13 Observations

1. I am quite slow at making decisions.
2. I am well surrounded.
3. I really have the possibility to do all sorts of things.
4. I am a list freak. And I think it has to change.
5. I loooooove cinema.
6. I need music in my life. Almost everywhere. Almost all the time.
7. I hate exercising. But I love the feeling after exercising.
8. I have done a pretty good job as a mother.
9. I am never bored.
10. I am a spring/summer girl.
11. I always have lots of ideas. Lots. And some more.
12. I am very sensitive.
13. I found my soulmate.

Granny Christman Tree

This year, a vintage Christmas tree. I love using vintage items, especially textiles. I feel closer to those women who made everything themselves, now that I am making some stuff myself. My granny Christmas tree is kind of an homage in a way.

The "lacy" decorations were part of a crocheted center piece that I separated into different elements. Absolutely lovely...

The "beast" ;-)

And, gifts... Craft paper, a fantastic friend of mine, allows so many possibilities that I couldn't resist to use it again this year. For each gift, a large black letter, butcher's twine and a little ribbon to give them a more festive look and... Voilà!

Actor/Actress

Being an actor/actress...

Etsy.com, my Friend

I have a superb orange popsicle dining room. Clear, refreshing, imagine the energy boost when you are in that room. But, nothing on the walls. Yet. I found an old kitsch mirror I painted white. Looks nice. Still, something was missing, something artsy. I went through an extreme search on the wonderful etsy site, where artists sell their art online.

Here is what I bought:Sur la route vers Natashquan / Carol-Anne Pedneault (bought in Montreal, but available online)

Sanctuary / Cathy Nichols

Polaroid - Bunting / Amy Blackwell

Suitcases / Amy Blackwell

Green Nesting Bird / Bernadette Sipkes

Little Flats / Shelli Dorfe

Spot the Spurtle / Jill Bogart

Airplane Nursery / Sarah Knight
Spring Owl Tree / Aline

Town Archival Print / Lisa Congdon

I just need to find interesting frames (vintage of course), it's gonna be grand!

Thanks

I've been tagged by Valérie so here's a list of things I am thankful for:

1. My husband and daughters. Great people. My life is so wonderful because of them.
2. A cosy, homy place to live, where everyone is happy.
3. Having a job.
4. The freedom to create without being judged by those who are close to me.
5. Fascinating hobbies, inspiring books, great music.
6. My friends. Those who are close to me, those I almost never see, those I'm in contact through social media, those I haven't met in person yet, the new ones, those who've been there for a long time, the funny ones, those who are serious, inspiring, the smart ones, those from around here and those who live far away...
7. The strength I've discovered within myself to fight for what's important for me.
8. The risks I take even if it's a bit scary or they do not end up the way I wanted them to.
9. The philosophy I have adopted that helps me go through the not-so-good parts of life.
10. Vacation time, holidays, days off, free time. Because hey, that's when I have the most fun.
11. Technology. We live in a wonderful time. Really. And I can't wait to see what's coming next...
12. All those projects and ideas I have in my head. All the time.
13. An okay health that even without being "top" allows me to do whatever I want.

Irresistible

When a little boy has that effect on Santa, do we really think we can resist him? I have the feeling that he'll have his "Thomas le petit train" for Xmas...

Milk Toof

Love this blog... So creative and funny!

Knitting

When fall comes, I feel the urge to knit. Not really a good knitter, but I love it. This year, I'm doing something new: I won't knit alone, all by myself at home. There's this nice little boutique in my hometown. Can't wait to go back. I even have a meeting with a coach very soon. Yay!

Friday = Brown!

And a last one...

Thursday = Red

Nicely said by the lovely Hula: "I never get tired of color week. never. not ever."
Me neither. I just can't resist.

Wednesday = Orange

Autumn Colour Week is back, via Poppytalk. Join the Flickr group if you feel like it!

Tuesday = Yellow

Autumn Colour Week is back, via Poppytalk. Join the Flickr group if you feel like it!

Monday = Green

Autumn Colour Week is back, via Poppytalk. Join the Flickr group if you feel like it!

The Future of the Book

Really? Wow...

The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

Life List

I am in the process of writing a list, a life list; things I want to do in this life. I now have 26 items but I need to think a little bit more before I publish it. The goal not being to write a list, just for the sake of it but to go with stuff I really wish to do and that are realistic (so, no "swimming with dolphins" -yuk-, "seeing a unicorn", or "climbing the Everest").

Those who know me well know how much I love lists, how serious this one is ;-)

To be continued then...

Space

No picture. I am just so very tired. I spent a long time during my summer vacation cleaning up. Making room. Throwing away stuff.

Now that Alizée has her own apartment in ze big city (yes, university life, already!), that Miranda decided to relocate in the basement, there is an extra room upstairs. So I made myself a studio. I can sew/paint/do all sort of crafts in there, it can get messy, no one will know!

So, Alizée did her share of the purging. Miranda was almost an expert (three huge garbage bags) and I did too. All over the house. The attic was filled, with stuff, looooots of stuff. The basement had too many things the girls didn't use anymore. The bookcases were accumulating so much dust, it was a shame. My CD collection wasn't used anymore (my music is all digital now). I emptied a big filing cabinet filled with my lesson plans from ten years ago. We needed that.

We did a yard sale, gave stuff to charity, recycled what we could and threw away the rest. So now there's more room, it's clean and I feel good. Better even. Getting rid of old stuff is so liberating and I wasn't even nostalgic! And, as a bonus, I have a studio*

*Yes, yes, pictures will come ;-)

13 Things To Do During My Summer Vacation

1. Organize my studio
2. Continue ze big clean up (tidy, clean, recycle, give, throw away)
3. Give a second life to some of my furniture
4. Have no idea of what time it is, even what day it is (and take my time)
5. Paint (alone or wth others)
6. Take advantage of the pool (already done with that incredible heat wave)
7. Read in my new hammock
8. Continue to learn how to crochet
9. Sew, for fun
10. Mini road trips here and there
11. Style my hair (which is very long now) in many different ways (braids, buns, pigtails, ponytails)
12. Watch my TV series (DVD), late at night when everyone is asleep
13. Last but not least: relax, do nothing. Just. Because.

Caravan

I dream of a little house for the rear end of our garden. A place to hide from neighbours and for a sweet escape, close to home. If not a little house, a small caravan like this one would do the job nicely. Tiny, teeny-weeny problem: huge trees and our beloved pool block the way. Sighs... That would have been so cute. More sighs...

The picture was taken here.

Corner View: Saturday

Saturday... My favorite day of the week.
No need to hurry, I love staying in bed late.

Summer Colours Week: BLUE