Wishing you a Merry Christmas

Wishing you a Merry Christmas filled with love and joy ... and sharing some photographs of my favourite Christmas ornaments ... some vintage, some handmade.

We had a white Christmas ... so happy to have our family together for Christmas Eve and Christmas day.  My daughter stepped outside Sunday evening when two deer casually walked by ... how sweet is that.

I hope you are all safe and well.

blue jay

This beautiful blue jay and his family watch me as I put out seed in the feeder and  a little on the railing ... won't come down until I'm in the house though.  I've been trying to get a photo of him from the front door ... but every time I get the camera out ... he flies away. 

I'm just recovering from the flu. I hope to be well enough to do a little creating soon.

Wishing you a wonderful week.

Glue Book - page two

I quite enjoy creating these glue book pages ... playing with different papers and textures...a few  words and images ..

I used torn images from books I found at the second hand shop, a piece of Tim Holtz paper and a butterfly from Hero Arts.

A bit of romantic music for you ... Diana Krall sings 'Love Letters'.

Diana is a jazz pianist from British Colombia, Canada

... I could listen to her all evening

Thank you for visiting. Please take care and have a safe day.

Gluebook / page1

I fell in love with Mary Green's gluebooks earlier this year when I first came across her blog
Green Paper. I was very inspired to try a page myself after seeing her beautiful work and tutorial
at Gingersnap Creations.  My images are from used books I found in the second hand shop ... the rose is from my scrap box ... the rose stamp is from Hero Arts.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Sending you warm wishes.

pale yellow mums

It's been wet ... and cold this past weekend ... but these beautiful pale yellow mums are holding their own  :)

Thanks so much for visiting.

Sycamore and Canadian Maple - The Credit River Ontario

Sharing a little bit of Canada with you today ...
I grew up listen to and loving music from Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. 
Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Elvis Presley, Barbara Streisand and many other performers sang his songs.  Sharing the beautiful song 'Softly' with you ... this is from a 1969 clip of the Johnny Cash Show.  Gordon Lightfoot is from Orillia Ontario.
I so hope that you enjoy this ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLaPtQuZaos&feature=related

Autumn, The Credit River Ontario

Thanksgiving weekend was beautiful here.  Perfect weather for walking ... a warm sun with a lovely breeze ... gorgeous Autumn colours  ... Harvest Moon ...

My DH and I were in a local cafe on the weekend having a freshly brewed spiced coffee when they played Neil Young's Harvest Moon ...  ohhh how I love this song so I thought I would share it with you.  Neil Young is Canadian, born in Toronto.   I think you're going to enjoy this ... (so romantic)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x872yi_neil-young-harvest-moon_music

thank you for visiting :)

I say, the world is lovely and that loveliness is enough

The weekend has come and gone ... another busy week ahead. I just wanted to wish you a safe and happy week!

Autumn Butterflies, Blue skies

 

We've had cool mornings and warm afternoons ... HERO ARTS Fall Memories E3375

and Two Butterflies E2383

and we've also had the most beautiful blue skies

enjoy your day

... :) the weekend is slowly coming ...

Autumn Days

There is a harmony

In Autumn and a lustre in its sky

Which through the summer is not heard or seen

As if it could not be, as if it had not been

-Percy Bysshe Shelley

Sunny warm wishes and beautiful blue skys for you  :)

... thank you for visiting

Stamps are from Hero Arts

I received this lovely Inkadinkdo frame stamp as part of a gift package from Sanne :)

Three Song Birds

An Autumn bouquet ... for your pleasure

... and three song birds

most likely singing to Tchaikovsky's Autumn

listen here ... it's beautiful

... enjoy these wonderful Autumn days

Thanks so much for visiting.

(all stamps used to make this card are from Hero Arts)

ode to Lady Day - I'll Be Around

Just sharing an ATC I made inspired by lady day (Billy Holiday) singing I'll be around.

Have a wonderful day !  Thanks so much for visiting.

Harvest time

 There is something about blues and browns that make me feel so good :)   Enjoy your day! 

Papillons

The three butterflies on this card are from the Hero Arts stamp set Papillons.
It rained lightly all day, but is pouring down this evening ...  enjoy your week and be safe.

... my part of the world

This was a perfect weekend ... perfect weather for hiking !

My DH and I went on a beautiful afternoon walk on Saturday and again on Sunday morning.

We ended the walk at the General Store for lunch. I had a bowl of fresh tomato soup, toasted Canadian bacon, tomato and romaine lettuce sandwich with a mug of warm apple cider.

... I love this time of the year.

I'm hoping that you enjoyed your visit in my part of the world.

... I would love to see yours :)

... well ... the weekend is over

wishing you a safe and happy week

thank you for visiting

autumn

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." - George Eliot

Three new cards all dedicated to Autumn made with three of my new Hero Arts Stamps La Letter, Garden Silhouette and Silhouette Vase.  The small dragonfly is also from Hero Arts.
It's a wonderful day for hiking today ... sunny with a breeze, beautiful blue sky with soft fluffy clouds floating by ... perfect :)    Thank you for visiting, I hope you are enjoying the day!

A beautiful card from Sanne

I want to share this most beautiful card that  I received from Sanne after being picked a winner of her blog give away. A lovely surprise that came with a wonderful gift package of stamps and flowers and buttons and  many other goodies, also HA catalogues !!!  Thank you so much Sanne  :)   
*I can't express how touched I am by the kindness and warmth of the many lovely ladies I have met through the flickr group ... thank you all!

... come walk with me

I took these photographs during an afternoon walk last Sunday. It rained on the way home and I was soak 'n wet ... but I loved every minute of it.  I hope you enjoyed these pictures. I was inspired to take these photos after seeing Franziska's beautiful landscapes here .  I would love to see where you go for walks or a drive.  Sending you warm wishes and I hope you have a safe and happy weekend :)

country garden

Thinking of you

A quick post just to say hello

and thanks so much for visiting

welcome to my garden

It's a beautiful day today ... just perfect ...  the morning was warm and dry enough for gardening ... then early afternoon was hot enough to appreciate the summer ... late afternoon gave us a heavy rain and thunderstorm forcing me onto the porch with  freshly juiced garden cucumbers, tomatoes, a shallot and herbs ( lemon balm and thyme) and a homemade carrot and zuchinni muffin.  If you haven't tried this fresh juice combination, I hope you will ... it's so good and very healthy.  Anything homemade is good to me :) ... although I wish I had a better carrot and zuchinni muffin/bread recipe. 
Wishing you a safe and happy weekend!