Now that I’m feeling like myself again, it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day. So many hobbies, so little time. I want to read and knit and write and learn. I want to organize my desk and decorate for fall. I want to photograph and craft. I’m better when I’m busy, butContinue reading “Paradox”
Category Archives: Reading
Sweet Find
I found this book accidentally at the secondhand book shop and couldn’t resist picking it up. I’ve got it on my bookshelf now, but first I had to take a few shots. The first picture was almost an accident: I set up my tripod with my macro lens, and focused on where I had leftContinue reading “Sweet Find”
Mindfulness Challenge Week 2: Gratitude
Coming Home There are so many things I am grateful for: being surrounded by family and friends; having finally settled into a job that I love; a yoga practice that enriches and strengthens me; books that let me slip away; and little things like coffee and chocolate… But when I started thinking about what IContinue reading “Mindfulness Challenge Week 2: Gratitude”
This is Culture
I was lucky enough to attend not one, but two cultural events this weekend: The Etsy Made in Canada craft fair and Kingston WritersFest. My children and I admired the work of Etsy sellers on Saturday. From artwork to jewellery to stitched items, each table held impressive talent and creativity. This morning, my sister and I listened as CamillaContinue reading “This is Culture”
A Perfect Excuse
Snowy weather with a forecast of freezing rain: It’s the perfect excuse to sit by the fireplace in my pjs with a good book. It is the perfect excuse to have a lazy day.
Life in Ordinary Moments
Every now and again, I come across a line when I’m reading that just speaks to me. In Still Writing (2013), by Dani Shaprio, there is an essay called, “Ordinary Life.” She writes about how as writers, we need to throw light on the ordinary moments to bring life to our stories. Since the premise ofContinue reading “Life in Ordinary Moments”
Green Eggs
Like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, my sister’s chickens lay green eggs. Had I not seen them myself, I would have thought they’d been dyed. Yet here they are, eggs in shades of green. The chickens themselves are comical, so I suppose it would make sense that their eggs look like they comeContinue reading “Green Eggs”
Empty Pages
A pretty new journal, its crisp pages ready for words and ideas, is the promise of possibility. It is a book that has yet to be written, a story that has yet to be shared. There is no tension or drama; there is only hope.
Six Books and Some Quiet, Too
I brought the kids to the library yesterday, for the first time in forever. It was worth the wait. I’d often thought of bringing them over the past few years, but their ages meant that I’d either spend the entire time shushing them, or I wouldn’t have a minute to look for books myself. ThisContinue reading “Six Books and Some Quiet, Too”
Weekly Photography Challenge: Extra, Extra
I immediately thought of this photo for this week’s photo challenge… Even though it is not specifically something “extra” in a composition, as the newspaper is the central focus, the challenge title makes me think of newspaper delivery boys shouting, “Extra! Extra!” In a way, I suppose it was also unexpected; I happened upon thisContinue reading “Weekly Photography Challenge: Extra, Extra”
Wildflowers & Wings 