beauty in the inlaid cover of a friend's notebook cover
on the table
in the coffee shop
Saturday, February 28, 2009
where you find it
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
heavy
wednesday afternoons
we are often at the little fitness club in our neighborhood
my kids playing floor hockey
while I, like a very large and hairless rodent
run in place on a treadmill
and then go and do my stretches in the weight room
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
I'm not really a waitress
(that is the name of this particular shade of nail varnish)
although there are days when my feet feel like they do work in a restaurant
I was in the middle of my bath this afternoon, admiring my shiny toes
and realized that I had to have my camera.
This meant having to coerce my oldest daughter to bring it to me...she thought and continues to think that I am utterly mad.
"You want me to bring you your camera, the really, really, really expensive one - and hand it to you in the bathtub?!?"
Yes and hurry before all the bubbles disappear!
She did but she does consider herself emotionally and mentally harmed, poor thing.
Monday, February 23, 2009
ice gems
leftovers from the winter festival this past weekend
loved the muted colours gleaming from between the snow blocks
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Gorgeous Grafitti Wall
on our way from the farmer's market
to the coffee shop
laden with bags of apples, potatoes and carrots
I glanced into the mouth of the alley
that we pass nearly every week
and was caught
and drawn down
to this beautifully painted wall
Friday, February 20, 2009
But I WANT IN!
visiting a friend at her acreage
and her cat Artemis
very much wanted to come through
the window and join us
Thursday, February 19, 2009
tomato soup explosion
kind of says it all really... the kind of day/week/month the just calls for an early bed time
(my 15 year old daughter (the one who has been sick on the couch and who I was making the soup for...looked at this picture and said- "Wait, you're telling me that the first thing you do when presented with a mess like this - is to go and get your camera and take a picture?!" then she rolled her eyes and sighing, walked away, throwing over her shoulder that she "loves me anyway!")
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
small dog, big chair
after trying to find space on the couch
already overflowing with sick kid, blankets, pillows
and the other claim jumping little dog(!)
this one curled up
with her back turned
to show she just didn't care
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
treasures we find in our pockets
at the beginning of errands this morning
my youngest grinned at me and held up
the "gem" she had found in her coat
Monday, February 16, 2009
R.O.U.S
this is Chocolate
the second of the geriatric Guinea Pigs that we acquired from the humane society last Wednesday
from certain angles he looks like
a basketball in a wig
truly a
Rodent Of Unusual Size
Sunday, February 15, 2009
counting the take
I like canadian money
the different colours of the paper bills
fives are blue and tens are purple
and the rarely seen twos are a rusty pink
and the pirate chest like looks of
the one and two dollar coins
gold and silver
this little pile is some of what was in the collection plate at church today
Saturday, February 14, 2009
flowers from my son
in our house
feb 14 isn't a big deal for the adults
but I have been making a point
of buying balloons and presents for the kids
for the last few years
today
I was sweetly surprised
with thoughtful gifts from all of them
including a lovely bouquet
from my youngest boy
Friday, February 13, 2009
I really hate that headlight
the possible thought of the
green plastic plaything
strapped to the front grill of a car
in the parking lot
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
pen pal letter from Tanzania
I haven't had a chance to read it yet but my older daughter was quite pleased to get an answer to the letter she had sent a few months ago.
****
more guinea pigs joined our family - we adopted them from the local animal shelter and will be their retirement home
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
shapes that soar
what happens when my oldest daughter is given a bunch of shape stickers and left to her own devices
and
my day has been so full that I remember, as I am plugging in my iphone to charge that
I haven't yet taken and posted a picture
Monday, February 9, 2009
Mouthful of Maple Syrup Taffy
sugar as a pick me up
and as a reward
for winding many strands of
maple syrup taffy round sticks
for all the kids
at our home school
Winter Festival
this afternoon
Sunday, February 8, 2009
grief and comfort
my two girls awoke to being told their guinea pig had died
but when we went to pick the little furry body up out of the cage
we realized that she was not yet gone
so we bundled her up in a warm blanket and my daughters sat together on the couch
touching her gently and talking to her
and in about two hours she was gone
8 years and one month we had her
a squeaky, friendly little pet
and we miss her too
one of the little dogs was so concerned about the sadness in the room
and tried so hard to make it better
frantically moving from face to face
and offering a furious pink tongued solace
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Mountainous Birthday Cake
at a party celebrating the 50th birthdays of two dear friends
this home made cake was an amazing centre piece
and ode to the adventures the friends have been on
Friday, February 6, 2009
the snow bringer?
my son with his crown of bleached hair
seems to be conjuring spirits from the ice and snow
with his bright red shovel
instead of clearing the walks
Thursday, February 5, 2009
18 years ago today
I was so scared as my husband, my young husband, drove us to the hospital...
I kept hoping that those odd crampy twinges I felt were the actual beginnings of contractions and that I would already be in labour
and wouldn't need to be induced
and I was also so worried,
could I do this?
Really?
and I know that I didn't have a choice anyway but I still wondered if I could get through this thing called labour, transition and birth..
turned out to be a good question
as my blood pressure sky rocketed and my husband, my young husband, was warned that it could be very touch and go for his wife and their baby to be...
it took hours and a lot of nurses and different doctors
and something very memorable called a mid forceps delivery
and finally there he was...
placed on my chest for only a few seconds before being whisked away
so that oxygen could try and turn him from blue to pink
and it did
and heat lamps warmed him
while they put me back together again
a very changed woman
now I was that something called a mother
and I understood with a raw and visceral understanding
what that actually meant
I loved him then and every second of the way
and oh the mistakes I have made
I am sorry for each and every one of them
and yet somehow
in spite of them
he has turned into the most
wonderful man
wishing him this happy birthday and many, many more
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
the gift of delicious alcohol
the January installment of the Beer Of The Month club membership
I gave to my husband for Christmas
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
knife's edge
if you balance just so
never breaking concentration
you can walk the blade
without the skin giving way and bleeding
and walk on
knowing that falling off either side
is a possibility
but not an option
Monday, February 2, 2009
sister
I am one but I don't have one
and there are moments when I am so utterly grateful that that
both my daughters
have each other
and I so hope that continues on for the rest of their lives
Sunday, February 1, 2009
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