Art, Beauty, Life
New Year’s Wishes
I believe it was the WNET ladies that introduced me to Neil Gaiman so it should not surprise me that Robyn posted his New Year wish on her blog. I wanted to remind myself of this quote and share it with you as well. He has a beautiful way with words and I suggest you read his previous wishes, because they are just as fabulous. I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing...
Read MoreNow this is a fashion show
Kate Sylvester from Garth Badger on Vimeo. The Secretary, Kate Sylvester Autumn Winter 2012 Collection Show. ~via Esme and the Laneway
Read MoreWedding in the middle
Last weekend between all of the Festival of Fear craziness Gary and I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of our friends Sue and Jeff. Sue is part of a very talented and amazing group of people that Gary met in college that have kept a close friendship more than a decade later. I will fully admit that one of the reasons I fell so madly in love with Gary was the fact that he had such a kind group of friends. Your friends say a lot about you and when I met everyone I felt completely at...
Read MoreSummer Vacation Begins
Back in January I decided that I needed a small break from work. I wanted some down time to focus on a few personal projects. Things like sprucing up the apartment, prepping for the Festival of Fear, taking sewing classes, spending time with the folks, working on a new site design and travelling to Halifax. Nothing crazy, just a little adult summer vacation. I can do this because I work at a pretty rad company. Among one of my benefits is that I can take up to a four month sabbatical. Four...
Read MoreMusic Love: Frightened Rabbit
One of the bands that have recently captured my ears are Frightened Rabbit, a Scottish band that formed back in 2006. If you dig Mumford and Sons, you will probably appreciate their sound. The first video below is for “My Backwards Walk” which is the song that I became obsessed with causing me to track them down. When I figured out their name I came across “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” which also made me smile and chair dance. Two signs that it must be a good...
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