Where these now grow was once a combination of heavily packed patches of gravel, yard debris from nearby neighbours, and a wild tangle of blackberries. When imagining what once was, this metamorphosis could be similar to that of moths and… Read more
General
Food and Garden (not a magazine title)
What? It’s this easy to make my own ricotta? Okay then. Since I don’t have a dedicated garden space, other than the strip on the side of the house for all my herbs, I plant my vegetables in amongst the… Read more
Books Diane Recommends
3 Good Books I Read … and one I put down
I’m finally sharing a few books I’ve read so here are three recent ones I read that I particularly enjoyed plus one I didn’t. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne. This was one that was chosen by our book… Read more
A Story
In the Dark
It was late. Mostly dark outside. The dog asleep at my feet. So quiet. Something — I don’t know what — made me get up and walk into the living room. Although I hadn’t opened the fallboard of the piano… Read more
Photography Project, Print Your Photos
Behind the scenes
You may remember I’ve mentioned a few times that I enjoy watching YouTube videos to see/learn how to do certain things. I’ve turned to the videos to watch how to: repot an orchid, clean my fountain pen, make a quick… Read more
Photography Project
fruits of my labour
One of the things I’ve learned from David duChemin is that it’s not enough to print the occasional photo book or zine. He feels, rightly so, every project we complete should not only be in print but we should do… Read more
Photography Project
The final day of June
Recently a lovely internet friend and photographer wrote something on her blog that I one hundred percent relate to because what she said parallels how I use this space as well. Donna wrote, “This isn’t a portfolio of perfect images… Read more
Photography Project
Round One
This idea has been rolling around in my mind like a bag of marbles escaped into the bottom of a canoe. Imagine opening the mail or a neatly wrapped gift and inside is a translucent vellum pouch or envelope. You… Read more
