Salads in jars

May 9, 2012

I got a little bit carried away with the effects and filters on this photo. I couldn’t help myself. The Pixlr-O-matic got a BIG upgrade today with so many new layers and frames and fancy filters, I used one of each. I’m only just beginning to add crazy effects to my photos! Hooray! I decided [...]

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“There are no problems…

May 8, 2012

…only solutions” – John Lennon. Someone shared this quote with me today and I had never heard that before. I think this is a good perspective to have because I must confess…my craft room door has never been heavier. My sewing machine peddle has never been more stuck. And my crochet hooks and knitting needles [...]

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Terra Cotta Warriors

May 7, 2012

I’ve spotted some Terracotta Warriors this week in various states of paintedness. They are a huge step up from those painted bears from years gone by. If I were to paint a picture of Donner and Oscar swatting and batting each other, this is exactly how I would paint it – if I could paint, [...]

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The snappy dresser

May 6, 2012

Yesterday, on our way back to the car, we spotted a gaggle of groovy hipsters walking across the street. I wished more than anything I had my long lens with me so I could get a close up of his jacket, but since the best camera is the one you have with you, I did [...]

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Double exposures

May 5, 2012

I’ve been no a real streak of fun, lovely, and happy adventures lately. I attended Vivienne‘s demo today where she shared her Polaroids and showed us how she tricked the cameras into making double exposures. All that means is that you take two photos in one frame. The results are dreamy, overexposed and a bit [...]

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Keeping my finger on the pulse

May 3, 2012

I’ve been having a great couple of days and this evening was a complete surprise. I was invited by Lelainia to go to a book signing and I met her at a cute little tea shop in Vancouver after work. They had a lovely spread of French bread, cheese and salamis and I met the [...]

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Circadian Rhythms

May 2, 2012

In a surprise move at the job today, I was asked if I’d consider working from 10 am to 6:30 pm. YES PLEASE! Woohoo! I start my new schedule tomorrow morning, so I celebrated tonight by going out for sushi with my buddy Iris, had some birthday cake with another pal, and then toodled off [...]

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Living in the “Living fossils”

May 1, 2012

I finally mowed the front lawn after work today. It looked like it could rain any minute, so I thought I may have to stop mid-way through. But no such luck. I had to do the whole thing. But I did find some good luck out in the back “yard”. I use that word lightly [...]

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Better late than never.

April 30, 2012

I thought these Bleeding Hearts were done for, kaput, gone forever. But nope! They’re back. While they did arrive pretty late in the season – they used to show up in March – they did have to make their way up through a very thick layer of gravel the neighbours put down over a year [...]

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A girl with a rake

April 29, 2012

Earlier this month, when we were in Calgary, my mom said, “You don’t mind if I give these dishes to Allison, do you?” Now. Keep in mind, Allison is very, very cute. Not to mention, very, very clever, and if she had asked me if she could have them, I think I may have been [...]

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