Saturday, December 31, 2011

Enjoying the last day of the year!

The wonderdog enjoys laying, barking and rolling in the leaves today!




He loves getting those chin scratches. Notice his freckles under there. That's my boy!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Wonderdog Angels

Christmas Memories

My Grandmother used to make hand made ornaments to adorn our gifts as children growing up.  Cut-outs of trees and bells, she would then glue on sparkles or whatever she fancied at the time. In her hall closet she had a large glass jar, filled with odds and ends, buttons, pieces of old cards that she saved, sparkles and glue. Just recently, my brother found this one she made for me, took a quick pic and emailed it to me.
We used to tuck them into the tree or attach a little hanger to the top and put them up after we opened up our gifts. Such a nice reminder of childhood memories and my wise, loving Grandmother.


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Down By The Salley Gardens by William Butler Yeats


Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;

She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.


She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;


But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.


In a field by the river my love and I did stand,


And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.


She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;


But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

Notes

First published as 'An Old Song Resung' in The Wanderings of Oisin and other Poems (1889).

Originally an old Irish folk song, Yeats turned this into a poem as a dedication to oral tradition.
Salley = Willow



Monday, December 12, 2011

Great Vintage Find!

I found this bangle this past weekend at one of my favourite second hand shops. It was only $5 and I simply love all the detail, the best part is, it fits my bony wrist!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Chocolate

I just had my 1st piece of chocolate in over 3 weeks and it's SOOO good! Trying out this new blogger app...

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Miss Pixel Snugglin' Up

She's such a sweet cat.
Cuddling up between the futon and the blankets on a chilly afternoon.

Monday, November 14, 2011

The Day Before the First Snowfall

Yesterday, I took the dog out to Skaha Lake Beach for some more adventures in sniffing...
just in time too, as I just peaked outside and our first snowfall of the year is upon us.

















Sunday, November 6, 2011

November, Down by the Beach

Took the dog down to the beach today for a walk. He did quite a bit of sniffing and I managed to snap a few quick pics.







 The base of this tree was interesting, I wonder if the bear hang out in there.






 Back in the car! Tired of all that sniffing!