sunny cold tuesday...


mmmmm...so good.

1/2 cup coffee flavored yogurt
1/2 cup skim milk
a scoop of coffee flavored ice cream
a squirt of chocolate sauce
a squirt of cappuccino flavoring
and a handful (or maybe two) of frozen berries...
toss all in blender and blend til smooth

a perfect mid-afternoon snack
while a vanilla scented candle burns
in front of the open window
mixing the scent of spring with sweetness
in the quiet interlude
just before the kids get home.

sigh.

oh...and kick your shoes off...
so much better barefeet.

where i like to hide out from the world...





this used bookstore is a 45 minute drive
away from me
but it is one of my most favorite refuges...
i don't always buy something
but i always leave feeling
calmer and quieter and happier...

shelves from floor to ceiling,
wood floors,
cbc playing in background...
vintage relics of advertising decorating the walls...

the childrens section
has the most beautiful muted natural light...
and warmth...

i love the bookman.

friday i'm in love...



~with working with these photos of my neices and nephews
at a recent b'day party...so much fun!!



~with my new much faster prettier monster of a computer...
and with the fact that i set it up ALL BY MYSELF...
which i have never done before...
i was a pretty proud geek.

~with crisp cucumber sandwiches and cold pepsi
on a dark rainy day
with the new jim cuddy cd playing in the background

~with taking chances and being open to opportunities...
photographing race cars this morning with my brother...
so much fun and so out of my usual subjects...

~with this girls awesome blog...
which i know is not new, but new to me...
and already, i heart her...
so down to earth and talented!

etsy update!!


it sold!!

i am beyond excited...
i am flabbergasted.

i made something.
and sold it.
someone else saw it
and
liked it
enough to buy it.

i know this seems like a logical sequence of events
but i think up until this point
i have been scared to do this
because
i
have not
trusted
in myself.

i knew other people could do it
but was afraid
that
no one would be interested in
something i had to offer....

and now...
i am just so excited and happy...
:O)