Friday, August 7, 2009

i've been making up my world, i've been painting it with gold...

like a dove, my sweet grandma passed with grace last saturday.
she was one of the strongest, most creative and extraordinary women that i have met and i will miss her so much.
God bless her soul.

as promised,
apartment photos!
living room
(i need a new tv)
thai ellie
turkish twin meows
my bedroom window
kitchen
when i moved in the cupboards were brown and not very attractive
after much work, it looks a lot brighter and cleaner now!
patio
i spend hours on here drinking coffee, tea, red wine...anything.
serenity.tranquility
prayer flags
spreading good karma and loving prayers all over winnipeg

there is still some work that must be done,
all in all though i am quite cozy in my new humble home.

the neurls were acting up while unpacking...
box bed.
after furmination,
a furball on eleanor's head makes for a beautiful hat.

rainy cold days
....onto cooking up a storm...
xo.a

Saturday, August 1, 2009

orange sky

lately it feels more like fall than summer in winnipeg
i wake up every morning at 5:30am for work and it's freezing.
this weather makes me crave
tea
leaves
mittens
and
folk music
ever so often i fall for yael naim
she's darling and making many appearances on my latest playlists
please enjoy some frebrew.

my grandma is in the hospital right now and about 2% alive
we will lose her any second.minute.hour.day now
i feel like there is a hole in my family
such is life
such is sad
i just went for my first run in forever long. seeing her suffer and fade away has forced me to detox
to try and take care of my body better
and live a healthier lifestyle
i am quite healthy already - but there's always room for improvement non?
lets just say....the run was painful
day by day = improvement.

away we go - great movie. even better soundtrack.

films to see
paper heart
500 days of summer
taking woodstock
the time travelers wife

goodnight dears
xo. a

rumor has it, k'naan is coming to winnipeg?!?! amaze.

Friday, July 31, 2009

in my place.

greetings peaches!
no, i am not naked in this photo - i am wearing a bathing suit top xo

i have not blogged in months.
i'm not really sure why? i just stopped doing it..
many things to update on..
a) i moved into a new apartment. the neurls were uprooted and re-adjusted. they did not like such things. photos to come.
b) i am not going to kuwait anymore. i got a job in winnipeg that is so fantastic, i am blessed x 100 to have it...therefore i cannot give it up at the moment.
c) i'm now blogging on a mac! ecstatic!

more fun to come soon...
just a quick note to say
this cat's back!
xo.a

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

craftyness!!!


since i'm posting today, i'll add another
BIG piece of news....

i finished my baby quilt!

baby still isn't here, but when it is
it will have a nice cuddly blanket for its room




you can compare to the one in the previous post

or, you can learn how to make one for yourself

(p.s lori, who i made the quilt for,
made ALL of the baby bedding in there
by herself!!)

next on the agenda...recover my new living room chairs
paint a jewelery box
and generally get my house back in order

or, and find some sweet ceramics

yard sailing!!!!!!

xoxoox d.

no words...

there are no words to describe
how truly amazing 
coldplay
was last night

for the first half hour of the show i stood with my
hand over my 'open in amazement' mouth

ashley has TONS of great stories and photos
to share about the show from her vantage point
but i was rocking out in row 19 with durg darding

read more about it here.

they even played green eyes.
<3

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo d.
(lots of love today)

Thursday, May 14, 2009

my honor...

so i know that pretty much everyone has seen this new
SNL digital short

but seriously, the fears i had
that JT and samburg couldn't pull off
more magic

was dead wrong.

'we are so cool and thoughtful'.

xoxo d.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

smell it...

apparently i'm just going to post fun videos
from now on and not write anything fun

chris from vantage sent me this
knowing that i love amelie
and audrey tautou




also, some news
the 303 is in changes
awesome summer ahead!

xo d.