4 more days.

there are 4 more days of school. there will be many many changes next year.

once my computer is “home” again, I will post more frequently. It has taken up residence in my classroom.

the house is coming along swimmingly. i will update about that soon too.

i have been dreaming of my entry way. the outside walls will be the same dark (iron) gray as the photo (although Hardie board, rather than siding) and rosemary green is the colour (very similar to photo). le sigh.

love and marriage and babies have happened since I have last posted, as well as an amazing elementary school play.

love

i hope this is as fab as it looks.

spring has sprung?

I spent a bit of time last night updating my google reader, getting inspired by flowers and bicycles and picnics. It made me happy. fresh and springy. …

ffwd to this morning. I look out the window and saw this. (add also big giant gusts of wind and white-out conditions)

This did not make me happy for a couple of reasons. It is April. I no longer have a winter coat. My boots were in the car up the hill. It was a no-bus day (I needed to get stuff done today with my kids!). and worst of all, they were supposed to start work on our new home today and could not. le sigh.

But the day is turning into evening (with threats of more snow). I have yoga to look forward to. I have also decided that I am a bit  obsessed with unsalted tops. Just plain, with nothing on them. Please don’t judge me for eating entire sleeves in one sitting.

updated.

I really wish I was a better blogger. I spend hours reading and being inspired by others, but I just can’t bring myself to posting myself - “not the right picture”, “not the coolest link”. Although honestly, besides when this gets fed into facebook notes, who really reads this?

Things I could be blogging about, and that I really want to blog about, but have been too lazy are as follows… the “big” move-out of the cottage (ready for demo), visiting brandrea, the number of people I know who are engaged, art, my class, babies i love, home reno ideas, wedding crafts, my favourite music, rob, yoga, my new friend….. but i just am not.

I am also in the bad habit of posting images that are stored on other websites. Looking back in my archives, many of my photos are broken links. that makes me sad. From now on I will *try to save them to my server first. but that takes too long.

le sigh.

i bought some good clay for my class. I think we will try pinch pots first.

we will definitely be getting an apron sink. love it (and found a great one for a fraction of the cost at Ikea).  I think I will post more home inspiration in posts to come.

i just read that people are selling their back issues of Domino on ebay for a hefty price - and people are buying. Why, oh why did I toss out all of mine when I was finished with them?

i don’t like living out of a bunch of boxes. this is going to be a long 4-5 months. for all of those who volunteered your space for us in the summer months, please note that we will be showing up on your doorstep - but we promise not to overstay our welcome.

i apologize for the negativity of this post. i really am happy! things are going quite well. and my yoga instructor told me that I should be very proud of myself last week for doing the forearm stands. wee.

(note: this photo is not me, but this is what i did!)

Some projects I am excited for: craftiness, my new classroom movie, stop motion video, clay.

GO!

updated…

Word on the street is that we will start our big build next week! stay tuned…

craftastic!

what have you tried?

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle - i have had truffles, but I don’t know that they were black.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese eww… this was popular in the deli I worked
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam Chowder in Soudough Bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (no cigars please)
37. Clotted Cream Tea
38. Vodka Jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat (does curried lamb count?)
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis (Rob has…)
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang Souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom Yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky -yesss!!! hahah This reminds me of Florida
84. 3 Michelin Star Tasting Menu (unsure?)
85. Kobe beef (possibly?)
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

photoshop love.

i love my mac. i love my photoshop elements. i love this amazing “real-life” screen shot of Photoshop. this is just about the coolest thing that i have seen in a while. it is so rad.

I will post things about me later - although I must warn you - there isn’t a lot going on at this end besides elementary school musical auditions, snowstorms and home reno stuff…

love.

i {heart} these two.

*smile.

One of the best compliments my kids have given me is…

“Mme, you are an artist”

“We are all artists”, I say.

“Yeah, but you are a real artist!”

I love this. I don’t know why. But it makes me smile really huge.