An Inspiring Quote

This past week I have been reading Mrs. Miniver (by Jan Struther) and enjoying her musings about the world around her immensely. I was inspired to read it by Jane Brocket from Yarnstorm who mentioned in her book The Gentle Art of Domesticity that it was a good read. There are a number of great quotes throughout the book but this is the one that jumped out at me today:

"......it oughtn't to need a war to make us talk to each other in buses, and invent our own amusements in the evenings, and live simply, and eat sparingly, and recover the use of our legs, and get up early enough to see the sun rise."

All things that I want more of in my life.

Something Hit A Cord With Me

How do you know when something will resonate so deeply within you that the tears will flow and hope will well up from deep down inside? I guess sometimes we don't.......we are just pleasantly surprised. That's how it was for me on Saturday night. The kids and I rented a movie while my Honey and my brother-in-law went to a hockey game. When the movie started, I was sitting there with my knitting (hoping to get slippers made for my sister's birthday) but as it progressed I chose to set the needles aside to hear (and see) the tidbits of wisdom scattered throughout the show. The movie was "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium". Now those of you who have seen this movie might be wondering how it could have such an effect on me, but it really did. I think it was a small gift from my Friend to encourage me to keep dreaming and searching and growing and living and loving and playing.

D.

Felted slippers at last!

These are mom's homemade slippers.




Mom's slippers are sure to be some of the most luxurious, cozy and warm slippers that she has ever made.

M.

Epicurean Delight

Just look at this delectable treat! So tasty ..... so juicy.... so delightful! Click on it for the full effect. It started with cream cheese and cucumbers. Then came the carrot shavings. The tomatoes arrived next with a light sprinkling of salt and freshly ground pepper. The spinach gives it the lovely contrasting green colour and sliced aromatic basil tops it all off. Could you ask for anything more eye-catching between two pieces of soft multi-grain ambrosia? How can anyone say that this is just a sandwich?!

D

Bits of Wool and Bronze

Today I was encouraged to post some of my latest creations. In July, I knit this bag while at the cottage on Keats Island and felted it when I got home.

I dyed this off-white wool with strawberry kool-aid
and loved the bright red colour.
I buffed, polished,

and finished my "Abundance" medallion. It is meant to be a representation of my city's community spirit.

I had fun creating things in July. In the kitchen, I made a tomato, feta and caramelized onion pie (inspired by the Simply in Season cookbook). Regrettably, I do not have a picture of it. It was the most tasty of my creations.

I wonder what the rest of the summer will bring?

Keats Getaway

Last week we spent a delightful 4 days and 3 nights in this cottage on Keats Island-2 ferry rides away from the busyness of the everyday. It really felt like another world with trails through old-growth forests, tidal pools to explore, starfish on the beach, water taxis to ride in, and the best tire swing in the world. This is the cozy cottage-it even had a real fireplace to snuggle up by with a good book or knitting project on the rainy days.
Starfish we saw while beach-combing. and speaking of beach-combing.....

We took the water taxi into Gibsons for groceries and tasted the best fried oysters and halibut.
This is the view from our porch.
And this is one view from our sandy beach. Sometimes it's just nice to enjoy some different scenery.

D.

Meeting The Prime Minister

The date was July 9th 2007. The time was 4pm. The place was a secret location nestled in the hills. The temperature was hot! The meeting was of extreme signifigance to two prospective voters who knew this may be the only time in their lives that they might meet the leader of their nation.