On a Sunday in October

About a week ago the boys and I went on a great walk/bike ride, enjoying the bit of sunshine against the fall trees.  This is the kind of weather that makes me love where I live.  Ask me in about 3 months time when it's been raining for 5 weeks straight and I might not be so keen, but for right now, it's just so beautiful. 
I've been neglecting this space for a while.  I'm not online or on the computer very often these days.  For starters, the busy season has me ramping up my efforts in the studio and I get home, with clay splattering over my cloths, the boys hungry for my attention, and few precious hours to spare.  I've been wanting to read before bed and put my mind on other things, not just work and that's been healthy for me.  Frankly, my life has been rather quiet lately: a lot of introspection after a great amount of work completed, long conversations with friends who need me to be a good listener, and time spent doing things as a family have all been more of a priority.  All that being said, I will be stopping by here a couple of times a week, sharing some new work, up-coming shows, along with the occasional ramble from my heart.  I do hope you'll hang in here with me...

Lovely Homes: Part 2

Ok here's a few more homes that I was drooling over on my walk with the kids the other evening.  The sun was casting some serious shadows and washing out the windows on some of these, but you get the idea... it was a lovely evening to be outside taking pictures of the homes in the neighbourhood that I like. 
Our neighbourhood is a real mix of these lovely, charming houses but then there are a lot houses like ours, a little bungalow from the 60's that is sitting on a $million dollar lot.  So people with the cash to buy the property are just coming in for the view, tearing houses like ours down and building these monstrous houses that lack in the charm and character of the houses you see above.  All the little details that make these homes so lovely- like a curved roof, gabled windows, arched entryways and porches and ohhh, the windows, make me glad to live in such an architecturally diverse area.  Living in the suburbs with homes that are all the same, cookie cutter shapes of themselves doesn't seem quite so inspiring. 

All in a day's play

Saturday included a hike and walk with just me and Jenny to Lynn Canyon and up to the Seymour Demonstration Forest.  Sushi for lunch and Dried fruit and nuts for desert while we checked out the new city library.  Then for some fun and cute photos of the kids at the Pier.  It felt like we were on vacation.
Hope your weekend was great!  I've got a busy week ahead and a give-away to announce so stay tuned...

Lovely Homes Part 1

Lovely homes in our  neighbourhood that make me sing 'if I had a million dollars'.  And while they are no mansions, the price tag is, well, way out of our league! I love the veranda on the bottom photo on with the clover pattern.  The windows (so great!) make me think the view of the ocean would be so sweet from inside. 
Hope your weekend is great!  We've got friends staying over and hopefully we will finally see some sun after having a week of solid rain...

back alley gates

 

Our walks in the evening have me looking at back alley gates, some much nicer than others.  These ones caught my eye.  Back alley's seem so luxurious when the value of the land where we live is so high.  We have been fortunate enough to rent a small 50's style house in this neighbourhood for 4 years now.  As the boys grow bigger, the house feels smaller, and sometimes we start thinking about what is next.  All I can say is that I will miss the back alley views...