My mom came for a visit today and with her she brought a photo album of really old family pictures. They were so wonderful! I don't have many pictures of my family but when I was little I remember pouring over these albums full of black and white photos. I had never seen the album she brought with her today. Here are few that I took photographs of:

My grandma and grandpa, great uncle and great aunts - just having some beers...

My Grandma and Grandpa on their wedding day

My Grandpa

I love this picture of my Grandma. My Mom is the one in the snowsuit.

My Mom. Cuteness.
This dress was made for my mom by her grandmother. It was passed down
to me and then to my daughter when she was born.

I practically swooned at the sight of all the gorgeous dresses and fantastic hair dos.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! xo

I am...

...so totally in love with this dress!

The website is amazing too.
xo

Tuesday Tune...

...a day late but Shambala happened.
This festival brings at least 10 000 people to our little corner of the world.
Town/work has been bonkers and getting anything done has been challenging. I have pretty much avoided downtown for the past week, with the exception of going to work. Here's hoping things begin to chill out a wee bit.
Today's tune is from the Reverend Horton Heat. He is playing at the Royal on the 1st of September. Gotta make it out to this one!



I love me some Sabbath...





The Mister used to play this song to our daughter while she was in my belly. It would make her wiggle and kick. When he played it for her once she was born, her little face lit up and she started to wiggle in time. How could I not include this song!



xo

Tuesday Tune

Tunng....

Just a little silly....

Clay covered hands

We are nursing a summertime cold here (boo!) so I thought I would share a photo that makes me laugh every time I see it.
Enjoy the sunshine on this B.C. long weekend! xo

Buffalo and dinosaurs and lizards....oh my!

We got to go for a little vacation! Woohoo! This lovely little town I live in has a definite way of sucking you in so it is always nice to actually leave for a little while.
We camped in Silverton with my brother and sister-in-law and went to a very informal wedding reception. Congratulations, Colin and Ruby! Silverton is a stunning place to camp and I am sure we will go again.
Then we went to Alberta for a week and did some tourist-y things. First stop was Fort MacLeod. There is a Unesco World Heritage Site there called Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump. The museum is absolutely amazing! It is dedicated solely to the lifestyle, mythology and technology of the Blackfoot people. Definitely worth a look-see if you are ever in the area. And take a little tour with one of the guides - the Blackfoot people are a verbal storytelling society (they had no written language) so to hear their stories first hand was pretty cool.


While we were in Fort MacLeod we got to see some stunning lightening storms and even an owl!
Next stop, Calgary. We were just there for a few hours for a little shopping. I hit Sephora (like a kid in a candy store I was!), then we all went to the LEGO store and had a ride on the carousel. The Mister went and got himself some Scotch and G. and I did a little clothes shopping. Then we hit the road, trying to make it out of Calgary before rush hour during Stampede week. Some though we were nuts for even going into Calgary during Stampede but it was no problem and we made it out alive.
Next stop, Drumheller. It is actually an amazing little town with lots to do. We camped in this fantastic little campground right in the middle of town though you would never have guess that you weren't out in the woods in the middle of nowhere.
Our first day was spent at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. It is full of dinosaurs! And it was the perfect destination for the little girl that has decided that she is going to be a palaeontologist when she grows up. Completely awe inspiring. The displays were stellar and we spent an entire afternoon there. G. was gobsmacked. Truth be told, so was I. And I have been there before. Another place to give a visit.


The next day we went to Reptile World. They have over 150 live reptiles there. Pretty cool.


Then we slowly made our way back to B.C. What a relief it was to see the mountains in the distance!


And as soon as we came over the Crow's Nest Pass you could smell the forest. That smell is home to me.
A wonderful adventure. One that we won't soon forget.

My workspace

I wanted to share my workspace with you today. I am so lucky to have ton of natural light and I also have an incredible view of the mountains and the lake. It is super inspiring.

My sewing space is just a corner of my bedroom with a small nook off to the right side. That is where I do all my cutting and pressing. Sometimes if I am doing a lot of applique I set up another machine on my cutting table. It is a fairly efficient workspace because it is so tiny. It can also get very messy quite quickly. The above photo was taken on a good day!
I have been spending a lot of time here lately. This is what I have been working on:

Hope you are all having a great weekend! xo