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I’ve been remiss. I haven’t been posting photos from my summertime family photo shoots.

This is the L family. I drove aways out of Ottawa to meet them at their lovely lakeside property. It was a mini-reunion of sorts … several families got together for some summer fun. I was there to commemorate.

I don’t know what it is, but I fall for every family I meet. They are all so adorable. I can’t get over it.

The other day a lady came up to me and said HEY, I READ YOUR BLOG. And then she said I DON’T BUY MEATBALLS ANYMORE, and jokingly hung her head in shame.

We laughed, and I told her not to sweat it. I buy meatballs sometimes too. I do it because it’s cheap and it’s convenient, but the truth is, it’s best not to get too friendly with the frozen food aisle at the grocery store. Why? Because so much of it is crap.

I don’t want to make anyone feel bad (I was recently accused of being preachy, which I admit, may be true) but I would like to put this out there for wider consideration: Why don’t we want to spend good money on good food?

Studies show that Americans are spending less than ever on food.

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