swallows return

minter gardens.

Lady slippers, rhodos, wisteria and aquilegia - a favourite nursery on a rainy Victoria Day.

maurice sendak

from Pierre, A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters. Sad to hear the passing of a great author of children's literature. If you haven't seen this yet, do look.

mix.

Feeling the need to buy some fresh eucalyptus branches.(image: Pinterest)

My five-year-old's cheetah and volcano drawing (the cheetah likes volcanoes).

Paper crystal street art. (image: plentyofcolor.com)

galiano island

Spent the weekend on Galiano Island with lovely friends, delicious food and kids galore. It had been way too long. I forgot how the beach smells like kelp and how soft the forest ground feels under your shoes, just bark and moss and earth. The kids even discovered a deer skeleton!

the dirndl

Lena Hoschek

wax print dirndls: Noh Nee

Sportalm

The dirndl and its' (some may beg to differ) awesomeness as it presents itself today.

showers + flowers

A rainy spring day on the west coast. I love it!

persian block print & clematis

I was very good this weekend and managed to restrain myself and NOT bid on this beautiful Persian block brint panel. Got the last of the seeds started, milkmaid nasturtiums, took the boys to the beach and moved the clematis. Some grand inspiration:

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gardening.

Transplanted 30 tomato seedlings today. Most will be given away to friends. Also got these in some starter mix:

- castor bean

- hyacinth bean

- cardiospermum

- bunny tails

- bells of Ireland

This year's gonna be all about getting lots of leafy results fast!

you can take the girl off the ice...

Year after year after year, I always stop what I'm doing to watch the World Championships. Can't help it; it's in my blood. (photo: Barbara Ann Scott, 1948 World Champion)

triodetic dome.

When it's still freezing cold and half-snowing this late in March, standing under the dome and looking up at palms, Madagascar dragon trees and giant cacti is the only thing that does the trick.