The photographs from the engagement shoot are finally here. Our session was with Blair Marie ... I love autumn for the colours! Here is my family on a beautiful fall morning walking in the area we frequent most! Of course Leo made it into some of the shots!

I woke up to this beautiful peony sitting on my bedside table and I wanted to remember it ... so I made multiple scans of this beautiful flower ...


and added the scans all together ...


and I came up with this ...


I love peonies ...

What a lovely + delicious day...

My family went to the Lilac festival this morning and I found the cutest vendor - COCORO WORKS run by Noriko Kimura, a crafty mom living in Calgary, originally from Aichi, Japan. She creates cute homemade goods and delicious looking desserts. I bought a 'baby in car' scented car plate to go in the back window, which is the cutest thing ever!

I really like Virginia Echeverria Whipple's artwork. It is colourful, humorous and great collage work! See some examples of her work below...


I bought some delicious bath and body products from this vendor - BOVINE BUBBLES. They are located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Their products look delicious, like the Sinfully Strawberry Buttercream shown below. I can't wait for these treats to arrive in the mail. Check out their homemade products, including jams and jellies as well.

Wishing you a lovely + delicious day as well...

We took a day trip out to the mountains. Here are some shots I took on the drive ...




Delicious summer vegetables...washed and ready for roasting ... the colours are amazing ...

This little story is about a small Island I went to visit years ago. The island is called Ile d'Aix. I had written this story and then pasted it on top of this background of hollyhocks. This was one of the most remote and beautiful places I have been to. There were tons and tons of hollyhocks everywhere on this island! Click on the image to view the larger version.

This is the full story: L’ile d’Aix

This tiny island reminds me of my grandmother’s home and yard, vulnerable from all sides, its homes chipped and worn from the ocean winds. It has a natural charm decorating-type magazines seek to imitate. Hollyhocks, hundreds upon hundreds are sagging from fences and homes, and swaying, and reaching out sideways. Their bright fleshy tones for petals, pinks and blood reds ready to blossom, burst out, flowing forward-my tongue reaches for the taste this season brings. We sat on a patio made of stones, sunk deep into the dirt. I satisfied my thirst on a sugary mixture of Orangina and grenadine and played with the tiny sugar cubes wrapped in paper packaging imprinted with pictures of great cathedrals. This island’s colour is sweetness, and so pretty it hurts the eye like a sweet tooth.