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I just got back from the east coast and I think I’ve taken some of my best photos ever. I’ve shot Canada coast to coast, and though the mountains in the west coast are lovely, give me the maritime provinces any day; the warmth of the people and the beauty of the landscape are incomparable.…
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It’s been a year since I started this blog – I want to thank everyone who’s been by, subscribed, stumbled here or linked to my work. Thanks to you the blog just passed 38,000 hits. Not bad for 1 year old :) I had a good year of discovering how much I love to share…
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I passed my Nidan grading :o) For my crafty cohorts who aren’t familiar with the term, I have been training in Goju Ryu Karate for 14 years, and this past Saturday I tested and passed for my 2nd degree black belt. This grading was very special to me in many ways. It has been 9…
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I’ve been MIA for a week working on putting together my kickass new condo. It took a lot, but I’m there, I’m in love and here are pics =o) The view, one of my favourite things about this place. Aaand – the condo. I’m proud to say I designed it from scratch, almost everything is…
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Today my mom had to make the heart breaking decision to put our dog Bella to sleep. Rest in peace Bella, and thank you for 14 beautiful years. We will always love you.
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I’m getting better at this :) This is the front view of my latest bracelet. And a side/clasp view. With this one I used the same colour scheme for all beads but experimented with different forms and shapes. I discovered that flattened beads sit more comfortably against my wrist. I’ve got a bunch more ideas…
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This is the face that will make me empty my savings account, give up sleep, renounce atheism and just about anything else that will make him be alive and healthy and happy. Ollie (Oliver) came to me 4 years ago this summer, from a lovely lady (Gwen) who volunteers with the Toronto Humane Society’s foster…
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It’s official =o) And this is my new view! It’s a lovely one plus den at Spadina and Queens Quay, on a high floor with a full on south view of Lake Ontario from the living room and bedroom. It’s got beautiful finishes, hardwood floors and gets tons of sunshine. It is perfect for me…
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Here are a few shots of presents that I made over the holidays, I love giving stuff away – but whew! My hands are ready for a break ;o) The Serenity prayer is very dear to many of our friends. Instead of cards this year I made a ton of these lovely, colourful little glass…
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Today I wanted to share pics of the birthday gift I made for my friend Kris – For my birthday gift this year, and also to celebrate 20 years of friendship we went to Hawaii, and thanks to her being willing to drive out (at 3 in the morning, in bad weather, on a G2…
The Blue Brick 