oh happy day

Last night the tail end of a hurricane passed through. Today was the perfect summer day for flying a kite.

a little art inspiration . . .

Les bêtes de la mer, 1950 (Beasts of the Sea)

Lagoon, 1954

La gerbe, 1953

from the cut-outs of Henri Matisse. These were done late in the artist's life following a serious illness and subsequent surgery. He referred to the process of making cut-outs as "painting with scissors."

Wouldn't it be amazing to see these works reproduced as Modern Art Quilts?

new armwarmers

New Baby-Grow Organic Legwarmers / Armwarmers in the shop in Pacific Blue!

lemonade anyone?

noticing . . .

what little girls get up to.

Picadilly Beach

montréal

Where my husband and I spent a long weekend together for our 10 year anniversary. We crammed in lots of art, jazz, comedy, food and walking, walking, walking! It was perfect.

Montreal has beautiful and unexpected sculptures like this one scattered all around the city - this one tugged at my heartstrings a little, I must admit (being sans enfants).

from the ground to our table

This is spinach from our garden that my father planted for us. Dad has always kept a garden, in fact he once kept a small piece of farmland. Now that we have the land, I was grateful to have my father get me started with a garden for my family. What a gift.

postcards from Cape Ray

These two loved it. Pristine sandy beaches, big, big waves and a beautiful vista from all vantage points. So many beaches and coves left to discover.

pink and coral

a new dress

A dress I made recently for my daughter. Sewn from an organic cotton from the Harmony Art collection, named Graceland, which I just love.

buskers

a little local busker action . . .

Black Bank Beach

This is a beach we discovered last summer in the Bay St. George area. Another little gem like so many scattered throughout our province.

Too bad we found some of this scattered along the beach.

Perhaps next time we will bring along a couple of bags to help keep it clean.

the lightness of being

rainy days

We've had quite a few now in a row. I think we are all starting to get a little antsy as we run out of indoor activities. There is sun on the horizon, though, so that is good.

I did get a little package in the mail today from this shop that helped brighten my day. Even with the lack of focus I think you will see that this pretty little floral pillow adds a lovely touch to my daughter's room.

Wouldn't you agree?