Today: It’s my yearly planning day and I thought I’d share with you a few of the questions that guide my way!
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When I was a little girl, no matter where we travelled, my mom always made sure that we stopped at the local gardens. I don’t remember being excited or bored by these outings. They were just something we did. It was only a few years ago, when I saw a little girl dancing in her own little world at the Rose Garden in Portland, that I realized what a formative experience my early garden visits had been. All the feelings of ease, freedom, magic and joy returned in a rush. Maybe we’re less like to remember the gentle joys. But now I remember.
I remember.
Since then, I’ve made sure to continue my mom’s tradition, always with camera in hand. (I learned that from my mom too!) And so on the perfect day in September, it seemed only right that Justin and I discover the gardens in our very own city. We hopped on the bus and headed out to the Toronto Botanical Gardens.
It was a blue-sky day sprinkled with yellow leaves.
The perfect day for gentle chats and meandering…
For a slow pace and a deep breath…
For following magical pathways…
And meditating on beauty.
The Toronto Botanical Gardens includes a learning garden and when we were there, plenty of children were running about, getting their hands in the dirt and discovering. I smiled thinking how this experience would become a part of their history, perhaps a part of who they would become, just as my early garden visits had with me.
It was a delight to take in the beauty of flowers as we walked.
But the real stars of the show this fall were the trees.
Oh, the trees.
One of the things I truly love about Toronto it is that in this bustling urban centre there are places like this.
I absolutely had to bring some beauty home with me! A visit to the lovely gift shop had me delighting in parrot tulip bulbs. I’ve planted them in my little back garden and, squirrels willing, they’ll infuse the beauty of the gardens into our own backyard next spring.
What are your garden memories?
Today: Sharing my art space with you plus starting to plan and imagine the new year!
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As a guest of Creative Living with Jamie the playful and creative Marney Makridakis, founder of Artellaland, shared with us her thoughts and strategies on creating time, the subject of her first book, Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life
To help you dive into exploring which of these manifestation styles best represents your play personality Marney’s made has a quiz for you.
Today:Feeling tender with receiving and also the anticipation of loss – plus how I’m learning not to brace myself.
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Ginny Farquhar is a sewing author and teacher who runs regular workshops and classes to inspire creativity and help others on their sewing journeys. She lives in Hampshire, England, with her husband and 2 teenage daughters and writes about her passion for living lightly and following her creative dreams on her blog www.sweetmyrtle.typepad.com. She has co authored and published 3 sewing books for FW Media; Sew Fabulous Fabric, Home Sweet Sewn and Sewing for Kids and has a passion for learning, being resourceful and sharing ideas.
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After our interview, Ginny and I continued to chat and she shared with me some of the beautiful and inspiring things her students have said about sewing. We realized you might like to hear them too! Maybe it will inspire you to start your own sewing adventure!
Question: Why do you sew and what does sewing mean to you?
Today: I woke up zinging with the energy of the Full Frost Moon! This moon is all about clarity and here in the studio we’re working on making a clear invitation to creative souls. Maybe you can help me find the right words to create the poetry for our people!
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