Lost in the fields that rustle behind closed eyes.

i have a day dream where i stumble out of the city into the green fields of a long lost home town. Tall grasses, damp with dew hug and lick at my knees as i settle in a nest near the edge of the woods. I make a crown from wild flowers, curl up and have a nap till night. Sometimes i may dig a blanket out of earth. It's very quiet and still.

All the heavy.

Do you ever have those days where nothing really goes smoothly. Today was a mountain of mess. I don't know if I just woke up out of stride, but it was comically rough. My work computer totally quit, i dropped my entire sandwich all over me at lunch and then proceeded to lose $20, plus there were numerous other bumps in the road which i can't even begin to get into.

Mess i say, one big mess!

So it is now the end of this ridiculous day, and all those frustrations are so easy to see and i'm thinking maybe it's time to look closer and find all the good stuff that was peppered through out that tangle of flubs. First, i went to work and shared my day with some super wicked people, and then Adam did an imitation of me after my computer died which really made me laugh. My sandwich which I spilled all over myself was REALLY good, and after all my anxiety I found my $20 in my pants at home...so it was never lost in the first place. Plus I had a lovely walk to work this morning along Spadina, spying into all the un-open store windows along the street, and then enjoyed a delicious coffee. Finally came home and ate my favorite: left over Indian cuisine! I suppose that though this day may have been a mountain it wasn't all mess.

Outside under the laundry lines,
sheets blow all around me,
cotton prints blurring in my eyes,
soft kisses that smell like Tide.

The Sketch Book Project: Done and Done!

So tonight i finished my journal for the sketch book project. i have a lot to scan and post before i mail her off. But here is a tiny sneak peak of what i have been on about over the last few months.

Covers on.

Covers off!

You need one of these in the Toronto winter.

sound asleep under a blanket of brambles.

always good to have a travel blanket with you for impromptu mini naps.

a choir sings in our living room,
lazy hymns blanket the walls and floors,
i let them keep me warm.

blankets being quiet.

Get back to it...

Holidays are over. I've eaten a billion clementines. My teeth are made from Candy Canes and now it's time to come back to reality. My adventures with the Sketch Book Project are almost finished. I can't wait to post up some of the pages I worked on over the holiday here...stay tuned...Hope everyone had a great break! Any good resolutions out there? My goal is to join an amateur concert bank or orchestra. I need to get my music on!

Jackets and blankets and sheets...the ongoing story of the things that cover us.

how we spent our sunday. everyone should really try the waffle bacon at the Starving Artist brunch/lunch spot on Lansdowne just north of Bloor St. It is the best way to feed a morning tummy.

It rained all Sunday. Kyle and I had to venture out into the winter wet for grocery basics. We both wore our running shoes, which was a poor decision. Also winter jackets don't always double as rain jackets. Lesson learned and banked for future reference.

Dream Jacket.

Which one is yours?

This was a supremely dreamy night. Shut into a tiny hall with sweet tunes and snowy storms bubbling up on all sides. The curtains were the same as they were twenty years prior. Flowers creeping around window sills, frozen in time, frozen to help us remember the warmer days.

i have put away all my spring and summer jackets. living in a puffy black pillow for the next four or five months. winter is ready to rule.

jack the fancy blanket...no explanation for this...he is just fancy.

getting ready to hibernate. quilts are coming out of the closet. fluffy socks are piling on. eating only stew and starches. i am ready.

i don't see too many snow blankets in toronto anymore, or at least nothing like the ones from my home town, which still invade my dreams, all thick and full, waiting to cover you up all the way to your waist.

trying to replicate the afghan blanket that used to live on my grandmother's couch. it was the worst combination of colours, but was so warm and cuddly.

Thinking of sky...

tonight i am off on a journal date with my good friend lindsay. i can't wait to cut and paste and scribble about. more to come...

The Sketch Book Project.
I signed up! Having a great time with this journal. My theme is jackets, blankets and sheets. Seems like a good one to ponder over the next few months with winter on it's way which usually results in me doubling up on all my jackets and blankets and sheets.

the beginning.

no sleep for me.

lost in the rain.

storm tears.

sunday laundry day.

twin jackets.

moving places.

the MF is in the middle of a move. this is exciting. a new office, a new location, and so many new things to see. i get to map a new bike route which will take me home through kensington market. this means new groceries, new recipes, and new experiments in the everyday. everyday experiments are important. i like to make little changes in my day to day and see where they lead. big vacations are great because they can help you to recharge, but a big vacation does not come around enough to keep me satisfied. That is why i like to make up these mini experiments for myself, just to keep things interesting.

Maybe i will make something totally wild for dinner, or try and make an angel food cake from scratch. I have been thinking of taking walks at dusk, around the unexplored streets in our neighborhood and of bringing my camera to snap the secrets that hide in that perfect light. Or maybe it's time to start early morning journalling...so many new things to try. i guess once all the dust has been wiped away moving isn't all that bad...it's a good kick in the butt.

Halloween.
You know those people that don't dress up when they go to a costume party...yeah...we aren't them.

Meet Pixelated Kyle and Rhya.

Cha-Cha!


Dancing our pixel hearts out!