the sun, i swear it brings out something special around our house. so in honour of sunshine, we made happy crafts today. i think they turned out exceptional! i figured it was time to show my kids i had talents outside the kitchen. little do they know i have many many years experience as a...
Monthly Archives: May 2011
growing in my yard
a walk around the yard last night with my daughter. we found so many beautiful things growing. our tiny garden is sprouting leeks, tomatoes, carrots, peas and rainbow chard. we are so excited. so far the deer have not broken into our protective netting, although i have seen them eyeing it up. we found lilacs...
almost summer
beach, best friends, and a silly puppy. a perfect way to spend an evening.
matt and nicole
i met nicole two years ago at a photography workshop. we both took the amazing red leaf studio workshop that richard and amy put on in victoria. not only was the workshop terrific, but so were the people. nicole was one of the people who i had the pleasure of spending the week with. when...
neighbourhood family
the hard part of not being in business this year is saying no to a family who you really really like, who lives just down the street, who you see every day, who has family visiting from a very far away, who has a gorgeous baby girl and who is just so so darn terrific!...
a weekend of chickens, gnocchi and my hazel
it really was a good weekend. i am reminded of so many simple things that happened and made me laugh. friday i learned to make gnocchi, surrounded by my wonderful friends, in a beautiful kitchen at a beautiful farm. it was perfect. the pasta was beyond magnificant. saturday was spent with my brother and wife...
michelle will you take my picture?
you know when my daughter goes over to her friends house to play and i have to be the one to go and pick her up i always get excited. i always put my camera bag in the car because i just hope that this special little five year old will say those words. i...
little green leaf
a few years ago i walked by a tree. something caught my eye. it was a hand knit leaf tied to a branch. it stopped me dead in my tracks. i noticed another one, and another. i smiled. i couldn’t imagine why someone would think to knit pretty green leaves out of wool and tie...
almost forgotten
thinking i have taken too many photos of magnolia trees, this year i just admired them without my camera. i watched the ones in my neighbourhood bloom and then watched the leaves peacefully fall to the ground. today as the sun started coming out after the rain, i walked over the many petals on the...