To Love

And let us all raise a glass to LOVE.....

love for self, for friends, for partners, for family, for parents, for children, for pets....for all that touches our 

lives and makes us feel

To Love

But Oh The View

Yesterday I was down in the city dropping off new work at The Village Gallery.

 I love Megan, she is the Art Consultant at the Gallery and has such an amazingly positive vibe about her.  Just one of those rare people that make you feel good just by being around them.  Anyway whenever I'm there we always have a good chat while poor John runs up and down the stairs bringing the new work in.  Their spring show Bloom will be up and running come April....oh just the thought of April and spring can bring a smile to my face.

After our visit to the Gallery we left to meet up with my Mom and by sister for a quick bite here and then on to see my new favourite guy Max

It was a very quick in and out to the city with a warm chai latte thrown in there to keep me happy





This morning I woke up to a cold and bitter morning and could hear the house creaking but when I looked out the window,  all was forgiven because  ........ Oh the view of the sun coming up behind the trees was spectacular........

Ancient Muse

Ancient Muse

Mixed Media on Canvas

24"x24"

The Word For Today is Gratitude

At times I forget how lucky I am to live where I do.

I'm sure this happens to everyone as life moves forward and we get caught up in our busy lives with kids, jobs, friends, commitments..... but then you have a day like yesterday when John and I decided to take a walk in the park behind our house and it all becomes clear.

Just a simple moment in time in which you feel so damn grateful you almost can't stand yourself.

The View From Here

Driving down my street last night after being in town.....just had to stop and take this shot...

New Website Brewing

Moment in Solitude

Paint, Wool, Silk & Thread on Cotton

Being a bit slow on the uptake, I only just realized last week that I could create my own website through a program called iWeb on my mac.  I spent the better part of a day reading through the manual and nervously biting my fingernails as a "techie" I am not.  The freedom of creating my own site was so exciting though as I could not only change text, pics and anything else my little heart desired but I had full control of the entire site .... I even learnt what a hyperlink was.

So the last little while I've been playing around and voila ... a site is born.  It is still "a work in progress" and not yet completed but here's a sneak peek so far........

                                               Melody Madden Mixed Media Art

Happy Wednesday ...

Crazy for Blueberries

Exceptionally gorgeous day but unbelievably bitter cold.  So what to do .......bake something warm

I took some of this......

and this....

and this...

A few other ingredients....and I came up with this...

And you can find the recipe here