September 24, 2014

Jamie

We are back at guitar - yay! I was worried getting out and about when I'm just starting to feel better but it was fine. In fact, we had a pretty good class and feel like we're making pretty good progress. We're loving playing classical duets! I am going to go and look for a 3/4 classical guitar though. I have a feeling it would be much easier for my wee hands!

Shannon
Doing some multitasking and watching YouTube videos on my phone and transcribing the last couple of cable square patterns for the blanket. One of the patterns had me seeing stars, it was so crazy! I think I finally figured it out, although until I start to knit it I won't know for sure. And watching the video instructions helped. Here is hoping it's all good!

Suzie

Reg and I spent a rainy yesterday at the mall twice yesterday to get Reg's licence renewed. I thought this was the coolest piece of functional art I have seen in a long time. It creates a semi-transparent blind. It's just random pieces of paper embedded in a fuzzy kind of resin.

September 23, 2014

Jamie

I have been doodling non-stop in my journal while I've been sick. I was so excited that these flowers actually looked like my geraniums! I can't believe that a little note in May Sarton's Journal of a Solitude brought to my attention that I can bring these beauties from the garden inside over the winter in a pot! I'm delighted and we'll see how it goes! Thanks, May Sarton!

Shannon

It's a week of major returns and beginnings for TV (18 shows this week that I'm tracking...). I usually organize all my TV stuff on the weekend, but this time it carried over to Monday and wow it was a bit overwhelming to do all the organizing. I look forward to actually watching some of the new shows, now that everything else finally got put in it's place!

Suzie

Made the first REAL homemade meal in our kitchen last night. It was absolute madness figuring out where I put everything but it worked out awesome. I officially love my kitchen. And flank steak!

September 22, 2014

Jamie 

I've been feeling slightly better and more than slightly restless so I thought it was time to get back to art day! Shannon and I really enjoyed Flora Bowley's lesson in Life Book. It was all about layering and using unconventional materials instead of brushes. Everything here was used to put paint on our page. I'm excited about continuing to work with all I learned from Flora.

Shannon
Art Day! These 2 pieces turned out so different than I expected, especially the dark one. I was a little resistant to using black (and definitely resistant to using white), but I really like how it turned out. Fun times.

Suzie

Reg and I took a day off and went down to Granville Island to check out some tug boats that were at the harbour. Reg noticed this woman rowing with her dog working so diligently keeping an eye on the bridge. It was so cute, I am glad I got a photo of it!

September 21, 2014

Jamie 

So, not exactly random because I took this yesterday but totally random because this little beauty walked up to Shannon and I last night out of the blue. I wanted to just go for a walk around the block and get some fresh air and amazingly we had 3 cat encounters, all who came for a visit. This one's getting some love from Shannon and is truly delighted! And that's how I feel being back under the willow tree. I have been so sick I've had no pictures but hopefully I'm on the mend!

Shannon
I've been having so much fun with my new fun, including this game Marble Legend. It's one where you try and get 3 or more in a row, and then they disappear. I got stuck on one level for a few days and that drove me loony, but otherwise it's been a lot of fun. Then I was playing and noticed the level was super easy....and I realized I had actually played through all 120 levels and went right back to 1! Time for a new game. The hunt is back on.

Suzie

Reg and I saw this board at a dollar-ish store when we were out for our anniversary dinner. You can see Reg in the reflection of the quote and he is a big fan of Lao Tzu. I found the quote quite helpful.

September 20, 2014

Shannon
I had a HUGE find at the dollar store: sparkly notebooks with plastic coil for the spiral binding. I almost wanted to buy them out. I use notebooks all the time, but sometimes the wire coil gets caught on stuff but the plastic ones never seem to. I am really looking forward to writing in these ones. And I will be for a long time, because it's a lot of freaking pages, woohoo!

Suzie

Reg and I stopped by Value Village yesterday and I picked up this ceramic dish to replace my popcorn bowl as a utility dish. It isn't quite big enough but it will do for now. Love being able to go to VV when I need something!

September 19, 2014

Shannon
I finally finished A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews. It's a "Those Books" book, from the Canadian list and I absolutely loved it. It took me way longer to read than other books on the list, and I have a feeling Canadian books might be like that. Oddly, I felt like I enjoyed it more by taking my time with it. I loved the perspective of the protagonist and that it reads like a memoir. One of the best books I've read this year, and the most enjoyable read of the Those Books project so far. Happy book sigh.

Suzie

Reg and I were on the search for particular household items and went to a Canadian Tire and at first I thought it was the smallest one I had ever been to. Until I realized we were just on ONE of the floors! Also went to Home Sense to try and find a popcorn/utility bowl replacement but no. This one is going to take a while.

September 18, 2014

Shannon
Having a little cuddle time with the cat! These pictures are almost always fuzzy and really hard to take, but I was happy with how this one turned out!

Suzie

Yesterday morning we still did not have internet access but the guy came in the afternoon and now we do! Feels so much better. Although we still don't have TV and won't until next week which is a bummer.