August 29, 2017

Shannon
I know there is a bit of face strain going on in this pic, but I was really hoping to snag a picture with these birds sitting RIGHT BEHIND me. City birds... they don't fear coming up close if they think they can get a snack!

Suzie

One more co-op application in the mail! I think that is the sixth one. Two more to go. Helped a friend with her social media but then a migraine hit. Super hot here right now and life has been a little too hard. Rested most of the day.

August 28, 2017

Jamie

Yesterday Justin and I did some major work around the house but I also managed to spend a bit of time painting little abstracts. It was a great balance to the day!

Shannon
I am absolutely loving the new spot I created for Morning Pages, journalling and doing art ! It is such a treat. I am sure I will share more on this week's stART!

Suzie

Getting down to the beach on Saturday was definitely the highlight of my weekend.

August 26, 2017

Jamie

I had to go to the doctor yesterday and so I decided to stop by IKEA. It was packed with people getting ready to send their kids off to university. I would say a lot of desks and comforters were purchased! I did get us some curtains and amazingly avoided being in a line-up for hours! After that long day I was glad to hang out at Shannon's for Friday Night!

Suzie

Been having a rough week so I took myself out to lunch and saw this on the way home. Made me think of Mom.

August 25, 2017

Jamie

This week I have been tucked in the studio working away on the fall season. I like to have a new image for each season, something that denotes this place and time. I also love to have a growing studio menagerie. Yesterday, I just decided to create an owl. I had so much fun first drawing and then getting this friendly soul into an online format, even sitting in the studio symbol. Shannon was kind enough to name him Hoo! Hi, Hoo!

Suzie

Had a great time talking to Shannon about TV today! Total highlight. Been feeling quite lost today so I focused on doing work on my book (cryptic photo above) and got through the Ridler Drink pages. Finally got that photoshoot done. Think I might be moving on from Montreal food stories to Toronto!

August 24, 2017

Jamie

I've been feeling more attuned to writing recently and remembering my love of poetry. I created a found poem from a page in that big old book I am drawing in, King Arthur's nights. The poem spoke straight to my heart.

Suzie

It was an errands kind of day from getting PC products to review to finally picking up the embroidery machine so I can UPS it back to Auntie Laima.

August 23, 2017

Suzie

I did manage to find Mom's coleslaw recipe on my iPad and I kind of got chocked up when I saw how many days ago Mom told me that recipe over the phone. I got to the studio to start working on the cover of my book but I wasn't happy with how it went. I ended up mostly hanging out in the pottery studio which feels much more like home.

August 22, 2017

Shannon
Although I didn't "see" the eclipse today, I still wanted to kinda mark the moment of it so.... here is what my Moon app looked like today! It's so wild when it's at 0% because you don't see the Moon at all!.

Suzie

You know, so many people I know attempted to try and photograph the eclipse today and I didn't even consider it. Instead I went through all the recipes I have including Mom's and Grandma's and nope, did not find the mushroom recipe anywhere. I also couldn't find Jamie's chicken recipe. They were in the same binder and I can not find it anywhere. I did however find that crab spread Mom used to make for parties and the soy sauce chicken I used to love. Thank you for keeping me company during that time. I was really having a hard time making myself do it and hanging out watching a movie together helped a lot.