May 25, 2014: Random

Jamie

This is the season that I just love exploring the garden. It's amazing how "the garden" has always been a part of our lives. I've been looking at pictures and am just amazed by the abundance of the gardens Mom created at home. What a treat to have this picture of those gardens and of Grandma!

Shannon
What could be more random than random pick ups! Went to VV randomly and then randomly found some treats - all of which were on a list to-buy somewhere or other, whether it just hit my list this week or had been on it for years! Quite lovely to tick them off now and enjoy them.

Suzie

I totally don't remember painting this! Maybe I didn't because you would think I would remember but it was on my old laptop in my creative folder called "art" and it only has art I have done. We took my old laptop in to a company that retrieves lost data and this was there and now I have all my BC photos again!!! I feel like a part of me has been restored. And hey, maybe I am kind of talented. Now that I know I like surreal art, I like this even more.

May 24, 2014

Shannon
Here is a pic of what's most recently added/read on my Kobo. I kinda wish some of the images were more clear, but then on the other hand it makes it kind of mysterious to not quite know what everythign is!

Suzie

Remember how I mentioned that our new mirror took quite a bit of damage? Well I went out and bought paper clay to mend it, then I hand painted it, added salt to it to give it similar texture and then yesterday I spray painted the whole piece. It is finally repaired and can be put on the wall!

I have always wanted to be a little bit of a DIY person and have to say, I am so impressed and happy with myself for not giving up on this item but mending it and bringing it back to life. A few years ago I would never have had the confidence to do it. Amazing how playing with clay and paint has changed my life and perspective.

May 23, 2014

Jamie Well, I'm finally starting to feel better and am trying not to be overwhelmed by all there is to catch up on. Yesterday was a beautiful day so I took the camera outside and made a different kind of a Behind the Scenes, taking everyone on a tour of the garden. It was nice to get outside and to see everything starting to grow. We also had some work done on the house and hopefully (hopefully!) we'll be done with leaking when it rains. That would be so awesome.

Shannon
Although last week was a mega-finale week, the there are few that trickled in this week as well including Supernatural (don't worry...no spoilers). But it was wild to see yet again the awesome The Road So Far montage, for the 9th season in a row. Wowza.

Suzie

Every day has been insane lately but yesterday was really nuts. We finally got all the crap together the former owners of the house dumped us with and went out to an industrial recycling place and paid $11 to legally get rid of all the junk they left us with. I have never been to a place quite like it and it freaked me out a bit.

May 22, 2014

Shannon
Well I've decided on the name of my reading...challenge, project, experience ..what have you so it really is going to happen. I've even recorded my intro for it and will have it up soon. Very exciting to start a new endeavour! Here is hoping it doesn't totally take over things.

Suzie

Yesterday I had the craziest urge to go to my thrift store. I wrote about it here. I fought it. Told myself I was too tired and then all of a sudden, found myself going there. I found these two huge treasures. I have really been wanting to buy a stovetop coffee percolator the way grandma and granddad had. It makes the house smell so good and I keep thinking it would be almost like aromatherapy for me and for selling the house. There it was! And I still can't believe I got this vintage Le Creuset from France cast iron Dutch oven for $5!!! Best treasure I have come across yet. I really feel like Mom was there telling me to go. It was quite amazing.

May 21, 2014

Jamie

So... little stare down with the raccoon next door! She waltzed out into the neighbour's yard in the middle of the morning and stopped the minute she saw me. It didn't take me long to see what was up - little racoons poking their head out of the neighbour's shed! I think that has become a favourite nesting ground.

Shannon
May has been a big reading (not just listing!) month for me, and I just finished Will Grayson, Will Grayson before it poofed! back to the library. I found this one a bit odd, and structurally it feels more like an exercise than a book but I stuck will it and eventually loved (most) of it. Reading! Fun!

Suzie

Reg and I went downtown yesterday to do some errands and I just had to take a photo of this fabulous mannequin! We are getting so much closer to getting the house ready. Finally!

May 20, 2014

Jamie 

Well, I have been sick for the entire long weekend. Mostly, I slept. When I was awake, I spent time doodling to keep my mind off how I was feeling. I explored the world of Zentangles. There were so many good references online and I figure that each exploration expands my visual vocabulary, which is great.

Shannon
Getting all coffee's and snack-ready up for recording Before the Dawn with Marina! It was a treat to dive into book to movie & TV news.

 

Suzie

Reg and I indulged in a few sweet treats out of the house this weekend. I had a real chocolate and peanut butter craving. We got a ton done around the house this weekend but I'm glad we got out for some foodie fun too.

May 19, 2014

Shannon
I'm well into my X-Files rewatch (I really think I'll finish this time!), and then I found this absolute gem of a crossover episode. I hope you both have already seen it, and if not I hope the pics are vague enough not to give anything away! If you want to check it out, it's Season 7, Episode 12 and has no long-arc content.

Suzie

Can't live without a cookbook holder and mine has bitten the dust so I got this one for under $10! I love it. Not too big although I hope it can handle some of the monstrously big cookbooks I have.