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Photo recap of a whirlwind weekend road trip to Seattle, Washington, with a ton of natural beauty along the way.
Today, I had a break from writing. So it was kind of a look-at-life-through-the-lens sort of day. Here are a few things my camera and I saw. Also, I was so honoured to be featured on Mary DeMuth's podcast the Restory Show.
Tiptoeing through time and space back to India, where we made friends for life--and where our love story began.
Tea, books, knitting, eating, cuddling, chocolate... This is a small celebration of some of my favourite simple pleasures. What makes your list?
By opening up your heart and showing others your weaknesses as well as your strengths, you become more of who you are, and give others permission to do the same. Isn't that the most loving thing to do?
Patience is what happens when we are presented with opportunity. Because no opportunity worth having ever comes easily.
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what the sunflowers do." Helen Keller
"Harmony make small things grow. Lack of it makes great things decay." - Sallust
"I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow." - Abraham Lincoln
"We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves." - Galileo Galilei
For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas.
"You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things." - Nate Berkus
"Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music." - William Stafford
"Each day has a story that deserves to be told, because we are made of stories. I mean, scientists say that human beings are made of atoms, but a little bird told me that we are also made of stories." - Eduardo Galeano
Translating imaginary people into the real world can require quite a bit of research. My hope is that while I entertain, my story makes a difference. My current novel is set in San Francisco, Edmonton, and Mumbai. Here's a sneak preview...
Stories matter. But stories like this--that show real humans being brave and loving and compassionate--they are what matter most.
"Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer." - Anita Kizzan
"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven." - Henry Ward Beecher
Knitting is a lot of things. And as much as I love it, to me, knitting is more than just a craft--knitting for someone IS love.
"The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose." - Mahatma Gandhi
Random acts of kindness are one of the sweetest ways to love someone, don't you think?
"Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there." Phillip Brooks
Passing the torch of charitable activism to the next generation...
The weekend before last, our dear friends Mark and Colleen came down for an unexpected, but much-enjoyed visit from Yellowknife. Colleen and I took a walk in the woods, and espied some very pretty things.
Five things I’m grateful that have happened because I chose this winding road that I may not have been blessed with otherwise. Plus, I finally share the story of how I ended up in the mud!