Moving Forward

This weekend I took the first step towards my next goal for this year......

The Royal Inland Craft Fair in Kamloops, BC

It was something I made myself commit to last year when I realized I wanted/needed to get back to the creative life I left so long ago.
I haven't participated in a craft show for 8 years and haven't left myself much time to prepare, so I'm a bit nervous.

I've decided to just 

"move forward and get done what I can get done" 

(my new mantra)

Just starting has made my weekend very productive..... 

Six more weekends like this and all will be  well!

Mixed Media using techniques from Kelly Rae's "Taking Flight"

Few original designs for Christmas decorations

New Beginnings...love, honor and cherish

My daughter, Ali has just married her love,  Jordan.

 Their wedding....an amazing event. 

Everything was perfect. 

The love surrounding it all was over flowing.

 We all had so much fun.

 So many wonderful people in one place. 

Wow!

I thought I'd share some of the memories of this cherished day. 

Ali and Jordan

Ali and her cherished and amazing Bridesmaids

Book "Lovers"

Roof Top

Another Chapter begins...............

So much to be thankful for. Welcome to our family Jordan!

My Square Foot Garden

June 30, 2010 photo

I have so many different passions in my life,  I thought I might start to share some of them. Give my blog a little more personality......

I love to garden and have been doing so for over 30 years. I should be an expert, but I'm not. Do I still love it? Yes! Every year things seem to go "a-rye" in the fields but I never get discouraged. This year, however, I picked up a new Magazine "The Urban Farm".  Wow! What a great magazine.  I love it. I read through every page.

www.urbanfarmonline.com

They had this wonderful article by Mel Bartholomew on how to grow a square foot garden. I have somewhat been doing the same thing over the last few years. My method, however, was more of the hodge podge garden and I never knew what was coming up were. But I really liked the idea of having little patches of plants here and there, rather than the straight row method.

Mel goes through his square foot garden step by step. It makes total sense and is really quite easy. So I thought this year I would give it a try.

July 30, 2010 photo

I LOVE IT!!!  I have hardly had to weed or thin out my plants. The varieties  I was able to put in the garden, almost doubled. It's also easy to reseed when one crop is done.

July 30, 2010 photos

Yes, after 30 years, I think I finally found my method and style of gardening that suits me.

Thanks Mel and the Urban Farm team!

Farewell to the Flight - Hello to the new Passage

I can't believe that our ecourse with Kelly Rae Roberts has come to a close. I won't say end because something like that never ends.

We were given an abundant amount of valuable information during the 5 week experience - we met many new friends - we came out of our boxes to experience the energy that was hovering around us.

How wonderful the experience was.

 Now we are.........

 to soar on our own

to use the knowledge we have gathered

and to live the creative life we imagine

I am ready to enter into this new passage. It will be slow at the start (because of my precious daughter's wedding in August), then steadily escalate....

http://kellyraeroberts.com/ecourses/

Kelly Lish's Give Away......oh lucky me!!!

                                                                    BEGIN......
                                                 http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelsetsy

What a incredible feeling I had when I checked my comments tonight and there was one from Kelly Lish.

Oh lucky me! I am the winner of Kelly Lish's give away that she posted yesterday on her blog.

I am so fortunate to be able to choose any print from her etsy shop. Oh my, there are so many I love how can I pick just one....

The one I ended up picking is called "BEGIN"...... I thought it to be a very good symbolism with
 Kelly Rae's flying lessons.

Begin......that is what I will be doing after the course is over.

Yes, I will begin..........

Thank you so much Kelly Lish. I am one happy Girl.
  
ps....I also have to thank Kolleen from Kolleen's blog "Heartwingedsisters" that is where I saw Kelly's link to her blog.    Thanks Kolleen,  

BIG and AMAZING.......one more week to go and we will be flying on our own...

My journey with Kelly Rae (an online e-course: "Flying Lessons")  and my many classmates has been ONE interesting journey. 

My heart has been touched in a new way.

The first two week of the class were energizing and motivating.......then the chaos of life takes hold.

Still running in the background is the classroom...busy and active. I sit silent and watch. I feel frustrated and alone, but not for long. 

Inspiring and supportive voices become loud to me again and make me attentive. 

I realize there must be patience in the process..... In MY process. 

Everyone's journey will be unique.... MY journey will be unique.

But in the end, we will be in the same BIG and AMAZING  place.......

My dreams are big and amazing

my reality (right now) is small

my steps are tiny

but there will be many..many...many

......c.a. gourley