Yesterday, shrugging off the annoyance of a winter cold that has taken away my voice, I got some fresh air on a drizzly morning walk along the water with a friend and her very handsome boy.He is so worried when his mom goes in to...
Making this wreath gave me a chance to get out my little box of beach treasures and remember how it feels to be sitting on hot sand, popping a shell or pebble or little bit of sea glass into my bag. All the sweeter holding them in...
...I did it, I did it, I did it!I swam on Thanksgiving day. October 8. See proof:Way back in August I didn't think there was a chance. Weather helped a lot.Consider the magnificent swimming season of Summer 2012 officially closed.I think....
The weather here has been unseasonably warm and lovely and I took the opportunity late yesterday afternoon to try and shorten the coming seasons by extending the last. I got down to the beach and yes, into the water! Into the ocean, I should specify....
Do these look very different to you? Yeah, me neither. Man this painting business is haaaaard!I was thrilled to carve out a few hours for painting and decided to go back to this old one from the spring. I had known it wasn't finished then...
I woke up to these: soggy beach towels. Misty water. Could I have ...
Guy had some serious attitude....
I started a new painting yesterday. I was having a lot of fun with the colours. Unfortunately I had to leave it in the height of ugliness, but I have high hopes that it has good bones and it's headed somewhere good. I'll keep you...
This is one I was working on maybe a month or so ago. I liked bits but it wasn't coming together like I hoped. On the actual beach on Thormanby Island there was so much detail in the water trails and seaweed and sand but overall there...
Had a chance to get away with my youngest and enjoy the company of some dear moms and daughters. A lovely rejuvenating time. Enabled me to meet two new beaches which both took my breath away. I loved how greens found their way into almost...