I took my camera for a walk

I must admit that having my camera with me has become much too infrequent of late.  The i-phone is just too easy to use sometimes and I have often neglected taking real photos.  Yesterday night we all went for a walk, the boys brought along a neighbour friend to play soccer with and I walked around taking pictures.  The kitty at the bottom belongs to a neighbour and made me miss our little Amber. Doesn't she look like little A? Hmm, almost time for another kitty.  Anyways, it felt really good to be creative with something other then ceramics!

It's been an extremely busy few months for me, filling a number of larger and diverse orders for shops and galleries.  I'm thankful to have shipped off the last order for spring, just as I head out to Winnipeg tomorrow to visit a dear friend, some family, and stop by the Woodlands Gallery for a meet & greet the artist.  I grew up in Winnipeg until I was 14 and went back to visit often until I spent 1 year going to college/Uni when I was 19.  It was a place I called 'home' throughout my teens because we had moved for reasons that weren't my own.  I wrote countless letters to friends, trying to keep in touch despite moving quite far away.  It's kind of amazing to still be in touch with many of my elementary school friends via Facebook these days.  I'm looking forward to doing some good catching up over the next few days, celebrating my bff's birthday and connecting with some family too.  It will be a much needed break from the studio and probably a good walk down memory lane too;)!

A sad goodbye

It's been a really sad week for our family as we lost our kitty, Amber Tiger, who was hit by a car late last week.  We were all quite attached to Amber, especially Johnny, who is really devastated by what has happened.  There have been some speeding cars up and down our quiet road as of late- she was just crossing the road right in front of our house when it happened (though we didn't see it and the person didn't stop!) but by the time someone came to the door to let me know she was on the road, she was gone.  I am really thankful there was no blood and that the boys were able to help me get her back to the house without there being the trauma of their kitty as road-kill on top of it.  We have cried and feel as though our house is just not the same without her here.  Missing her lots...