like a dream

Do you sometimes think you are in a dream? Sometimes a fogginess descends on me and days meld into each other without purpose, they just kind of happen. This photo reminds me of that 'feeling'.

weekend flowers

life in polaroid - pink version

squint your eyes and pretend it's 1972...bell-bottom blue jeans with heart patches on the knees, daisies tucked into braided blond hair, James Taylor playing on the record player,.... and....polaroid.

life in polaroid - outdoors version

life in polaroid

You all probably know I love my old SX-70 polaroid camera. I love how the resulting photos look old and imperfect. I even have a begrudging admiration for the fact that I have to pay over $35 U.S. for a box of film that is really worth less than a third of that.  Oh how far we have come!! You also probably know that often in the summer I take a very long blog break - kind of like the French and their holidays!

After this post I am officially on a blog break until the end of August. However, because every now and then I feel incredibly inspired - even in the summer - I do like to post a photograph, typically no words, just a photograph...so I am not on a total blog break, just a partial blog break :)

Oh, and in case you are wondering about the photos, the top is  my special room, my office/craft room/a room of my own, the middle (left) are some amazing roses that take my breath away, and the middle right is my dining room, the bottom photo captures the most incredibly stunning, crochet pot holders that I bought from the very talented Emma Lamb. Her work is amazing and I just had to buy something from her.

Happy summer everyone, I will be back with words at the end of August. 

all around laziness

I have had a few really nice days at home, just relaxing and enjoying my garden. It was Canada day yesterday and I spent the day in Canmore, with a girlfriend, having many drinks on a patio, watching the parade go by and then doing some shopping. Glad I did, because today is very chilly and I have no intention of being outside, rather I am going to spend my afternoon reading and crocheting. It is amazing to ponder the fact that a few weeks ago, it was snowing and cold and now my garden is blooming and the scent of lilac and peonies permeates my entire house whenever the doors are open. I love these lazy days of no work and no school - one could just get used to that.