adventures in delicious

good god miss maude -- add this one to the books too for a future adventures in deliciousness!!! and if I've never gushed to you before about how much I love Love LOVE salted caramel: now you know.



thanks again d*s for making everything perfectly spongy (including my waistline ;) )

oooh next diy edible project

So we all know I already make my own yogurt. Now that I've seen this post on design*sponge, butter-making has rocketed to the top of my do-it-myself list.

With yogurt, I found the whole thing so easy AND saves me money, it made sense to bring into my busy schedule as a common practice. We'll see if butter can live up to this precedent...

the dandy & the photo that got away

the other day, i came walking up my drive just as this young fellow came swaggering down the middle street, massive coy grin across his face, crunching occasionally on a bright red apple. i can only describe him as ... a dandy. but everything about the look, the strut, the glasses, the apple... it was a thing of beauty. i should have called out "yoohoo! can i take your picture" and ran up to get my camera. but who does that sort of thing? this is the photo i would have taken: the Dandy on Princess Ave.

cheery/cherry blossoms

bonjour cheris,

cheerful cherry blossoms are blooming up and down my street now. i love this time of year when Princess explodes, all cerise and lace for blocks. the pinks looking particularly smart against west coast grey skies (you know the kind, the kind with the prefect mix of vague blurry mist clouds and sharply defined fluffy light grey ones floating above with sharply contrasted forebodingly dark grey bottoms). however i must admit that pink and blue are a favourite colour combo of mine as well... so looking forward to clear skies {fingers crossed}.

not trusting the aggressive weather to leave the delicate beauties alone, i have cut down some branches to bring home, reaching ikebana-style across my kitchen table (grey like today's sky) and bursting forth from my fireplace. so even though it sure doesn't feel like Spring out-side, it's looking a little more like it in-.

let me lure you to my lair

oh hey! i just realized i never revealed the results of the bedroom to boudoir makeover. this is where i now curl up to read until i lose consciousness thus dropping my book and losing my page... again.

still working on the old-fashioned portraits paired with cabinet of curiosities meets salon-style wall hangings... but all in good time.

resolve

happy new year! posting regularly has not been a 2010 trait, but we'll work on that, i make no promises as this blog aims be an outlet not an obligation.

mainly i'm just pleased that the year is complete. it was a rocky ride and certainly the hardest year of my life to date. looking back it feels like three years worth of events. but the year came to a close with a surprise encounter with almost unbearable joy, leaving me only excitement and anticipation for the great adventures that this new year has already promised. surely the greatest happiness's in life must always come as a surprise.

speaking of surprises, today's photo is of the hail that came tumbling down from sunny skies yesterday afternoon. unedited unfortunately... one of these days i will repair/re-hack my design suite.

resolutions, i rarely commit to formally, but if you'll recall i already had a new year several months ago and my aim is only to continue those projects in self-improvement while holding closer those most important to me, and enjoying every moment of life & love as it is offered.

exciting news for yours truly, design

oh my goshes! it's been radio silence hardcore -- and i'm afraid this trend will continue for a little longer. because: GUESS WHAT



it's time to meet the public. Yours Truly, Design is going to have its day in the sun, ...or, er, night in the dark?

In any case, for all (or a tiny fraction) of your holiday shopping needs, visit me and other local artists, designers, and delightfully-crazy stuff-makers at the 5th Annual Rock 'n' Roll Market, this thursday dec 9 | 4-9pm @ Logan's Pub.

read more here and hope to see you there!