mixed.

so far, our spring has seen a whole gamut of weather anyone can possibly imagine. we've had long stretches of what is locally known as RDF (rain, drizzle and fog), snow, and flurries. happily, every now and then, these unusually long spell of grey and cloudy days are broken up by a day or two of sunshine. seeing and feeling the warmth of the sun here is like coming up for air after being submerged for a very long time -- feels pretty damn amazing.

make your own ice

I just started making my own ice. It's awesome. I'm now a firm believer that all cold drinks are better with an unreasonably large ice cube in them. I make mine in a silicone bread pan with a plastic wrap cover. It works really well because you can just peel the "pan" off the block when it's done. The hardest part is chiseling off the bits to a workable size. I hear a specially designed ice pick can be used, in a pinch, but I use a screwdriver and it gets the job done.

I also bought heavy $2 cut glass glasses that I like:

In related link news, here's a way to save destroy the environment and make clearer ice.

unicorns in unitards.

not really. just being silly. although, it would be pretty awesome if we did have a photo of unicorns in unitards. we do have these photos instead, taken a few weeks ago.



we are giddy from all the sunshine we got today. we went for a nice walk along the lake this afternoon. yay.

also, it's super cool that Mette from ungtblod left a comment on our little blog. double yay. her blog is amazingly beautiful.

Sunday Collection 8: The Collector

Aka: Bottles and Cans - Just Clap Your Hands.

These were all taken in a church/antique store near Beachy Cove.

chips dressing and gravy (and fish)

(and o-crush) By the sea.

I'm so hungry right now...

it is what it is.

"So often I wake up and the fog, the blizzards, living here is like being on a barge, adrift in the Atlantic. There is no buffer to weather. We're forced to take the brunt of it. I love it." --Gabriel English, This All Happened.

am not sure if i would love the feeling of being on a barge and not having a buffer to the weather like the protagonist of Michael Winter's book, This All Happened, but it certainly feels a lot like that living here in Newfoundland. the weather can indeed be relentless and we are certainly forced to take the brunt of it. but i think this feeling of naked exposure to the weather is partly what makes people of Newfoundland resilient and have a wicked and wry sense of humour - which i love.

we've had nothing but rain, drizzle, fog and cloudy weather for the last week or so. i must say i do miss the sunshine and the blueness of the sky. i can't remember the last time i've seen either. it's all so foggy now.

sunday collection #7

someone else's miniature house collection.
click on the picture for a closer look.

what?

what with it snowing in the middle of April (for reals) and m's hair getting blown straight off by the camera yesterday, we could surely use an extra dose of good luck from this little lady.


ladybug photos taken by m.

before and after

The camera blew my hair straight off. I swear.

It's gettin' to be motorcycle weather. And now, time to watch the first GP of the year.

setting sun.

this was taken a week ago when K and I were driving towards Portugal Cove. the sun was slowly setting but it was still really, really bright, as if it was giving everything its got before it burns out completely.

sunday collection 6: beach edition

Here's the little beach collection e assembled a few weeks ago. Complete with devil's purse!

common house fly.

this sneaky musca domestica flew into our apartment yesterday. i haven't seen or heard it since. hopefully it's gone back outside where it should be.

would rather be...

...sleeping.
but it's sunny out, maybe i should go outside instead!

easter.

we had the most amazing and fun afternoon with friends and family today. awesome company + tasty eats = good times.

phil carving up the bird for everyone.

m is five. goofing around with little K.

sunday collection #5

embroidery hoops.
i bought these hoops from Value Village over a month ago. i thought they were a bit expensive for $1.99 a piece but figured it would be good to make a craft out of it. i only got around to working on one so far.
the owl was drawn by Philippa Jones and was screen printed by me at my previous workplace. this is a gift to two of my favourite people and their wee one arriving in a couple of months or so.

nearly perfect.

the colours and the textures in these pictures are pretty amazing. i love the fact that you can actually see how the Atlantic wind has shaped this little patch of field.



we've had two sunny days in a row! yay. it's extra nice to have this little shot of sunshine as we are expected to have cloudy and rainy weather in the next 7 days.

azul

or asul (in my language)...blue like blueberries...as blue as the sky...bluer than the bluest sea. you get the idea.



it's first day of April. we still have single digit weather but it's mostly okay. at least it's not below zero.

also, i think m's photo on the previous post is pretty awesome, don't you think?