What was that shining thru the curtains this morning? Sunshine! Girl’s got to get out.
You know how a pebble, if it’s the right shape, can skip five, six, seven, (I think my record is eight) times in calm water? How it can skip across a whole body of water? But if the water is rough
This St. Paddy's day weekend we: hung sparkly decorations from the chandelier, opened the curtains to let in the sun, ate sun-warmed tomatoes, wore Mardi Gras beads just cause and enjoyed every possible moment. How about you?
It's probably the cold, miserable, rainy in-between days, not quite winter, not yet spring, that makes me want to retreat to the quiet of my office/studio instead of braving the outdoors. Today, my friend Sandra from Raincoast Cottage asked, "Were
There was an old plum tree in the shade garden. It was overgrown with a huge bird's nest of clematis and honeysuckle and over 3/4 of the tree had died and the living 1/4 was oozing gloopy, orange cytospora canker.
In one of her uni communications courses, C had a photo project to do of creating a magazine for women. I volunteered to take the photos. (I'm such a good mom) The photo shoot was going really well until someone had the
What to do after the glass top broke? Get some wood and some tools, tip the old base on the boards. Get C to stand on boards while K drills some holes. Screw it all down. Sand, or not. Have lunch! I bought some stain but in
Go to Caffe Calabria, between 1st and 2nd, Commercial Drive, Vancouver. Order the Frank's Special
What to do when stuck in traffic? You do have your camera, don't you? And there are traffic lights. You can curse living in the city and wonder whose idea the stupid basketball key chain was. Or you can take out your camera and
You know that day - when you see clear skies, and the dafodils soak up the sun, and the rosemary dares to bloom, when you walk out without a coat, and watch the hyacinth reflect the blue, that's spring.