My last post was about discovering a very special blessing — a brother I didn’t know about. What a blessing he is and what a blessing to have him in my life. When I think of blessings, I’m not thinking… Read more
Print Your Photos
printed photographs are gifts
“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” said/wrote John Muir. The wind in the cedars and firs whispers and hums, yet in the maples and alders it rustles and prattles, making fine forest… Read more
General
Thankful at thanksgiving, pandemic or not
I wonder how many people really celebrate Thanksgiving for what it’s meant to celebrate? Or for the understanding of its roots? This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving and I have so very much to be thankful for. If I take absolutely… Read more
General
My upcoming project: shadows and streets
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place … I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” –… Read more
General
Last week and this week
Last week was a good week. Not that they aren’t all [good weeks]. A few reasons why: On a personal note, on separate days we connected with two different couples — personal distancing well in hand — for some much… Read more
General
home grown, locally grown
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” said Lewis Grizzard and me. I made it! Remember the tomato tart I mentioned a couple weeks ago, promising I’d try it. It was worth the little… Read more
A Story, General
Life is so delicious
So I made another batch of homemade orange ice cream. Yes, with nothing but the real ingredients, nothing at all artificial. Why? Well, we were having new neighbours over for a personally-distanced BBQ. “Pull up a chair. Take a taste…. Read more
Books Diane Recommends, General
from books to fragrant lilies to open water swimming
You know that feeling when you’ve been reading a really, really engaging book — the kind that you never want to finish and that feels so darn good in your hands? I just finished one of those kinds of books… Read more
