pictures to soothe your soul

Photo by Michel Feist taken at a local cafe.

Wishful Thinking a photo blog by Michel Feist - Wishful Thinking

Music does so much to help us through hard times...music also helps us remember the good times.
Sometimes all it takes is a song.

This week for me, all I need is a picture of music to help bring calm to my soul.



TGIF

Tea Time Thoughts

As I wait for my afternoon green tea to steep I look at my at work tea mug which I so happily found at a fun store during our engagement period and wonder how long exactly are you "JUST MARRIED"?
Six months? One year?
I still feel pretty fresh into the married world to continue using my tea cup O'love.

What do I do with it when this newly married bliss moves into the next phase of happily ever after?

I am not one to hold onto things for sentimental reasons. Do I keep it tucked away safely, saving it for my daughter for when she takes the plunge? Meh. I would forget about it knowing what I know about me.

Do I leave it at work with a sign on it 'free to good love'? Donate it to the local second hand store?
I am sure I will know what to do when the time is right. For now I will continue to drink my afternoon tea from my special cup O'love feeling blessed daily for this wonderful just married feeling.

The weekend

Due to some cancelled practices and one slightly injured child we got to partake in some not to often enjoyed home time this weekend.
This included some board games, such as snakes and ladders, jr.scrabble, chess, monopoly etc...I didn't grab pictures of all the exciting action but below are a few snaps of us enjoying some of our relaxing home time....not pictured here, one pretty clean house! woo hoo!!

Some intense Monopoly.

The boys actually playing outside! wow!

Found, One quiet hiding spot. Caught ya!

Serious business.

I just liked her hat.

Brag time!

Our super talented friend who also happened to take our amazing wedding photos is currently being featured in a two page spread as Young Blood in the most recent issue of Applied Arts magazine. check it out.

These images were taken at lunch today in Chapters book store on my cell phone camera.

(see Terry in the back ground)

To check out more from Michel visit her web site.

Congratulations Michel....We are so proud of you!!!

Observation

We were out and about at lunch today and I was struck by how very few people wear mittens/gloves at -10 C.
I don't like to have cold hands.

ice festival

So. We went and checked out the local ice sculpture competition this past weekend. The weather was so warm, the poor sculpture-ists(?), who have come from all over the world to compete in this, had to drastically change some of their original sculpture plans because pieces would not stick together. With temperatures above zero for most of last week, some took to wrapping their works in progress with cardboard and placing dry ice above the enclosures just to maintain what they had done to that point. The time lines were extended into the over night periods just to give them a chance to salvage some design. I would say they managed pretty well.

Here is a shot of the ice maze from far away, to the left is the 'castle'

And here I am at the entrance to the ice maze.

This is what it looked like inside the maze

A cool close up of an ice block with lights inside.

Just one of the many amazing sculptures in the competition

A shot of artists working hard after dark trying to salvage design.


Me again, sitting at an ice table waiting for someone to join me.

I found it amazing that the glass I was holding as well as the dishes on the table were actually glass.

First Time

I’ve never had a flu shot in my life.

I feel like crap now…get this, I have flu like symptoms suddenly.
I voluntarily gave myself and my family the flu. My body aches, my skin is starting to hurt and I feel the dull throb of a headache coming on.
I am starting to get pretty tired, although that might be the spaghetti we had at lunch.
What if I get short of breath? OMG….
Why did we have to get this stupid shot?
Check it out…I am even extra whiny. Go figure.


It was a pretty funny experience. I even got pictures of the kids before and during their shots. I was quite surprised by the different reactions. I will have to post them another time.



Just when you think you know someone and how they will and can handle certain situations, they throw you a curve ball and show you a little something you didn't expect.

We saw strength and confidence crumble, we saw fear and weakness make way for pride and a new maturity.

ahh life.

Expect the unexpected.