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I have been enjoying a little creative time lately. And the thing about creating is that it makes you want to keep creating!! Lots of ideas in my head and it's becoming evident that I need to make the time to let them come to fruition. Here are a couple things that have come out of the studio recently...
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Lately I find myself looking for sunlight - searching, yearning for it. I love the sun. The other day when the sun shone in on the dishes as I rinsed them and set them on the tea towel I couldn't help but smile - and grab my camera! I have to admit that saying good-bye to February and hello to March was big for me - to me March represents all good things... spring, sun, renewal and fun. So looking forward to spring and warmer weather.
Another little bit of sunshine in our home - love the light and the shadows.
On another note... I was the very lucky winner of a recent giveaway. The lovely and inspiring Emily hosted a giveaway on behalf of Erika Martin and her fabulous Soulology Project. It was kind of funny... as I started to read through the winner's comment I thought 'this sounds a lot like what I wrote' and then as I continued reading I realized that that was because it was my comment - I guess you could say I wasn't expecting to win. But, oh, I'm so glad that I did - this will be a wonderful, creative journey that I am in need of. Looking to fill up my soul and open up my heart to the creative process. I'll let you know how I do! Thank you Emily, thank you Erika!!
And for today... a little tidying, a little baking (chocolate, almond, toffee bars!) and perhaps a little sewing project. And speaking of sewing... later this month I will post photos of my studio and my sewing nook - just a little tweaking (and a trip to Ikea!) and then I'll be ready to show you one of my favourite little hideaways.
Happy Friday - have a great weekend!
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Lately this is where our girl loves to hang out and create...
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Today was a wonderfully busy day. It was a good day - a day of gifts and cake and hugs and kisses - a day of being thankful for our two 'little ones'!
Posted at 11:58 PM in family | Permalink | Comments (0)
We have been enjoying some serious winter weather here... Hannah and Wyatt had a snow-day on Friday and this gave us the opportunity to have some snowy-day family fun from that day on. There has been lots of outdoor fun in the snow and indoor snuggling, reading and baking - Paul made banana bread and I made chocolate, almond, toffee bars - yum!
Here is a shot of our Christmas book basket...
Posted at 01:47 PM in family | Permalink | Comments (2)
Going through iphoto tonight I came across lots and lots of photos that I love. I get lost in iphoto whenever I get into it - I should really be in bed right now, sleeping off the beginnings of a cold, but this is more fun. Our camera was a dinosaur of a digital so the photos are often blurry but I treasure them.
and made me miss their 'littleness'. Some days were c-r-a-z-y but for the most part we shared a lot of smiles and laughs and wonderful little moments. My fabulous babies - so, so blessed to have them!
Posted at 12:30 AM in family | Permalink | Comments (4)
I was doing my usual thing... checking my e-mail, checking my regular blogs, sipping tea and enjoying the quiet and then it hit me... I have time to blog now!! Finding moments like this have been rare lately - lots of organizing, running errands, attending appointments, laundry, phone calls, vacuuming and more vacuuming - lots of this because our dear Hudson has turned into a dirt lover and a digger. He takes great pleasure in digging in up to his elbows (do dogs have elbows?) and prancing back in the house (without a care in the world) wet, dirty and usually full of leaves. It snowed here yesterday so thankfully his fascination with digging has shifted to a new found love of eating trails of snow. Now when he comes in he's just covered in the tiny balls of snow that cling to his fuzzy, adorable self - he is so cute and so kind - it's hard to get cross with such a happy little man!
I should run - lots to do before I pick H&W up from school. Stay tuned though... new things coming here. I'm going to work on a schedule for next week - a new challenge for myself in terms of fitting in exercise, a little business venture, cooking, baking, blogging - the works! Come back and check on my progress - goodness knows I'm going to need a few cheerleaders to get this off the ground!
Posted at 01:22 PM in daily life | Permalink | Comments (0)
So yesterday got away from me and I didn't have time to post. This project is a little more involved than I expected but I am determined to see it through. Funny how yesterday the 'words' part of things fell behind (will catch up on that tonight!) and today the 'photos' were hard to come by. Here are a few images from yesterday...
Posted at 09:30 PM in daily life | Permalink | Comments (2)
Enjoying the process of really looking at what we do on a daily basis. Having H&W home from school makes this week a little different but different is good sometimes, right??!! And we, thankfully, are making the best of our days. More tv and computer for all of us today - definitely exceeding our daily max 'screen-time' but if you can't when you're sick when can you?? We tried to watch 'The Incredibles' but ended up opting for 'Scooby-Doo' when Han and Wy tired of the super-hero thing - I guess it's just not their bag! This gave me a little chance to rest/nap (which I NEVER do) on the floor with them where we had laid out a bunch of blankets and pillows to make a cozy 'bed'. There was also some serious snuggling, snacking and sipping going on over here - even made a new warm drink for us - warmed apple juice with mulling spices. Hannah liked it, I really liked it and Wy thought it was 'fizzy' and opted to have good-old, cold apple juice from the fridge.
So how about me finally getting a mosaic done?? I know I'll have to learn to tweak them a bit (the photos are not in sequence and this mosaic is rather huge!) but it's a start. Kind of fun!
As for the Kraft Dinner - I'm fessing-up to it right now! It's a weakness of mine - that and the occasional Pop Tart or bag of Munchies. Kraft Dinner just felt right today. I tried to make up for it with the healthy plate of pears, grapes and Kashi crackers. So help me god!
So, off to bed for me - hoping to get my 8 hours tonight!! See you tomorrow!
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