Ribbons and Twigs

Had To Figure It Was All Heading Here

2011-08-05T09:00:00.001-03:00

I am. I am bored now. This blog is no longer me.

The End

xo

Edited to add I have moved here

Yup

2011-08-04T19:34:00.000-03:00

*from pinterest of course

Had someone new see my blog today. They noted the high caliber of intellectual subjects I explore in an insightful and yet concise manner on my blog...yup...but darlin' like we heard from the mouths of babes today "it's pretty AND messy"...and that (along with feck it) is a pretty good mantra ;)

Hell Yes!!!

2011-08-03T20:05:00.000-03:00

My new slogan of "Feck It" is working out really well for me!

Dreams

2011-08-02T11:29:00.000-03:00

I go back and forth in this new land between wanting to meet and greet everyone, to wanting to hide out and fret that whoaaaaa, these people are not like me! It's time to feck it, get over myself, I'm wasting time and boring myself.

On that note I've decided to show more of an interest in the lives around me...a grumpy Irishman I know wants to live on a boat and is documenting the process here.

This magical mushroom grows in the small woods by my place...oh and Dear Dad; I got your smartarse email about this wee messy little blog and how you like reading between the lines. So yeah, Mother Teresa is one of my go to decor guru's!

Currently Armchair Traveling Through Life

2011-08-02T02:04:00.000-03:00

*image found here and words by Mother Teresa

I need to remember these words of Mother Teresa's in particular right now...and I NEED to be the sole decorator in my home, the beige is killing me :)

Good Songs and Idiots

2011-07-29T21:33:00.003-03:00

"I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry"

An Osprey is not an Eagle, you "have a special place on the bottom of the learning curve"

Good things are coming, things are changing and I am so thankful for all the love from my family, friends and the universe...thank YOU! xo

Late Again...

2011-07-24T15:10:00.004-03:00

Friday Fill-In's are often a Sunday review for me. Which is fine because we don't have much of anything planned ahead....ever...and yes it stresses the Capricorn in me out...Seeing the Atlantic Pride festival was such a different experience than my Toronto viewing years ago. While the Toronto one was bigger and grander the Halifax parade was a testament to community. Watching the parade that was filled with so many community supporters, not just the Pride community, was a teary time. Everyone from the police, corporate sponsors, small businesses to the mayor was there! I was proud to be cheering from the sidelines and dancing to Cher!

1. Life is a stage...put on a good show.

2. Shanghai is one of the best places to people watch EVER because it is absolutely beautiful and insane.

3. If I was going somewhere, the one thing I have to bring is a sense of humour.

4. I will be eating wine and sugar soaked strawberries soon enough.

5. Next year, I will be in a whole other career place.

6. I came to the East and I found it years behind, which is both good and a learning experience.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to...or reflecting upon, a weekend filled with events from the Atlantic Pride, a ferry ride to World Peace Pavilion, wine and sugar soaked strawberries and grilled zucchini pizza...

Did You Get Your Man?

2011-07-22T21:04:00.000-03:00

My Mountie found this clip. I like that...and I really like this inspectors charisma....hmmmm Captain Kirk like.

Being Alone Is Not Always Beautiful

2011-07-18T19:54:00.000-03:00

*images found on pinterest....

Police and Animals

2011-07-17T20:00:00.001-03:00

"A scared panda clings to a police officer's leg after an earthquake hits China" Link Here

My husband came home tonight with a picture and story about an officer who was working Christmas day. Long story short a seal, a 300lb seal was stranded. Animal control said, don't worry about it, it will make it's way back to water. So the officer watched as it became increasingly weak and short of breath, a normally hostile animal suffering needlessly, on Christmas Day of all days. Starting alone with a bottle of water the officer struggled to help an animal outside of his provincial knowledge. Eventually his efforts drew the curiosity of the locals, who joined in, feeding the seal fish. With the help of the community the seal allowed itself to be assisted back to the ocean....

Not all police stories are feel good. Not all animal stories end well. But sometimes, sometimes the The Rest Of The Story comes out....

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

2011-07-10T18:42:00.000-03:00

*found on pinterest

Faerie Berries and Thoughtful Fill-Ins

2011-07-10T17:29:00.000-03:00

*Fairy Berries the only question is will they work on a condo patio...

I haven't done Friday Fill-Ins in a long time. Today is not Friday. This week the format was different..."Where Are You From"

I am from a cottage on a dirt road, patio lanterns, from Duncan Hines Princess cakes and Judy Blume.

I am from a home that grew a porch around a tree, shag rugs and golden drapes.
I am from the blackberry bushes, violets on the lawn and tart rhubarb dipped in white sugar,
the ever hopeful maple saplings, trillium forests, towering trees.

I am from Christmas Eve's that worked and a family that broke, from a Nana and Mama and Willison, Kirkpatrick, O'Neil, Esten and Wismer.
I am from the sad and creative.
From goldfish that become carp and "right things" without reward.
I am from a Christian home. A faith that that grew, stretched and evolved.
I'm from Canada, Kraft Dinner and scotch.
From the little girl raised by maids, the feisty farm girl who dashed to the city lights and the ones who isolate themselves literally and figuratively.
I am from fancy silver sold for a dime, farmland scorned and fresh starts.

The World is Calling my Name

2011-07-01T17:28:00.000-03:00

I Am a White Girl

2011-07-01T15:08:00.001-03:00

I am. I am white, pale white and freckled. Many folk, mainly men have told me that they like that I obviously don't have any (insert any darker skinned racial slur here) in me to not recognize that it matters. It matters in ways that make me go still and quiet, in ways that make me feel doubly hard when I hear stories like I did this week. A story of a man and woman, never an uncomplicated theme. A story of a potential romance smeared and over before it began...

Affirm Life.

Happy Birthday Canada

2011-07-01T14:09:00.000-03:00

I, like many Canadians, have a 'laundry' list of why I love Canada. Today, for Canada's birthday I'll list one, this man Shane Koyczan, and his talent. God Bless Canada, God Bless us all!

Inspiration for the Day

2011-06-30T08:59:00.000-03:00

*found here

Everything about this make up screams to me...go, go and be fantastical, one life, one time, Go!

Glitter and Fog

2011-06-30T08:46:00.001-03:00

*at Rainbow Haven Beach

My life in the last few days, painting glitter nails, sharp and bright against the landscape of fog that erases the edges of my world.

The New Bundle Of...

2011-06-29T04:01:00.000-03:00

Joy and exhaustion...this is Denny and he is a kitten through and through...his big brother Earl has decided not to eat him but rather adore him!

True Stuff

2011-06-23T20:59:00.000-03:00

Feminine Touches

2011-06-18T12:18:00.000-03:00

Garlands are everywhere these days, in the form of wreathes, with or without Christmas lights even as jewellery. This is mine, made from shear ivory fabric and touches of black eyelet ribbon tied onto twine to maintain a contrasting rustic yet elegant look...and I made it...

Full Steam Ahead

2011-06-18T12:11:00.000-03:00

Last night my husband referred to me as his artist wife...this gave me a pause. One, because after almost eleven years together we still are prone to giggles that we recently legally wed. And two, because to me, artist, is a very big word. Like many people the concept of artist and/or artist as a living is an oxymoron. I have no problem saying that I've started crafting, but ART. At very least it's prompted me to blog about some of the things I have been making lately. My photo's are primarily taken with my blackberry and our home is still a very limiting rental until we make some decisions.

So, I made this (and I'm even posting a picture of me, eek). I literally cut out each petal, burnt it to a shape I liked and hand stitched them together and wired them onto a headband....

Love

2011-06-15T20:34:00.004-03:00

So much to say, after an intense visit home, much to post and much to think on. From wife abusing cop haters (I will point virtual fingers at) to angels and new love..but as exhaustion and jet lag set in my most important point is, I feel loved...and I miss you momma, thanks for always being there...

Edited to add I'm letting go of a wee revenge fantasy. While being verbally assaulted by a couple of criminals was very scary I'm not going to 'out' them or their family business online. My prayers go out to their families and in particular the spouse of one who is in a very abusive situation. It is not my place or my story, I was merely passing through a very ugly place.

My Smiles...

2011-06-04T16:33:00.000-03:00

So this is my brain on sinus medication...I gotta say as disjointed as it is, it's filled with great stuff like this yummy Almond/Coconut Egyptian style cake I bought at the market this morning, really, so moist it was hard to pick up, it made me smile.
John Cusack always makes me smile, always.
My cat thinks he can fit in my bag of goodies from the market...homecoming trinkets (3 more sleeps, I'm all teary thinking about it)!!! He makes me smile.

But before I wonder at my cats intelligence or lack thereof I always remember my husbands cat, Ally, is very 'special'...she sat looking at that Q-tip for a very long time. She makes me laugh.

I love my Earl, I am hugging him, it's just hard to tell because his eyes are closed and he's a black cat...

As excited as I am to see my friends and family for a brief time, explore the Big Smoke, hang upside down on roller coasters, stuff myself full of Injera b Wot and fill myself up with all sorts of hugs, love and girlfriend/dad time I know I'll be happy to return to my new home by the sea. My husband and the laid back people of the East make my life very good....Oh yes, and a mini shout out to a Halifamous blogger I finally said hello to, Shelagh, she needs to write a tour guide for the area. I know much of what a know about these parts thanks to her blog!

Yeah....a head scratcher.....

2011-06-03T20:27:00.000-03:00

*found

I find myself not giving a flying (insert word here) about a lot of things lately...and yet this still bugs me....yes I understand the basic science behind it, but really????

Why Didn't I Think of This?

2011-06-03T12:05:00.000-03:00

Two of my favourite indulgences together...really think I should just sign up for pinterest

Spring is Finally Here!

2011-06-01T02:40:00.000-03:00

*image pinned here

As the weather gets warmer I frequently here talk of camping season....humph...

Imagine All The Wishes...

2011-05-29T23:56:00.000-03:00

Ohhhhhhhhh a star projector.... this is completely necessary to sleep properly...

Starbucks and the Ocean Fight Cabin Fever

2011-05-28T20:23:00.001-03:00

More than a month of rain + a taste of a visit home = a pretty cabin fever'd me....The solution is a drive to Rainbow Haven Beach with some Starbucks in hand...the view, well, it was such a soupy fog that we weren't sure the ocean was beneath it. It felt very surreal and ghostly. The public washrooms warned of poison and the drive there was a man made one way passage built over the ocean...and yet...it helped. It was warm and beautiful and the areas on the drive there reminded me of the adventures yet to be had!

Loving Pinning...Will I Join?

2011-05-28T19:45:00.000-03:00

It's Been Awhile

2011-05-21T11:29:00.000-03:00

It's been awhile since I've felt compelled enough by something to sit down and post. Not that things haven't been happening, over a month of rain and todays dire warning of the rapture tonight, a party, job offers considered and rejected, the final countdown before a visit home. Everyday things, beginnings and endings but somehow I have needed to stand still and take stock. Today I close old emails and start fresh, I'll spring clean even though I almost forget what the sun looks like and the prophets (false or otherwise) wonder if this is the end of the world .

On a more concrete note it is fairytales and the the promise of magic that brings me to the computer again. The above prints by dkim are just filled with wonder...and that is art.

Changes are Empowering

2011-04-25T09:10:00.001-03:00

*print wish number 90 hundred and twos of an eight

Taking a blogging break. The weather here is warming up and I'm experiencing a bit of the blahs...nothing worth wallowing in. Just time to do a bit of exploring, change some email addy's to clear out some debris, make some bling and get on with it...

Easter and New Beginnings

2011-04-24T12:54:00.000-03:00

*image found here

Mmmm pineapple ricotta pie, think I'll make one today...Easter and older traditions tell of the reoccurring death and resurrection theme of this time of year that I think should at least be noted.

Hooked On

2011-04-21T21:13:00.000-03:00

Love Florence, love this album...

Silver Lining

2011-04-20T20:05:00.000-03:00

*image found here

Ahhhhh little boys and their superheroes, they come in all shapes and sizes...both the boys and the heroes. Today was another long day at work, I've had had to play the tough guy a lot lately, don't love it, I swear it ages me....well this is my thanks to one little man. Today he posted a 'shout out' to my husband on his sisters blog. This little man is without a doubt one of the most spirited, bright and absolutely charming, evil imps I've had the pleasure of working with. Btw, the policeman has heard/read the 'shout out' and alternated between grinning and sighing.

Here's to cupcakes and a long weekend.

x

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2011-04-14T20:05:00.000-03:00

This song has been coming up for me a lot lately. I did so love 'The Facts of Life' show, yup, dating myself...Today starting with a warm and fuzzy and ended with a cold and ugly, all in result to my line of work. I absolutely adore the children and the familiesI work with. However I sometimes encounter a family whose anger so permeates their world that it spills into mine. I don't like it, I know I can't change it.

"There's a place you've got to go for learning
all you want to know about the facts of life
the facts of life.

When books are what you're there about
and looks are what you care about
the time is right,
to learn the facts of life.

When the world never seems
to be living up to your dreams
it's time you started finding out
what everything is all about

When the boys you used to hate you date,
I guess you best investigate
the facts of life you gotta get'em right
the facts of life,
the facts of life,
the facts of life

Seasons 2-5
You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

There's a time you got to go and show
You're growin' now you know about
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

When the world never seems
to be livin up to your dreams
And suddenly you're finding out
the Facts of Life are all about you, you.

It takes a lot to get 'em right
When you're learning the Facts of Life. (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life.

End Credits
You'll avoid a lot of damages
an enjoy the fun of managing
the facts of life;
they shed a lot of light
If you hear them from your brother,
better clear them with your mother
better get them right,
call her late at night

You got the future in the palm of your hands
all you gotta do to get you through is understand
you think you rather do without,
you will never make without the truth
the facts of life is all about you"

We're Having a Party

2011-04-12T11:08:00.001-03:00

A 40th birthday for my beloved is coming up and while combing the diy blogs for a little heartfelt gift to make (surprisingly hard as he is not one of those geek chic boys at all) I found these awesome candy shoes, Now there aren't many people who I could make these with, aside from the children I work with around here...but I should be making a visit soon to bona fide land of girls who will be all over a night of this with a bit of whiskey :)

Friday Fill-Ins AND....

2011-04-08T20:32:00.000-03:00

*image found here and it's a message for a certain young lady....travel is where it's at...

1. In the near darkness I dream of glitter and other realms.

2. No more desserts til further notice.

3. But this is o.k, really, it all is.

4. There's potential gold in the stream.

5. It's always nice to see my husband.

6. My life is a waste without pretty things and pleasant company coming home soon ;).

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being done errands, eating pizza and spending an hour with the fam., tomorrow my plans include making a limeade necklace, cooking and loving and Sunday, I want to fit in all the little visits!

I Love David Duchovny

2011-04-07T12:29:00.000-03:00

*image found here

I do. And I'm really loving Bree Sharp, born just a few weeks before me and using phrases/lyrics like "American Heathcliff, brooding and comely"...I love a kindred spirit.

xo

I Am Angry, I Am Sad, I Feel Guilty

2011-04-06T20:54:00.001-03:00

*image found here

Japan, there is no question, is in pain. This pain hurts me. It hurts, I would imagine the majority of thinking, feeling people.

However. I was told by a very misguided (yes, I am using my nice words) woman that this tragedy was the result of Mother Nature. Mother Nature was using this as population control....I feel sick about this still...I think some of my disgust is the result of my inept numbness. I stood in silence as this hatred was sent forth (need I mention that the woman who believes this...and that Mother Nature was wiping out not only the people of Japan but their pets also happens to work with children).

Anyways, tonight while looking up my horoscope by Susan Miller I read an essay that renews my faith in people..."

PS for April 2011

Open Letter to the Japanese People

By Susan Miller

You are not alone, my friends in Japan. I watched in horror as news reports concerning your recent earthquake, tsunami, and the damage to the nuclear reactors unfolded from day to day. The events were unthinkable and unfathomable - almost too much for anyone to endure.

The measure of a nation and its people, I feel, is revealed not in time of ease, but during times of peril. It is always during difficult times that we reveal the genuine character that lies beneath. I suppose in those times, we have no energy but to be our truest self. Now others will see a vast beauty that is inside you that is to be unmasked. In the case of Japan, a whole nation has shown remarkable strength and fortitude and an unshakable faith in the future.

Here in the United States, we gather in front of our televisions several times a day to get reports. We were able to see, close-up, the immeasurable suffering of those Japanese people who lost family members, their homes, and all their possessions. We saw that the relief efforts were taking a long time to get to those most needy, due to blocked roads and overwhelming destruction.

Despite much sorrow, we were touched to see the serene composure of the Japanese people and the powerful sense of community in the affected areas that linked stranger to stranger in a united brotherhood. Your countrymen's strength went far beyond what anyone would have expected under such trying circumstances. The compassion for others that was displayed by those who had lost so much touched me deeply.

We noticed that in Japan, there were no riots after the disaster, borne out of frustration and hunger. There was no pushing, shoving, or shouting - instead there were orderly lines of patient people waiting their turn to receive desperately needed food, water, and medical supplies. We all asked ourselves, under the same circumstances, would we have shown the same dignity and serenity of the people of Japan? I would like to think we would, but like any hypothetical situation, no one ever knows for sure until faced with the same severe circumstances. The people who stood in line were cold, hungry, and maybe even frightened, yet all waited calmly, as if to say, "Everyone here is equal in their pain. My needs are not more important than those of my neighbor."

God bless you, my friends in Japan. Your plight weighs heavily in the minds and hearts of every American. I live in New York City, and your situation has sparked heartfelt sympathy. We discuss your plight in every coffee shop, on every street corner, and over dinner in every household. Most of us are drawing up plans to raise money as quickly as possible. We care, and it is time to show that we do.

At times like these, many ask, why does the universe impose such suffering? We are small in the scheme of the wide universe, and in the end, we must admit that we have few answers concerning life's mysteries. We are but soldiers of a God who loves us and who will never forsake us. Despite how small and helpless we feel at times, we manage to press forward, for we have faith. The unflagging optimism and resourcefulness of the Japanese people has engendered deep admiration.

I feel you already know about the spiritual truths and mysteries of which I speak. Your people seem to be saying to us, "In times of greatest sorrow there is always comfort in caring for others." One young Japanese woman was reported to have carried her 88-year-old mother on her back over a far distance to get her mother to safety. It is scenes like that that move us and show us the spirit of the Japanese people. These scenes inspire me and other Americans, and we want to help.

Indeed, the ability to be compassionate, and to feel another's pain as if it were our own, is one of the highest of all human qualities. When one of us suffers, we all suffer. Your pain is our pain.

If this catastrophe has taught us anything, it is that the world is very small. Severe circumstances can come to any country at any time. We are all united in the family of man." continued here

Sugar Addiction

2011-04-03T11:31:00.000-03:00

* image/produce found here

* found here

Apparently I am, addicted....and crashing hard (read random tears, exhaustion etc)...so I am taking one month to be dessert free...which is really extra sad in that many desserts are just sooooooo pretty...eating them is like swallowing sunshine and lace, Springtime and confetti....oh dear, I think it's time to craft something pretty, lots of lots of pretty things to help allay my vice...

Learning From Others

2011-03-30T20:04:00.000-03:00

* art found here
While reading one of my fav. local blogs slightly off center I found/stole/borrowed a neat subject matter, 'Ten Things I have to Let Go Of'...thought provoking and somewhat ever changing...My ten...

1. Old smoking cravings

2. Wishing that I was blonde, or looked good as a blonde…

3. How time is starting to fly

4. Guilt, oh Lord the old guilt…

5. Things that I just plain suck at

6. Being overly sensitive

7. Being childless guilt (yup, it’s a separate guilt)

8. The uncontrollable

9. My fate to wander in this life…

10. Not singing like Ella Fitzgerald

Our Bedford Swan

2011-03-25T20:25:00.000-03:00

I've heard whispers that she has returned, that is my true sign of Spring here in the East...

Friday Fill In's

1. Why does it seem everything is in slow motion these days, like life is pushing through muck.

2. Spring is equal to Fall for my feelings of anticipation.

3. My favorite breakfast includes tea, thin toast with fried eggs and fresh pressed garlic!.

4. The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder was the last book I read on my Kindle.

5. I am SO glad for my kick at the can.

6. Some answers and resolutions would make me feel better right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to some family t.v. before an early bedtime, tomorrow my plans include a family day and a visit to my fab Chiro and Sunday, I want to be surprised, in a good way!

Letterpress Wisdom

2011-03-21T04:08:00.001-03:00

I like this artists way of succinctly summing things up. The first was always a general dating rule of thumb for me, it has now expanded to include the population as a whole. The second puts me in mind of 'Desiderata' "Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit"

Girl Crush

2011-03-19T19:15:00.000-03:00

I've resisted this girl blogger for quite some time. Flip Flopping between I have nothing in common with her, to wow I could have written/said this, while reading, continually being pulled back to re-read her blog...I think the clincher for me was a teeny little quote at the bottom of a page ...AND THERE WAS A NEW VOICE WHICH YOU SLOWLY RECOGNIZED AS YOUR OWN,
THAT KEPT YOU COMPANY AS YOU STRODE DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO THE WORLD,
DETERMINED TO DO / THE ONLY THING YOU COULD DO - DETERMINED TO SAVE / THE ONLY LIFE YOU COULD SAVE ~ MARY OLIVER

Love Maegan

Super Moon

2011-03-18T20:40:00.001-03:00

*image found here

It's been an odd day, an odd week, heck it's just been plain intense...I know spring is a few days away and I figured the moon was up to some stuff...sure enough, I read here that this full moon, the moon tomorrow is a supermoon...so an answer...I'm staying in at night this weekend.

Friday Fill-Ins

2011-03-18T20:27:00.000-03:00

*image/print found here

1. I love to go to the Airport because both the arrivals and departures make me teary with the potential stories of others.

2. Guiness, fine cheeses, local fruit, it’s the quality and yes, sometimes it really is the finer things in life...!

3. The last thing I had to eat was pasta with a blush sauce.

4. Balancing more than one 'love' is no longer essential.

5. Please take a moment to pray for Japan and humanity as a whole....

6. Years, months, weeks, hours, minutes and seconds have brought you this far.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a fresh hair colour, tomorrow my plans include feeling Spring and Sunday, I want to smell bar b ques!

Make Words Grow

2011-03-12T13:04:00.000-04:00

Well another week has gone by, another forgotten Friday Fill-Ins....I love this print by Lineanongrata...spring is coming, it's a balmy 10 degrees today perhaps my words will grow with our spring rains...

GLITTER

2011-03-10T03:06:00.001-04:00

DIY glitter shoes. I am imaging a closet in a full range of shades....Instructions here...shoes + glitter = simple happiness...

2011-03-06T19:20:00.001-04:00

*image courtesy of Stahler

I haven't posted in over a week. Perhaps not a big deal for a home job blog, but big enough for me to ask some questions of myself. Have I not seen anything pretty enough, note worthy, intriguing or amusing in the past week? No, that's not it. My list of inspired blogs consistently inspire and provoke thoughts...

Have I been so super busy that I haven't had time to blog? No, that's not it either. While the past week has seemed to be sucked into a Vortex of Never- neverland I have found occasion to work full time, bake an ugly cake, make two birds nest rings amongst assorted other bits of life.

So, why have I not blogged....is it perhaps that I am feeling the apathetic numbness that comes from hearing one too many economic tales of woe. Pets that suffer through infections and/or are given up due to economic prioritizing...ideals waiting, people settling, pragmatism trumps innovative yet time consuming dreaming...it's not a soul stirring, blues generating depression but rather the mind numbing continuance of defeatism that keeps us paying high taxes while applying for the welfare state services that our minimum wage tax dollars support....

I truly don't know. Wish I did, I'd love to dole out free advice that would patch things all up...

Dear Heavens

2011-02-25T20:30:00.000-04:00

*image found here

Literally and otherwise....a friend posted this...an inside view of the Sistine Chapel. Soar up, or stroll slowly... make sure your speakers are on....funny the things that can make you feel better, perhaps not so surprising really...

Friday Fill-Ins

2011-02-25T20:13:00.001-04:00

*image found here

1. Ooooh, I am loving eating French vanilla icing out of the container

2. Martyrs, of everyday life, they make me tear my hair out, I can't stand it!

3. How the heck did I end up with so many happy memories :).

4. It surprises me that Florida is one of my favorite places to visit.

5. I'm not a complete princess, I'm not!

6. To keep it, eat it, love it, buy it has to be good.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to same/same red wine and a book, tomorrow my plans include figuring out some family stuff and Sunday, I want to start it all over, but this time with warmer weather!

A Gathering of Like Minds

2011-02-24T20:18:00.000-04:00

*image originally found on ohjoy....

A balloon tree...a tree with cluster blossoms of balloons...a wishing tree....

Dear Cecile

2011-02-23T21:15:00.000-04:00

This 'Backwoods Barbie's' attitude reminds me of my fabulous mother-in-law.

City Lights

2011-02-23T21:01:00.001-04:00

While never a city girl exactly I always lived in proximity to the bright lights of one major metropolis or another...the crackle and sparkle I miss tonight...besides Petula's hair gives me a warm and fuzzy flashback..

Tea Time for the Mad Hatter types...

2011-02-23T16:02:00.000-04:00

*image originally found here with the shop found here

I can't stop obsessing about unique, whimsical, up cycled jewellery and these bracelets are fueling an inferno...

Statement Rings

2011-02-20T02:49:00.001-04:00

*image and link found here
Zora Bell-Boyds' work and collaborations are incredible...

Mumford and Sons

2011-02-19T16:10:00.000-04:00

Weep for yourself, my man,
You'll never be what is in your heart
Weep Little Lion Man,
You're not as brave as you were at the start
Rate yourself and rake yourself,
Take all the courage you have left
Wasted on fixing all the problems
That you made in your own head

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my...

Tremble for yourself, my man,
You know that you have seen this all before
Tremble Little Lion Man,
You'll never settle any of your scores
Your grace is wasted in your face,
Your boldness stands alone among the wreck
Now learn from your mother or else spend your days Biting your own neck

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear? (x2)

Didn't I, my dear?

Ahhhhh......

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear? (x2)

Didn't I, my dear?

Friday Fill Ins

2011-02-18T19:31:00.002-04:00

*image found here

1. New experiences and possibilities are what I live for.

2. A pale pink and blue sky, like the world is a nursery was an unexpected turn on a daily walk late this morning.

3. I'm looking forward to Etsyfying my life.

4. I could never have imagined my entire crazy life, love it!

5. Try to find the end of the rainbow.

6. Everything is what's extraordinary about me.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to it being a bit closer to Spring, tomorrow my plans include baking and Sunday, I want to make some bling!

Opening Ceremonies

2011-02-11T20:45:00.002-04:00

My husband is in Red tonight. He is part of the Canada Games Opening Ceremonies. Being the incredible man that he is he speaker phoned me so I could hear some of the events. Primarily The Trews singing Sing Your Heart Out and Tanya Davis reciting her moving How To Be Aone and Chantal Kreviazuk....I've seen this little province cursed recently, this little place with it's ups and downs is a part of my great Country, so in the spirit of Canada... in the Spirit of Valentines Day, Love, love for your Country, romantic love, family love, friends and family I say sing your heart out, even if you are alone because we are blessed...

Friday Fill In

2011-02-11T19:50:00.001-04:00

*adorable image found here

1. Family isn't always blood.

2. ups and downs are most enjoyed on a carousel

3. Trust no one, Mulder knows best.

4. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst and throw some salt over your left shoulder

5. Parents are complicated.

6. Ignore what was said, language is skewed.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to an early bedtime, tomorrow my plans include Valentines Day Shopping and Sunday, I want to clean and create!

Thinkin' and thinkin'

2011-02-10T10:39:00.000-04:00

*image and more fabulous pieces like it found here

"The reward for conformity is that everyone else likes you except yourself" ~ Rita Mae Brown

Taste Test on Etsy

2011-02-06T15:35:00.001-04:00

Etsy Taste Test is a game of chance, and an accurate one at that. Click on the images you like (don't like any shown, simply spin again) and end up with a fairly extensive list of new items/shops to explore...the above are some of my favourites from my most recent spin.

Kitty in all her fat adorableness. Name yer Poison makes me wanna sidle up to the nearest cafe and the little bird ring was once a steel stamp in it's previous life...I do love new uses for things and people, re purposing ourselves is seldom painless but often necessary.

Strangers...

2011-02-05T11:24:00.000-04:00

*the first image I took in the lovely town of Lunenburg, NS. The second image I adore, I have been thinking about what word/phrase to have above doorways and this, found here is perfect...

"People are strange, when they are strangers"...I've lived away so often I'm forgetting what it means to be familiar. Yet I've been lucky enough to find many angels in my travels...

Friday Already?!

2011-02-04T19:32:00.002-04:00

*image found here

1. We are on this earth because we are supposed to be stewards, and to have fun.

2. Every new experience opens us to be even more daring in our next experiences.

3. One of the hardest things for me to learn is mathematical equations.

4. everything, absolutely everything is connected.

5. I remember lightbrights, The Facts of Life and Family Ties.

6. My husband and Guinness are ~~one~~ a couple of the best parts of my life.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Boston Legal reruns, tomorrow my plans include more hibernating with books and Sunday, I want to work out and prep for the next week!

Jewellery Inspiration

2011-02-03T13:43:00.002-04:00

These Diorette rings found here are brilliant. A fairy sized garden on your finger. They put me in mind of one of my favourite types of (brooch) bouquets

Gung Hay Fat Choy

2011-02-03T12:34:00.001-04:00

*image found here
Happy New Year. The year of the Rabbit, my year, has officially begun with a bang. Had a bit of snow yesterday, luckily the winters are relatively mild here in Nova Scotia.

"When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other ~ Chinese Proverb

My Husband Lost His Wedding Band

2011-02-01T13:36:00.000-04:00

*image found here
My beloved husband of just over a month lost his wedding band. He doesn't want me sharing it with people...I'm sharing it with the world...

Fed a Line Lately?

2011-02-01T13:23:00.004-04:00

Letting It All Hang Out

2011-01-30T14:55:00.003-04:00

O.k maybe not so much, this is more of a putting it out there deal...First of all the lovely ring above keeps popping up for me so I thought I'd better heed the call and post it. Lovely little thing that it is...maybe just confirmation to the fairytale dinner/cocktail rings I'm going to sell!

* post script to add the fox really is popping up a lot...just finished 'The Painted Boy' by Charles De Lint and it referenced the fox as an animal person/spirit, then reading a blog I enjoy The Fox, as a book comes up...somethings up for sure...

Friday Fill Ins

2011-01-28T20:19:00.003-04:00

*image found here

1. Up wards and onwards...'cause what the heck else can we do?.

2. Hope is going around...but oh what about the Egyptians ?

3. Coats and scarves, mittens and boots: are best in children's stories, but suck in real life as they denote that it is awfully cold out there

4. a nice back rub, is something I must embrace through benefits...or occasionally a bit of a whine :)

5. I'm thinking about a new part time gig, an Etsy shop, making new local friends, Spring and a dreamy sleep.

6. Let it be or fix it (my Grandma's cleaned up version of 'shite, or get off the pot).

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my Husband sleeping in, tomorrow my plans include Starbucks and kisses and Sunday, I want to go to market to market!

Check out other peoples Friday Fill Ins here

Silver Linings

2011-01-25T09:01:00.001-04:00

*image found here

It is cold. However, the power is out at my workplace. Cold + No Work = Hot chocolate in bed day!

Here's To The Good Stuff

2011-01-22T15:11:00.001-04:00

Life is still full of colour! Yes, even in January. Flipping through this month's Oprah I found many nifty little things, bits of celebration in the world...so to all the cop killers, animal abusers (heck just plain abusers, and yes I'm pointing fingers here), negative, bitter, dull, jealous people out there I say screw you. Yup, we all have temporary lapses. I have my curl up in bed with a book, cuppa hot cocoa leave me be days. I have had and will have unspeakable horrors in life. I am not Pollyanna but I refuse to live my life, my one kick at the can, frozen by the monsters others let out of the closet. xo

To my youngish readers, you know who I mean, close your eyes to the inappropriate words.
The good stuff in order as shown;
1. Inside Out Hearts by Yedi houswares...mmm drinking hearts, how Alice.
2. Diane-von-Furstenberg-Housewares-Collection here's to not matching!
3. Gimbal's Honey Candies not only pretty but some of the monies goes to saving the Honey Bee
4. Learning To Love You More and sample image was a phenomenally simple exercise...report on an via text, photo, video whatever an assignment such as 'take a flash photo under your bed'...one result...

It's a Hard World For Little Things

2011-01-22T10:07:00.002-04:00

*image and shop found here

Isn't it just though. It's hard period. The economic climate is not throwing out dream options and sunshine to just anybody right now. The environmental, political, spiritual and just plain every day realms haven't been looking so on track these days. This week I watched helplessly as an officer was laid to rest, dying in another senseless act. Countless police, their families, friends, neighbours and shocked citizens shed tears together...'Let It Be' from Across The Universe by Carol Woods and Timothy T was aptly played...

My moment of silence will always be inside of me, Godspeed Sergeant Ryan Russell. May your death and your families sacrifice serve as a catalyst for good, for change, a wake up call for action...

Friday Fill Ins...On Time!

2011-01-21T19:42:00.000-04:00

1. So many of us are living in a haze.

2. Help others even in hardship.

3. Those who are accepting of animals, may they be blessed.

4. God, your life, faeries...all sorts of things are waiting quietly, sometimes not so quietly

5. Light is in both the beginning and the end...alpha and the omega

6. I hope that blessed is all of life that is ordinary, because this is what it is...

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my husband driving home safely, tomorrow my plans include housework and groceries and Sunday, I want to vegatize!

Let There Be Light

2011-01-16T19:33:00.001-04:00

* image found here

Oh Anthropologie you've done it again...white, antiques, whimsical with a hit of faerie tale meets Alice tea party...all with a lamp or lamps...

A Little Late...

2011-01-16T04:36:00.001-04:00

*image found here

I have seen a few people blog the Friday Fill-Ins and although it is Sunday I think this is a great and simple bit of creativity...so this weeks fill-in;

1. Right now I need to take the next leap into my new future

2. Red wine is what's in my glass.

3. A copy of this letter isn't gonna happen

4. Homemade egg fried rice is best with a spoon.

5. The best movie I've seen lately is A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey (the only movie I've watched lately).

6. tea I like; teahouses I love.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being tucked back into bed,tomorrow my plans included finding great makeup bargains, Starbucks , some family time and Sunday, I want to complete my 2011 vision board and revise my resume for part time work!

Year of the Rabbit

2011-01-15T19:44:00.000-04:00

*image found here
My year. The year of the rabbit. 2011. New job. New business. Good things to come...The rabbit here...

Crow Dreams

2011-01-09T09:07:00.000-04:00

*image found here
To begin; add a dose of courage and hope, a dash of inspiration, a handful of tried and true wisdom and mix it all up with a prayer, love, fun, some local charity and my unique brand of owness and I can see the future...

2011

2011-01-03T13:00:00.003-04:00

My first post of the New Year, 2011 and for some reason the pressure is getting to me.
Do I blog about how much of last years Universe List I accomplished? (some)
Do I blog about a new list, new resolutions, brilliant understandings and awakenings or do I embrace simplicity and blog about how I've decided to just 'be', 'exist' and let the flow take me to where I'll end up anyways?
Do I blog about my new marriage? (hi honey, I love you!)
Do I blog in a silly, creative, wise or pensive voice?

I don't know.

*image found here

Somewhere

2010-12-30T10:58:00.000-04:00

This movie, Somewhere has it...the crossroads, the road...it changes...

So Many Beautiful Roads

2010-12-30T09:31:00.001-04:00

Crossroads. Forks. Meet Me Halfway. How Many Roads. Wander. Journey....It's almost 2011!

*images courtesy of 'We Heart It'

G L I T T E R

2010-12-19T09:10:00.000-04:00

* image found here

It is no secret how I feel about glitter, it is good. It is very good. It is a reminder of the stars, that we are stardust, of fallen stars, of heaven above and magic below...but I don't eat it, intentionally. But edible stars, pictured here in gold, o oh my.

Commanding

2010-12-19T08:51:00.000-04:00

*image found at Apartment Therapy
Now that is a big, and a little scary looking command, E A T!

O Captain, My Captain

2010-12-15T07:06:00.000-04:00

He's back. Despite the paler hair, the seemingly puffy face and at times forced humour, I will go. If only for glimmers of Johnny's sharpness, Penelope Cruz's sassiness and Gemma Ward, a model mermaid...

Falling In Love

2010-12-12T10:23:00.000-04:00

* image found here
I love a wide range of things, from cute and sweet (see above), the girly, twirly and frilly stuff. I love the apt, the bright the ironic and lightly sardonic. I love travel and familiarity, pleasantries and grit. Basically I'm like every other person, a mass of contradictions "I am large, I contain multitudes" ~Walt Whitman

This mass can be hard to navigate at times, hard to put into words, labelled and distilled. Which is why I'm currently loving Stumble Upon.

Aura's and Such

2010-12-12T09:55:00.000-04:00

*image found here
I've met recently a very special child, some would say he is touched. He asks the most interesting questions and his answers are even more fascinating...a little while back he told me I had colours around me, light pink around my head and white by my body. So I thought I'd do a quick scan of current Aura colour meaning beliefs and include the links.
My pale pink head seems to suggest a balance between the spiritual and materialistic world. The white is a harder read, from angelic qualities to serious disease it's an energy that is not yet pinned down.
For a bit more info. see here and here

The Wild Unknown

2010-12-11T22:26:00.000-04:00

Love the name the wild unknown and the art is fitting

Something About a Musical...

2010-12-10T09:52:00.002-04:00

All I Want For Christmas Is...

2010-12-04T09:44:00.002-04:00

I've had this image in my room for years, it's an old Mary Engelbreit print...so what do I want for Christmas? Yes of course I would like my annual stocking stuffed full of little luxuries and treats but aside from that I ask for Stewardship. Animal Stewardship in whatever form is best for the giver, i.e. adopt a rescue animal if you can, donate to some fabulous cause from farm animals, sanctuaries, wildlife organizations to the S.P.C.A. Buy a farm or adopt a hamster or hug an animal (little brothers and other wild folk do not count as animals regardless of similarities). Become a vegetarian or vegan for life or a week, do something big or small it all helps.

Much love...

Bubbles and Marie Antoinette's Village

2010-12-03T08:58:00.001-04:00

*images found here and here.

Like mermaids at play or Marie Antoinette's village that lasted well beyond her short life...ominous beauty...

Maybe....

2010-11-27T21:57:00.000-04:00

*image found here

Are You Kidding Me?!

2010-11-25T19:51:00.000-04:00

No wonder there is such bitterness (amongst some) here in Eastern Canada. Keith's Breweries has completely betrayed it's roots, it's mandate the essence of it's very core...think I'm being melodramatic? A company that not only started in the East but prides itself on being and selling the very spirit of the east is laying off some employees...not so odd in todays times, no...however, they are doing so in order to hire and move it's brew to Ontario! Now, I am a proud Upper Canadian, blessed with our current R.C.M.P. posting to be here in Nova Scotia, home of Keith's... my point is quite simple...I am a Nationalist, and this move is sheer biased 'might over right'. A sad move for fellow Canadians.

Keith's we moved to the East...You moved to Ontario, we won't be going with you; We Boycott Keith's.

P.s. Our loyalty stays with Garrisons

Kit Kats Again

2010-11-25T08:19:00.000-04:00

* image and post info found here

Awhile back I posted about green tea kit kats with a lovely delicate green hue...the image above is cheese flavoured, CHEESE!...Hmmmm trying to capitalize on the cheesecake concept?

Confirmation

2010-11-24T20:06:00.000-04:00

*image found here

Why yes, yes I did wear that! I've been thinking on a biker jacket with my gown, this confirms it...
x

My Pied Piper

2010-11-22T12:13:00.003-04:00

Spat dreams...

2010-11-20T18:58:00.000-04:00

*images found here and here and here

A warming solution to heels in the winter...

Will This Be This Motorcycle Momma's New Year's Eve?

2010-11-20T18:29:00.000-04:00

Thinking about The Trews for New Years...

Our Rings Are In...

2010-11-20T15:39:00.000-04:00

Our rings from Two Silver Moons are in...inscribed simply with 'his' and 'hers' they are light and airy and yet wide with a sleek modern feel....

One more month tomorrow...

Curly hair, the stuff of fairy tales...

2010-11-20T14:40:00.000-04:00

* image found here

Wild and tangled...crimping and curls are freeing...

Little Red Riding Hood

2010-11-18T20:01:00.000-04:00

Hmmmm I don't know, tempting in the filming, the red cape, the bringing faerie tales to light and Gary Oldman...but, will it be overtly teeny and such?...