The Start of Something

What's getting started on the easel this a.m...... we'll see where it goes in the next few days....

Weekend Wrap Up

Friday morning we woke up to a blanket of white .....  I caught this shot just as the sun was coming up over our little part of the world.  Beautiful but snow?? Not quite ready yet.  By day's end it had all melted but left most of us running off to our nearest service station to get those dreaded snow tires on.

The weekend was lovely......sunny .....

We were invited to our friends for dinner ... a 100 mile dinner to boot...

Caesar's Sald

Turkey Parmesan, squash, vegetable medley

Our contribution was an apple/caramel pie with french vanilla ice cream ... can't vouch for the 100 miles there as I didn't make the pie although it did cross my mind but then driffed off to oblivion with so many of the other ideas I sometimes have.  

A feast was had by all ..........

Dimming Of The Day .....

Dimming Of The Day

8"x8"

Acrlic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Daylight Saving Time .....seriously???

Hard to believe daylight savings time has come and gone.  Am I the only one still holding onto the last shred of autumn I can find?  I mean I totally understand that November has arrived, having had a birthday and all but the news of snow flurries come the end of the week is almost too devastating to wrap my head around.  I do live in Canada .... I am a Canadian ...this should not surprise me but for some crazy reason right around this time of year, every year, it does.

I'm loving waking up early in the morning and being greeted by a bright, beautiful  sky but do confess to feeling that SAD disorder kick in right about 4:30 every night.... too dark too soon.

Slowly but surely I will become accustomed to the shorter days and the cooler temps but for now I think I'll just keeping taking advantage of those nice long walks and enjoying the gifts that autumn is still so generously providing...and I will until the last leaf falls....

A Birthday Filled With Gratitude

Yesterday was my birthday ........

Isn't it funny how people always seem to ask if you feel any different on that day than you did the day before ... but surprisingly enough I did feel different this year..... I felt more gratitude than I had ever felt on any other birthday...could be age but I like to think of it as simply being totally present and open to whatever the day would bring...

The sun shone that morning which was a gift in itself.

My friend Dyanne came over in the a.m. with a cranberry birthday muffin complete with candle which she lit.   I made coffee and we sat outside with the sun shining on our faces.  Enjoying the day and enjoying our time together....both being present.

John and I took a walk late in the day .....

I heard from friends and family whose love and support I cherish everyday ....

I received a call from my friend Bianca whom I've known since grade four.  She and I just recently connected up via Facebook.  She said she wanted to call me in person to wish me a happy day .... (gulp) big lump in my throat over that.  We shared precious memories together of being young girls, teenagers and then finally adults but unfortunately we lost touch as human beings sometimes tend to do.  The important thing is we have reconnected and have new memories to make...

Say what you want about Facebook but I have met so many incredible people who share the same passion and joy about art that I do.  Some I've met some I haven't. So many of them wrote on my wall yesterday (if you don't know Facebook it  means they left me a message saying Happy Birthday) and I don't think I could ever tell them how much that meant to me.  Simple things such as that make me feel overwhelmed and thankful.  There really is so much kindness and generosity in the world but unfortunately is seems to somehow get overshadowed by all the bad news we constantly hear.

John made me an incredible dinner......he's special like that!

So on my birthday I can truly say "I felt the love" which may sound corny to some but it was the prevailing feeling of the day and I will always carry that with me.....but for now I'm going to go and try and "pass it on"........

"Be intent upon the perfection of the present day" -  William Law

Happy Hallowe'en

Happy Hallowe'en .......

Sierah was home last week so we decided to buy a pumpkin early as she enjoys the carving more than either John or I or Holly for that matter.  The best part as far as I'm concerned are the seeds ... with lots of salt and butter.  Not a heart smart choice by an means but delicious all the same.  This year I held off buying any candy until yesterday since I've been known in years past to plow through a box of 100 chocolate bars in record time.  What I really need to do is buy candy that I don't particularly like but since I can't think of any off the top of my head ... I must practice discipline.  Although I do despise rockets and that horrible brown sticky toffee wrapped in waxy wrappers wth a pumpkin face on it but even I wouldn't inflict that on anyone.  When I was a kid that's all we got along with this crazy old lady who threw apples at us as we were walking onto her porch.  Speaking of traumatizing childhood Hallowe'en experiences .... one of my favourite episodes of Modern Family aired last week......that show never fails to crack me up.  Watch a clip here

These three new pieces will probably head up to the Silverbridge Gallery this week......

Farewell To The Sun

8"x10"

Acrylic on Canvas

Illuminations

8"x10"

Acrylic on Canvas

Releasing Wonder

24"x36"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

A Walk Is Good For The Soul

I can't seem to get enough of this time of year although I've been disappointed with the lack of sunshine....Sunday turned out to be a day worth yelling "hallelujah" about.

Holly and I decided to take a walk... cause don't you know...walks are good for the soul

Saw a cool fort in the middle of the woods.........

On studio front I'm currently working on these............

Wherever you are today .... make it a good one....