I am still taking pictures in the photo a day challenge. I actually got up my nerve to post this one to the Globe and Mail’s website. They set challenges every week and people from all over the world take pictures – all over the world. Here is the one I posted for the challenge […]
These are not Dog Biscuits!! Another day- another photograph in my photo a day challenge. I just couldn’t resist these cookies at The Second Cup. I took the picture without a flash, through glass, into a mirror…and the cookies are wrapped in cellophane – there’s magic in them thar lenses!!! Maybe the retail lesson here
Cake from Half Baked Ideas on Mt. Pleasant Day 6 in the photo a day challenge is another shop window shot, only this time I stepped out of the way to remove my reflection. The cafe is called “Half Baked Ideas” – I personally think that it should have more of a positive name, because
Black-Eyed Susans This is day 5 in my photo a day challenge and I just happened to have picked this jug of Black-Eyed Susans. There was something about the jug that reminded me of the sunflower pictures of Van Gogh. Van Gogh “Sunflowers” The picture is actually a cross between a Van Gogh and a
Here is another photo for the photo-a-day challenge. It was taken outside of the Wild Bird Seed store on Mt. Pleasant. The words “Wild Bird” are barely visible on the window of the store. Wild Bird I love looking at “things” in different mediums. Here is a metal bird – what if it could fly?
Sometimes I take a look at the work of other artists to get a little boost. I really like the work of Georgia O’Keefe – especially her flower portraits. Here is a picture I took yesterday – Lily from a garden on Mt Pleasant Rd. and here is a photo of one of Georgia O’Keefe’s
I love recycled “things.” My mother was a child of the depression and you never threw anyting away, so when I see some clever way of recycling something, I get really excited. Here is a very cute skirt made from a man’s shirt. Here’s the site with lots of instructions!! Go for it!!! Now if I
Alpacalicious Vest The 18-year-old does the laundry because he is the “clothes horse” in the family. I gave up trying to keep up with his demands for “clean” clothes – every day! – had he never heard of “seasoned jeans”? – so I gave him the task of doing the laundry. I decided not to
Here’s a clever marketing technique. James Emslie, the designer behind Sheepish Knitworks at Uptown Yarns in Courtney BC has 7 designs for some very fashionable hats. When he told me that he had sold 45 patterns (many with yarn, I’m sure) in 32 days, I felt that this must be some sort of record, so
I believe the warm weather has finally arrived!! Here is a lovely picture of another of Lynette (Le Tissier)’s painted yarn projects. It’s the Baltic Sea stole from Fiber Trends – painted. It looks like a flower garden or as Lynette’s says – a meadow!! Lynette explains more in her blog post. I think that
