Day 333

Jeanine - "First Snow"

I love the first snow of the season.  This was shot through the windshield of the car at 7:20 this morning.  It was one of those rare mornings when Ian and I are able to drive to work together (I had to lecture at the police station first thing).  He drove.  I took pictures of the snow and drank my coffee.  I could get used to having a driver.  : )

Day 332

Emily - Look at all the ME going on (aren't I modest?) So THIS ladies and gentlemen, is THE dress. And I mean THE dress. We bought this for my awesome birthday night that I'm sooooooooooooooooooooo excited for. So I love this dress and I think its funny that the headband I was wearing matched the dress :p













Jeanine - "Dancing in the Rain"

Someone once said..."anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain."

Can't believe all the rain we are getting this week.  The banks of the Thames River are overflowing.  Thank goodness it isn't snow!  This photo shoot in the rain brought a little bit of sunshine to my day!

Day 331

Emily - Ahhh the mitts :) They're soooo warm and I think they're very cool, great idea ever since the olympics. I had the original ones but they're very worn out so I got the latest style, ooo lala :)

Jeanine - "STA"

This morning I had the opportunity to speak to a couple of high school law classes at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School.  The son of a friend of mine is taking law there and they arranged for me to speak to them.  They toured the courthouse last week and I ran into them there as well.  It is a real treat for me to be asked to speak to high school law classes because it was a grade 12 law class in my high school that convinced me to be a lawyer.  Maybe someone I spoke to today will now consider the practice of law in their future.  What a great facility this school is...I was impressed with the school and the kids!

Day 330

Emily - It's the MOST wonderful time of the year... da da da da... December is my favourite month, my birthday, christmas, snow that isn't brown. It's all so awesome and this is the first sign of the season. Wrapping presents. Very excited!!








Jeanine - "Dining Room Table"

I have a feeling our dining room table will look like this from now until Christmas.  It is currently covered in homework, wrapping paper, lists and Christmas cards.  I am still on course to having my shopping done by the end of November...did it last year and loved how much more I enjoyed December because of it.  Ok, yes, it was 11:30 tonight when I realized I didn't have a photo yet!

Day 329

Emily - Recreating an old photo. This is similar to a photo that I took waaayyyyy before the blog, about three years ago I think, I've always loved it, it was kind of my first reallly good photo that wasn't of people or a place, it was artsy. So here it is, slightly modified :)









Jeanine - "The Last Buzz Cut"

Today Ian got his hair cut "high and tight" for the last time before he retires.   He has threatened to let it grow for a year...ha!

Day 328

Emily - It's such an interesting flower I find. It looks plastic and yet very tropical. A juxtaposition of flower photos we have here :)










Jeanine - "Vintage Rose"

A client sent me flowers this week.  This is a rose from the bouquet of white roses and white lilies.

Today I bought one of my favourite magazines "Where Women Create."   The photos of gorgeous studio spaces where creative women work inspired me to create this image.  Found this quote in the mag too.  "There are always flowers for those who want to see them." (Henri Matisse)

Day 327

Emily - Just your average yearbook class. Taking pictures of the random. Haha. The only good thing about having the oldest and slowest computers in the ENTIRE school...? You get a cool old fashion keyboard shot.






Jeanine - "Etsy Art"

I LOVE the Etsy website www.etsy.com  - a marketplace for handmade or vintage items.  It is fun to just "window shop" AND sometimes really shop.  Recently I purchased these individual typesetter's letters.  I spent some time this afternoon trying to create...to crack that white page syndrome...and was then inspired to stage this composition of the letters against a metal vase.  I like that the lines of the vase point toward the word and that the light works to highlight those lines and the letters.