WOYWW #692

  Another Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! If you would like to learn more, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html. Maybe you could join our little group!

Happy September! It started to feel cooler exactly on September 1st. All the kids went back to school yesterday, including Jasper! She started the Montessori Toddler Program yesterday. She's growing up fast!

My desk this morning:

I told you I would show some pictures of our trip to Nova Scotia today, so here goes (hopefully I won't bore you with too many). It was a nostalgic trip as we were visiting family graves along the way, culminating at a funeral for hubby's older brother.

We opted for picnic lunches on the way there and managed to find beautiful parks like this on on the way to have them. Driving through Quebec and especially New Brunswick all you can see for miles and miles are trees, hills, mountains, and Beware of Moose signs!

This double rainbow was in Quebec, you can just barely see the second rainbow about an inch above the first. We had terrible rainstorms through Quebec.

Some New Brunswick scenery. 

We stopped in Fredricton NB to see my favourite painting that we visit every time we go east - Salvadore Dali's St James the Great. It is a giant painting, and absolutely breathtaking!

Here is another photo to show how big it is

We went through the longest covered bridge in the world in New Brunswick

When we got to Halifax we visited the Halifax gardens which is a beautiful, a huge park in the middle of Halifax. Hubby remembers running all over the gardens as a boy.

They don't focus on flowers like Kew Gardens does, but more on landscaping.

And we spent time at Purdy's Wharf (where I had my lobster dinner)

The next day we were off to Peggy's Cove

Rescue unlikely...

The peaceful part of Peggy's Cove!

Then to Lunenburg, a beautiful fishing town where the Bluenose Ship was built - this is a sister ship

Then off to Bridgetown which was the purpose of our visit, the funeral of Hubby's older brother. It was a sad family reunion. We stayed at an airB&B with a bit of a surprise in the backyard:

a very old cemetery called Clark Cemetery, a municipal cemetery very few know about. This is where we had the wake after the funeral. Kind of appropriate I guess.

The next day we were off home pretty much backtracking the way we got there, but not stopping here and there. Hours and hours of trees and more trees. We hit a big rainstorm on our second day, just before home. We were glad to get off the highway and home!

These clouds brought torrential rains, but luckily no hail.

So there it is in a nutshell, hope I didn't bore anyone too much! Next week I can share my Journal, I'm almost finished. Have a great week, Inky and Mittsy say "Meow!"

WOYWW #691

 Another Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! If you would like to learn more, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html. Maybe you could join our little group!

We are back after a lovely 10 days in Nova Scotia! I won't go into details today, but next week I will be able to show you my travel journal. Here is what is on my desk this morning:

This is my travel art bag which had everything I needed for the trip! I will show more of what is inside next week, but for now here are a few:

Of course, we can't go to Nova Scotia without getting one of these for dinner!

And one last one for today, here I am at Peggy's Cove, a very famous lighthouse in Nova Scotia. It is surrounded by these rounded rocks that people like to wander across, but I stayed close to the lighthouse...

People have gotten careless over the years and actually died falling off these rocks into the ocean, and there are signs everywhere saying if you fall in, too bad. We can't get you out. Doesn't seem to deter some people though. They especially like to go out on stormy days for some reason.

Well that's it for me today, more next week when I am more organized. The kitties made it through without us just fine, and were very nicely cared for by our neighbor. 

Have a great week! Inky and Mittsy say "meow!"

WOYWW #689

 Another Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! If you would like to learn more, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html. Maybe you could join our little group!

Hello to you all! We have had such beautiful weather lately, I'm very grateful for it!

Here is my desk:

We are going on a trip to Nova Scotia so I thought I would make a small travel journal. I haven't used a travel journal in a few years now - nowhere to go! 

I finished my Fodder Book

and now I've been busy making more watercolour fodder - I love making these!

In the garden, the plant we overwintered has finally decided to bloom, and the Glads I stuffed into a pot are starting to bloom as well! I'm a bit worried I will miss the full display while on our trip...

Mittsy is still helping me make the bed as usual. As quiet as I can be when getting the sheets out, she's always right there!

I will leave you with the spot that I go to every morning on my walk, my "halfway sit and enjoy the lake" spot!

I hope you all have a lovely week. I may not be able to post next week, but I will be thinking of you all!

Inky and Mittsy say "Meow!"

WOYWW #688

 Another Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! If you would like to learn more, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html. Maybe you could join our little group!

Hello everyone! I am writing today on a beautiful sunny and cool morning! Only 19°C! We did get a few days of very hot and humid weather, but that is gone now. My walk this morning will be very nice!

My desk today (taken last night)

This is my Fodder Keeper, I had just glued in the spine and was letting it dry. Here it is this morning nice and dry and ready for the next step. I just started Fodder School #1, and this was the first project.

I also made some watercolour fodder this week:

And the pages to go inside my Fodder Keeper:

I've been going on walks lately and trying to pay attention, to observe, and here are a few things I found:

Do you see it? I had to go back and take a picture! What does it look like to you? 

And I couldn't believe I found this leaf, there were no other yellow or orange leaves around, or in any of the trees. I found the rock near the lake along with a million other rocks!

And here at home, one of our daily visitors...

And my "Grotto" has become "Zen"...

Well, that's it for me, the cats are out enjoying the summer weather, and I will be going for my walk soon. I wonder what I will find today? I hope all of you have a wonderful week, Inky and Mittsy say "meow"!

WOYWW #687

 Another Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! If you would like to learn more, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html. Maybe you could join our little group! 

Greetings all! I missed last week as I was babysitting my granddaughter for the week. I had a blast! Except for the one day (Wednesday) when she was sick with her first tummy bug :-( But that's how things go.

When I got home I decided to re-vamp my art table so that I would have more room to work:

Now to keep it this way! That's always the hardest part! 

This is my desk this morning, after going through my paints and finding the colours I like best. Next I will put the swatches in my book for reference. I had never thought of doing this before, but it makes sense!

While in Toronto Jasper and I went for many walks in this park, played in the sand, went on the swings, and the toddler climber. Even went in the wading pool! Such a great place so close to her home!

And hamming it up is fun too!

Anyway, it's nice to be home, to my own little garden...

Tomatoes - almost fruiting, can't wait!!

the fountain - it's in the shade in the morning when I took this, so no fountain of water yet, but it's pretty! It certainly attracts the thirsty birds and squirrels, I think we have the busiest yard in the neighborhood!

Well, that's it for me today. As usual the kitties are out playing, watching the squirrels and exploring the yard, or sleeping in the sun. All wonderful activities for cats in the summertime! I hope you are all having a good summer (or winter), are staying safe, and having fun!

Have a great week,