I'm excited about the double exposure project Nikko and I are going to do this summer. Excited and a little worried. The LC-A is still like a little monster to me. Sometimes I still have no idea how to get the exact color/look that I want. We'll see by around September how the films will turn out!
I adore summer in Ontario. Someone once told me that a cold, dreary winter is what makes summer more enjoyable. Or maybe I said that myself. Well, isn't it so true that, without distinct season, there wouldn't be a favorite season to look forward to every year? We in Canada long for the summer, for summer means shorts and sun glasses, patio and cold beer, strawberry picking and backyard barbecue, the feel of dipping yourself in the refreshing lake and the smell of campfire in your hair.
This is our 3rd time at the Organics Family Farm. Check their blog to see what's available for picking.
Small but sweet and safe.
There's also organic meat. And homemade butter tart and berry pies! I had 2 of the butter tarts but forgot to get them in a photo.
Playing with cattails.
It's the start of raspberry season.
The wind keeps blowing and it's hard to get a picture that's in focus.
Finally.
Pretty raspberry flowers and how they turn into the fruit that tastes so good.
It's the Stouffville Strawberry Festival and Canada. Everyone came out and everyone knows each other here. How cool.
This cow is labelled llama.
This house
and
Her look
We had a little fun near Ossignton with mm the other day.
And then we picked some basils.
Let me tell you about my perfect weekend. Because we didn't use our Canon 50D, I can only describe.
Restorative yoga with Catherine was relaxing. I felt my entire body resonating with everyone at the end of the practice.
And the energy was so powerful it stayed with me for the entire weekend.
Baked this dreamy cream scones for a brunch at Lori's house.
Learned to eat with one hand while holding a baby with the other.
Played some basketball with petit beau Keiren.
The twins are looking more alike than 5 weeks ago.
Sat in the backyard with friends and watched the moon came out.
"The Daddy moon," said Kieren.
Breezy late spring afternoon and water with cucumber slices.
BBQ dinner with the most content family.
Sunday brunch at Gilead Cafe, the sky was so blue clouds so light.
Plus a cup of coffee from the Merchants of Green.
Then we went to the antique market,
to look at knobs and cameras.
Found a Mamiya 645j
and decided to come back next week.
Went home and did laundry,
I was quite impressed with the new washers' capacity (but not the leak)
I made some pizza again -
this time rosemary potatoes with onion, and duck breast with mozzarella and caramelized onion.
Also cleaned the living room, when it's full of sunlight;
and made a new dessert, which I learned from the chef from here.
When Yves came home we played some Mario Galaxy 2
and then we went to sleep.
In my dream I was home with mom
getting ready to go out and shop.
It was the perfect kind of weekend, happened in June 2010.
1. I read about this store called Smash that does savage arts and design. We must visit soon. The Lambretta in their window is screaming CUTE!
2. The red snake quilt decoration Mom bought from Beijing ages ago has been hiding in the storage for too long. It's time for me to retrieve it. I have a perfect spot for it. It'll look so nice with the two paintings we bought from Xi Tang. I'll show you a picture when it's up.
3. I also got an idea for the felt I bought from Shanghai last time. It's time to turn that into action.
4. Mend the vintage dress. The hole is officially too big to wear even in the house.
5. Stop being lazy and start bringing a notebook with me when I use the Lubitel and LC-A to jot down my setting for each photo. This is how I learn to take better photos right?
6. Is it time for farmer's market yet? How about the market this Saturday?
Frida worked from home today. During our afternoon conference call we heard bird chirping jollily in the background. For the rest of the meeting I just couldn't help but think of the sunlight sifting through the beautiful tinted window in her kitchen and the birds sitting on the branch right outside of it. The picture in my head was so lovely I didn't want to come back to work. Then I thought, if I didn't start writing on this blog again, I would have forgotten about this perfect picture in my head and by night when I try to think of all the nice things that happened today, this would have probably slip my mind. I think it's a good decision to write. It helps me remember all the beauties in this world.
This frame I stole from Devon has been sitting around purposelessly for way too long. This day I finally decided to bring some purpose to its life.
1. Paint the frame white. Here I use Sherwin Williams' Quali-kote in Extra White.
2. Let it dry overnight.
3. Cut a piece of chalkboard sticker paper the size of your frame. These ones I got from DeSerres were perfect for my frame.
4. Stick the chalkboard paper on the back and put the frame back together. If your frame does not have a back, use thick bristol board or just cut out the size on a clean pizza box in my case.
Here's my framed blackboard.
One of the reason to start this blog again has to be to store and share beautiful things I see online.
It's so easy to make me happy since so many things are pretty to me.
You see, I'm not very good at making pretty things, so my jaw drops every time I see something nice on Etsy.
Such as the ceramics made by Cynthia Vardhan, recently featured by design*sponge.
Photo from http://www.etsy.com/listing/48040310/single-peacock-green-bud-vase
I love the detail and the visual and sensual feel of the raised pattern. Just by looking at it makes me want to run my fingers across the hand decorated pattern. I think I might have found the perfect gift for Kym and Chris' wedding. What do you think?
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Also, this is out! Photostream from the Workroom Photobooth. Celine is such a great photographer!
I don't use Twitter. But I do like birds and branches.
through here:
http://www.notcot.org/page/699/
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I'm sorry my darling Linus. I love you, I promise.
Tonight, however, you are sleeping in the bathroom.
You've been spraying/peeing on the ground a lot recently.
You even sprayed on Yves' yoga mat and my Club Monaco clutch.
We know it's not your fault that you weren't neutered,
but until we know what to do with the problem,
you are sleeping in the bathroom.
