Wednesday, March 17, 2010

happy St. Patrics Day!

To celebrate the day I found a few things green....

Hens and chickens wall art! I love the look of this and I am inspired to try this during the summer on the front porch. I have a very empty wall in need of some green art.

I found this pic on flikr in "ecstaticist" images. Love the macro photography. The final picture of the day is an art installation, green graffiti by artist Edina Tokodi. So creative and super cute! Brought a smile to my face, I wonder how it was done. I love when people come up with unique ideas.

Friday, March 5, 2010

must do this more often...


I walked home from work this week, it was great! The cool weather blew all the crap straight out of my head. On the way I picked up some "Spring -celebrate the season change" tulips. For $5.00 I got a vase full of pretty, must do the walk more often...not a very pretty walk but I put the IPOD on and just trucked it.

Quilt #1 of the year!

I have a few things to record for this week, I am a little proud that at least I have tangible things to put my thumb on to show for the week. Feel free if your reading this to just look at the pictures.

Last week we handed over the memory quilt to a special friend, today is the day it gets past on to the birthday girl. I cant wait to hear how she reacted to the surprise. Here are some poor quality pics of that quilt, I cant figure out how to get good shots of quilts to really get across how fantastic they look, so I just took a close up.

I have a few favourite pictures from the quilt, it was great to learn the stories behind each one, here are my two favourites.

Ann and Lloyd in a field somewhere...in my head I have created a little story that goes along with this picture, I wont share it, create your own. I love the tree line, the newspaper she is sitting on, the sock line he has on his ankles and of course the kiss...everything seems just perfect.
Love it! Just the look on his face gets me everytime...this was there very first date, taken in a photo booth. I think they booth new they were going to be together...the twinkle in both of there eyes and the way he is holding her hand...

On a sad note we lost Lloyd in October 2009....was a very bad year for our families (more on that later) He was, I hate usuing past tense because he is a good man not was. From there first date they started to build a life together, one that lasted many years.

In a fog...

This week just flew by and I really don't know where the time and days went. Sometimes I feel that I wake up wishing the day was over, even before it has begun. This is not the attitude I want to swim through life with.

I guess sadness is just going to take some time to get out of my system. I know it will show up now and again just to remind me of the people that I have lost. I have been humming this song in my head and I was told also out loud at times. It's by the Swell Season and as of the past year they are my favourite group. Here is the song from there performance at Radio City Music Hall in NY.(I was lucky enough to attend!! More on that later)




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Monday, February 22, 2010

twizzles?

Twizzle, twizzle, twizzle...and doubles in unison twizzles.

Little sleep is happening, those darn Olympics. Ice Dancing finals...our Canadian couple Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir just finished there skate and it was beautiful...I hope gold is on the way, but while they are skating the commentators are talking about twizzles...is that a technical term? Just the fact that they are using the word twizzle makes me love the sport!

more snow day pictures....


patriotic footprints, the outdoor christmas lights are still up

snow...

hello there snow, it's been so long.
where have you been?
have you been visiting other people?
i have missed you so...


your fluffy chubby flakes, that fall like soft kisses on my cheeks,
the way you wrap yourself like a blanket around the city,
your tiny ball like flakes, that glitter in the light.
the way you make it feel calm and quite,


playing in soft fluffy until your nose is cold
inside to warm jammies
hot chocolate with mini marshmallows.
next time don't go for so long...i miss you.