Hello from a very-busy-socially-and-therefore-very-negligent-blogger! I know I’ve been rather scarce around these parts lately – my schedule has been full to bursting (welcome to December!) with today being the first breather I’ve had in two weeks, and I [continue reading…]
In these times when tragedy, disaster, and darkness seem to confront us on an almost daily basis, I invite you to stop for a few moments and reflect with quiet gratitude on the beauty, goodness, and blessings in your life and in our world. Because [continue reading…]
Our seven-week-long Draw & Sketch class is just flying by – I can’t believe we’ve finished five sessions already! I’ll have to start pondering what (if anything) to do about my Sketchy Saturday series when the course ends… but in the meantime, [continue reading…]
My selection for today’s Photo Friday challenge prompt of “Warm Light” was taken a few years ago when I experimented with setting up a small herb garden in an upstairs window and growing oregano, sweet basil, parsley, and thyme from seed. [continue reading…]
Yes, yes, I know it’s December – but since it was a very full and busy month of blogging, this is the first chance I’m getting to post the rest of my Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge pics for November. Better late than never, right?!
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I thought I’d start out today’s Tangled Tuesday post with a quote that really speaks to me – not about tangling specifically, but about “creative living beyond fear” – from Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book Big Magic (in the chapter on Permission). [continue reading…]
Way back in the day when I was an active participant in BookCrossing, I joined in on their community reading challenge a couple of years in a row. Personal reading goals were up to each individual, and both years I decided to set mine at 60 books [continue reading…]
Today I’d have to say that a book is at the top of my gratitude list! I started reading Big Magic (by Elizabeth Gilbert) this week, and am feeling thoroughly inspired, affirmed, and uplifted by her message of creative living beyond fear. I’m only a little more [continue reading…]
Maybe I was tired, or just not in the right headspace, but unfortunately this week’s Draw & Sketch class was a bit of a bust for me, as my brain didn’t seem to want to cooperate with my hand! Still, I stuck it out to the end and – though it’s not [continue reading…]
You might think it’s a trifle dated, but one of the architectural elements I’ve loved for as long as I can remember is the use of glass bricks. Imagine my delight, then, when I discovered that the house we were interested in buying – the one in which [continue reading…]
We Canadians celebrated our Thanksgiving a few weeks back, but I say there’s always, always room for more of the stuff… so today I’m wishing a very Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the US who are celebrating today!
I wish every one of you a day filled with goodness. 🙂
What are you most thankful for today?
Please share!
Argh! The day totally got away from me and I am only just now finding time to write my post… so I’m afraid it’s going to be short and sweet. In fact, this is it. Here’s hoping for something far more exciting tomorrow!
It seems like it’s been a rather quiet week in the world of tangling – nevertheless, I do have a few goodies to share with you in today’s Tangled Tuesday post, which I hope you’ll enjoy!
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile you’ll know that in spite of my love for gadgets, when it comes to keeping track of my personal schedule and To Do List I’m all about the paper planners. (I wrote about it here and also here, if you want to know why!) [continue reading…]
Lately, gratitude for undeserved blessings has been on my mind, as has the realization that so much of what I enjoy in my life is due to the unearned good fortune and privilege of where in the world I happened to be born.
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Going into our third Draw & Sketch class we weren’t exactly sure what to expect, as our instructor hadn’t previously mentioned anything about the topic to be covered. I’m glad to say that it turned out to be another excellent, information-filled session, [continue reading…]
I stumbled across this quote a short while back, and its thoughtful wisdom made me want to read more from Og Mandino. As I was scrolling through my archives looking for a picture that would be suitable for today’s Photo Friday “Yellow” challenge prompt, [continue reading…]
