Artist Date – December
Why waste this incredibly warm December weather. Walk the beach! That's what I did for my Artist Date this week. The Artist Date is one of Julia Cameron's basic tools or remedies for getting the creative juices flowing. The Artist Date is a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests you. It is opening... Continue Reading →
Airlie Beach
As you may have figured from reading my posts, I am a shorewalker. I love the sound of the waves. (That's why I named my Etsy shop WaveSong). But most of all I love beachcombing. Most of the beaches I have been on while on my trip to Australia have been pure sand. And not much... Continue Reading →
Lament for Claire and Michael
A dear friend, Claire Verney, has been blogging about her journey caring for her husband diagnosed in 1994 with early onset Parkinson's Disease. In Day to Day with Parkinson's Disease her writing is a soulful sometimes heart wrenching reflection of her daily commitment to her marriage. Read her blog here. Their earthly walk is nearly... Continue Reading →
Lucky Stones
I have this addiction, some might say obsession, with collecting stones. These specimens are stones with naturally occurring holes found on the beaches of Lake Winnipeg around Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. Some call them crinoids but they are more likely to be gastropods. These 'lucky stones', which we locals lovingly call them, are imprints and "negatives" of... Continue Reading →
Thrift Shopping – Weird Sunhat Ring Dish Souvenir
Two little people under a blue straw sunhat. Where's the rest of their bodies? The proportions are totally out of whack. It's so comical that it had to come home with me!One cutie is lying face up and the other facedown. This little treasure has a souvenir sticker on it from Toronto, Ontario.Typical of the 1940's... Continue Reading →
Evelyn Ward de Roo 