holiday bokeh bubbles

holiday bokeh bubbles

my favorite from Christmas 2008 Having the camera out at this time of year is so much fun. Soft backgrounds and bokeh bubbles are two of my favorite photographic effects. And taking photos of the tree, all decked out... fun, fun, fun. Shutter Sisters recently linked to Me Ra Koh's ...

in my mother's kitchen(s)

in my mother's kitchen(s)

My parents have 2 homes. Their main residence is in a small city on the south shore of Nova Scotia, about an hour from Halifax. Their second home, which my father (& sometimes my mom) lives at during the work week, is an apartment in Halifax, which is called "the ...

on the first day of Christmas

on the first day of Christmas

my true love gave to me... soap. What was supposed to be my holiday gift giving bar turned out slightly caustic. I knew something was wrong right away when it crumbled as I cut it, 24 hours after mixing it up. But I let it sit and cure for one ...

Time for sledding

Time for sledding

I knew what I wanted this Christmas season to be like. Time at home, time outdoors, time together. Creating, learning, hiking, relaxing and loving.

winter is for reading

winter is for reading

photo by Brienne You know me, I can't stay away from this space too long. I had a lovely, exciting surprise (which I will be sharing more of in the new year) that energized me today. The creative juices started to flow again and amazingly I didn't feel like going ...

un-mot-i-vat-ed

un-mot-i-vat-ed

This space is my hobby and daily creative outlet. It is not my job, a responsibility or an obligation I must fulfill. (feel free to repeat after me if necessary) And that's the way I like it. So, although I don't usually write posts to say I have nothing to ...

sparkly Sunday

sparkly Sunday

These photos really are worth 1,000 words, unfortunately they don't "speak" that much. Kind of blah in the story telling department. But...there's a big story behind them, it's just too bad I don't have time to write it. Ok, you twisted my arm; in a nutshell it's this: today we ...