Winter

A snowy Saturday in February (and the kids are growing up)

February 11, 2017

Photographing my heart's joy and delight, it's what I do. But as my "delights" grow and move to independence, as they have experiences completely apart from me, in such healthy and beautiful ways, I guess I'll content myself with photographing the morning snow.

Skating in Montreal

January 28, 2017

It's been about 10 years since I've been on skates but I have a childhood bank of muscle memory and experience to drawn on, it's coming back to me slowly.

Kokum Butter Lotion Bar

January 19, 2017

If I was new to making soap and body care products I think I'd start with lotion bars. The ingredients are relatively easy to source, the recipe and directions are a breeze, and it makes a great product.

All the time there is

January 16, 2017

The New Year as a time to start fresh, get life in order, whatever else you hoped to achieve, is an arbitrary date.

Christmas Stories: First Day of Skiing

December 16, 2016

Things change over the years. Skiing together is something we've managed to hold on to, though it too has evolved.

Learn to make soap (and nurture home, hearth and heart this winter)

December 12, 2016

Winter is a great time to make soap. There's just something about fall and winter that stirs in people the desire to "make stuff". It's the increasing hours we spend indoors, it's the natural rhythm of preparing for and enduring winter.