starting at the beginning

my usual approach to dealing with the winter blues is to head indoors, re-watch my favourite tv shows, eat comfort food and wait for it to pass me by while cursing myself for yet again failing to plan a hot destination escape in February. i get a little lazier, a little less productive, but a little better at baking. in fact, my most recent attempt was at these chocolate macarons for a friend's wedding.

this year i'm doing things a little differently, and i'm keeping myself active while trying some new things. i've started taking a woodworking course, a ceramics class, and this last weekend i was even lucky enough to help out with falconwright's new online shop, that just so happened to open this week(!), by being in photos for their lookbook. Sandi, Danielle and Tim did such a great job at making everything look so warm and pretty. i love taking photos, so the idea of being in front of a camera was a little nerve wracking, but it really was a fun afternoon with some great friends and i got to wear other peoples' lovely clothes. who could complain?

the quiet after the end of the year storm: my winter holidays in snapshots

 

visiting peterborough.



somewhere between Chatham and Toronto.

my new meow tote, from the kind folks at fieldguided .



finally working on my first knitting project.



this guy was so tough.

2011 was very good to me. i went to a few places in Europe and saw things like this, this and this with some of my most favourite people, including my partner in adventure and relaxation, Matt. i joined a softball team and conquered my fear of getting hit in the face with a high flying ball. i went back to school for Linguistics and to finally get crackin' on that elusive university degree. i signed up for weaving, woodworking and ceramics classes. i got a new bicycle, which i proudly named Pepsi. and i only got one (!) haircut. 2012 has some big shoes to fill.