Today I broke a CFL or Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb. Just accidentally swung a laundry basket out of another basket too high and whack, there went the CFL. Luckily I was turned away at the time because it really exploded and caused a flash. Now I had to dispose of it. Well, [...]
Garage sales are like little shops that open up on a Saturday morning at around 8:30 and close up abruptly a few hours later never to open again. Somehow you have to get around to a lot of them before the magic hour when they all close like flowers after sunset. So you [...]
Our fridge is home to many artsy handmade collage magnets and also to many quotes that I’ve found assuring, inspiring or thought provoking. I found a rather thought provoking one about time the other day and slapped it up there.
You will never find time for anything. If you want the time you must [...]
The lilac is in bloom in all its glory. The breezes carry the perfume and you have these little moments of pure joy as you lift up your face to catch that wonderful scent.
I just had to take a photo of one of Bill’s found art sculptures with a background of lilac [...]
Last night it rained, a lot. I could hear it drumming on the greenhouse roof as I fell asleep. So, as every gardener knows the best time for weeding is right after a good rain. Those weeds just come out a lot easier. Well, ok, some of them did. [...]
The Hatley show was the debut of the latest sculpture in our collection of cast stone pieces. I wanted to make a special entry for it on the blog.
I’m always intrigued by Eric’s sculptures and the way he approaches sculpting. He doesn’t draw studies first. He just seems to sit down and start [...]
You would think that with a craft show looming on the horizon that we would be responsible and get everything ready on the couple of days beforehand but no, not us.
Instead we decided to have a little party at our house to celebrate our good friend Hart’s birthday on Friday night with our usual [...]
This weekend we’ll be participating the Mother’s Day Paint In at Hatley Castle. I’m looking outside right now and wondering is the weather going to cooperate? Today it’s raining, which is good, free water for the garden and all that. But on Sunday, I hope it’s one of those sunny warm days. [...]
The other day I looked into my studio and thought what a mess! I’ve been working on a couple of things that are taking some time. And with being busy with so many other things I’ve let it get just a little too messy.
Now, I can live with messy but when [...]
I think the whole recycling way of life probably led to us getting involved in mosaics. We always found some way to have what we wanted by finding it used or creating it ourselves.
Our very first pique assiette mosaic came about in 1988 or 89, when I decided that I must have birdbath, a [...]
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