“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ~ Rumi I was busy yesterday working on a sewing project, although it’s not what you think. That is, it wasn’t a Christmas gift. It was a birthday gift for [...]
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love cushions
Also posted in home, interior design, junk style, patchwork, quilts, sewing, shabby chic
Tagged craft, cushions, love, patchwork, present, quilt, tutorial
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what the trees told me
I went for a walk last night to a special place. There are trees there that speak to me. They reminded me of things I’d forgotten. I remember now. I appreciate my special poplar trees. ___ p.s. I’m going to be starting to post irregularly on this blog and my Kitchen Sink Wisdom blog. I’m [...]
Also posted in blogging, health, my life, spirituality
Tagged blogging, London Ontario, personal development, personal growth, poplar trees, river, Thames River, woods
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even more maps
I had fun on the weekend (in between bouts of severe endo pain) taking and editing some more map photos. I used Instagram and Camera+ on each of these images. (Did I mention how much fun this was?) One of the things I really love about maps – apart from their usefulness – is their [...]
Also posted in art, creative inspiration, magazines, maps, my life, photographs
Tagged blue, colours, green, lakes, maps, National Geographic, road maps
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sidewalk chalk
I love children’s sidewalk chalk scribbles. I love the colours, the raw energy of the lines and forms, the joyous abandon of the images and messages (like “LOVE” and “Hi!” signed by scrawling first names). When I walk in my neighbourhood at night, I’m always on the look-out for new masterpieces. I especially enjoy meeting [...]
Also posted in appreciation, art, beauty, creative inspiration, drawings, inspiration, my life
Tagged activities, chalk, children, crafts, play, sidewalk chalk
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toys
I had a former boyfriend and his family over for an hour or so on Sunday afternoon. They were passing by my city and stopped in for a (planned) visit. It was so much fun for me to gather together some age-appropriate toys for their 15-month-old daughter to play with. I love toys. I loved [...]
Also posted in appreciation, my life, photographs
Tagged bin, children, children's books, crafts, crayons, games, masking tape, play, Raggedy Andy, Raggedy Ann, toys
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importing
I had a thought-provoking conversation with Nicole Rushin on Google+ last week. She had posted this blog post, where she talks about how she came to write her most recent “about” blurb for her website. (Read the whole Google+ conversation here.) In a recent webinar, Eckhart Tolle talked about the importance of telling your story. [...]
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Tagged art journals, blog, blogging, Chookooloonks, creativity, emelgy.tumblr.com, Google+, importing, inspiration, journals, Nicole Rushin, Sabrina Ward Harrison, The Bloggess, Tumblr, web log, Wordpress
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penny carnival
Last week I attended a children’s penny carnival for work, and took these photos. When I looked at the images afterwards, I was struck by how nostalgic they made me feel. Something about the power of fun and games, and the riches you can buy with a bag full of carefully saved coins. I came [...]
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Tagged children, colouring, drawing, fun, games, penny carnival, play, relay race, running, summer, water balloon
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so i’m writing this book
I’m not quite sure how it happened (to be honest, it feels a little like a dream that I may wake up from at any moment), but I’m writing a book right now. It’s based on these daily blog posts that I’ve written for my Kitchen Sink Wisdom blog over the past two months, on [...]
Also posted in appreciation, art journals, blogging, books, creative inspiration, inspiration, my life, writing
Tagged book, creative practice, creativity, inspiration, personal growth, ritual, spiritual practice, spirituality
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playing on the weekend
I’ve been spending so much time writing lately, I thought I’d put my visual art aside, but on the weekend I had the sudden urge to pull out one of my art journals and do some collaging. (I don’t think that’s a word, but anyhow.) Here’s a snapshot of my work area, gluing in progress. [...]
Also posted in art, art journals, creative inspiration, drawings, illustrations
Tagged art journaling, collage, drawing
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how to feel fulfilled as an artist
I saw this image on Facebook Sunday morning. I wish I knew who’d originally created it, or who wrote the original list, because I’d love to credit them. But for now, I’ll just share what I think is a brilliant manifesto for artistic fulfillment: How to feel fulfilled as an artist Or, how to get [...]
