No Mow May

Star of Bethlehem, and Forget-me-nots colour the area at the edge of the forest.

A sea of blue. Not forget-me-nots, but probably a close cousin.

Earth Day in Photos

Another year around the sun.

All Things Beautiful

View from the inside of the Art Gallery of Alberta

A wonderful afternoon of All Things Beautiful!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream…The ’70’s Musical

In a forest inhabited by fairies, the characters in William Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer’s Night Dream come alive.

A group of musicians from the 1970’s turn prose into song.

Dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer
Well can you put your hands in your head,oh no!
I said dreamer, you said you are a dreamer 
Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no!
Roger Hodgson

HIPPOLYTA
Four days will quickly steep themselves in night;
Four nights will quickly dream away the time;
And then the moon, like to a silver bow
New bent in heaven, shall behold the night. WS

Art Class, at the Childhood Home of Emily Carr

The childhood home of Emily Carr, in Victoria BC, was built in 1963.

My son and I spent three wonderful Wednesday mornings studying the art of watercolor painting with an amazing group of like-minded people.

“To look into the heart of the cherry tree when it was blossoming was a marvel almost greater than one could bear. Millions and millions of tiny white bells trembling, swaying, too full of white holiness to ring.” Emily Carr

There are so many skills and techniques to discover!

Enjoying beautifully decorated macaroons, a delicious treat prepared for us by our instructor, Helga Strauss’s mom, and fellow artist.

After today’s class to Beacon Hill Park, where we painted for another two hours.

Thank you, Emily, for sharing your home with us and our new friends.

Old Town Bakery

‘The Old Town Bakery is a must visit,’ shared my airplane seatmate. ‘It is where you will find the best cinnamon bun on Vancouver Island,’ the long time islander enthusiastically shared.

Standing outside, in a long line of cinnamon bun fans.

Established in 1932, the Old Town Bakery was voted home of the islands best cinnamon bun. Word of mouth says that it still is.

Nutella caramel hot chocolate, ham and cheese croissant, whiskey caramel cinnamon bun, lunch for two people under 30 dollars.

A lunch, of quality, affordable, made-from-scratch baking, nostalgic of Grandma’s homemade treats.

Whiskey caramel cinnamon bun with a sprinkle of pistachio nuts.

The Old Town Bakery holds a ‘Fast as you can eat’ contest of an 8 pound cinnamon bun. It took us three days to finish our regular size cinnamon bun, so I don’t know!

Like my friend on the plane, I highly recommend the trip to Ladysmith, for a taste of Vancouver Island’s best cinnamon bun!

The Teacup Tree

We came upon a teacup tree. A cup for you, and a cup for me.

Granny’s favourite charity, artsREACH, is a non-profit organization that provides free enrichment workshops in visual arts, dance, and theatre to vulnerable schools in the Greater Victoria BC area.

Since 2005, more than 42,000 children have benefited from the program.

Lunch Time

Visiting the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibit… at the Royal BC Museum.

Story Quilt

I have begun on the journey of creating a story quilt, capturing moments of time and memories made along the way.

There will be no rhythm or reason to my work. The materials and day will determine the outcome.

I will keep this post updated.

I have no idea when it will be completed.

From top to bottom, Geworteld in Nederland, Flowers and beads from the late 1960s. This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine!

Keeping my brain and my hands in a creative state of mind.

O Canada

O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.

Car ton bras sait porter l'epèe.
Il sait porter la croix!

Ton histoire est une people,
Des plus brillants exploits.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

The True North strong and free!