Monthly Archives Dec 2009
on the go
December 31, 2009
We are traveling through the Gaspesie (prounounced gas-pay-zee) region of eastern Quebec right now. I have no photos to show because we've too busy driving, discovering the land, and meeting new people to spend much time on the computer. This is a good thing for me. This has been an ...
Lobster ~ It's an East Coast thing
December 27, 2009
My parents are recent transplants to the Canadian Maritimes. My brother & I were born and grew up in the same town where my mother was born, grew up and married in. My dad was also born there, grew up various places but returned as a newlywed to start a ...
And to all a good night
December 25, 2009
It's nearing midnight here in Atlantic Canada. The house is absolutely quiet except for the tick-tocking grandfather clock. I'm off to bed soon but that latte Damien made for me this afternoon is keeping me awake. So much of these days is about the hours after dark. Dark comes soon ...
holiday bokeh bubbles
December 22, 2009
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)
December 22, 2009
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
December 20, 2009
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
December 18, 2009
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
December 17, 2009
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
December 15, 2009
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
December 14, 2009
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 ...
more handmade ~ just pictures this time
December 11, 2009
As of yesterday I was starting to get real tired of my writing voice. Then I wrote something in my last post that sparked misunderstandings and I got real tired of communicating all together. After a while it all starts to sound like blah, blah, blah, blah... I've posted a ...
welcoming winter ~ a recommended reading list
December 10, 2009
Last weekend it was a light skiff. Then yesterday it was a big dump of the white stuff; and so although winter's official arrival date is over a week away I consider old man winter to have arrived with this snow. Welcome winter camping, snow forts, snowshoeing and mad river ...
Re-purposed sewing
December 9, 2009
Three crafty posts in a row (with more on the way). What's going on here? Must be Christmas! But it's not just that. There is definitely a creative groove in our home right now and I'm just running with it. Inspiration Sewing with re-purposed fabrics is nothing new to many ...
Decorations from My Kitchen ~ A Photo Tutorial and Other Inspiration
December 7, 2009
I've been making Christmas decorations from the kitchen. Nothing new, no doubt, but very easy and hopefully a bit of inspiration for your own project(s).
my husband's a sewist
December 6, 2009
A couple months ago I briefly entertained the idea of sewing Damien pj/lounge pants for Christmas. I went so far as to e-mail my friend Nicola at which name? (inspiring thrifty seamstress) for pattern recommendations. I'm thankful the idea died right there. Because since that time, in the amount of ...
Friday night window shopping
December 5, 2009
Those of you who were feeling sorry for me after my last post about kitchen disasters and deprivation, needn't any longer. A new (& improved design) soymilk maker is on its way, the oven works, I baked very non-vegan sugar cookies on my birthday and yesterday Damien and I went ...
tales of woe from my kitchen
December 4, 2009
The downside of taking time to write a post to link to the guest post at Zen Family Habits (convoluted or what) is that doing so didn't really reflect what's going on in my life right now. The post at Zen Family by the way took weeks to write and ...
Getting outdoors more with your family
December 2, 2009
My husband fondly remembers our pre-marriage days when he could move from apartment to apartment by simply packing his life possessions in the back of his Honda hatchback. 15 years, a mortgage and three kids later the same can't be said! Unfortunately, the multiplying stuff that comes with family life ...
preparing for a perfectly wonderful un-perfect Christmas
December 1, 2009
Throughout this post I have photos taken from Christmas last year. Each illustrates an activity one of our family members wants to do this season; Celine wants to decorate, Brienne wants to play in snow (no snow yet), Laurent wants to bake, Damien wants to hike and I want to ...
