Back from vacation and completely exhausted ... the cabin and lake were great, wonderful to see my four year-old niece away from her usual urban landscape, surrounded by trees and fish and the occasional snake, in love with the water (especially her new-found ability to 'swim' with an inflatable vest), torturing her uncles, eating far too many sweets (it was her birthday, after all) ... and good to see my mom and my older brother, it was an escape for them too ... and nice to see my sister have the time to read an entire book (even if it was No Logo), exchanging the couch for a beach chair ... and I got addicted as well, to fleeing the hot city every day, having the refuge of wind and water ... but it was almost two weeks, with extra days tacked onto either side of the lake part ... two weeks of managing a group of people, their planes and trains and other transportation, their eating and sleeping and entertainment ... and while my girlfriend (thank you, Christina) was an absolute superstar in the help department ... I think I might need another vacation ...
C is friends with the fashion stylist Rebekah Roy (left in both pics above) ... one of those people who personify calm and smiling success. On her blog she presents glamour in this very sincere, straightforward way ... whether she's taking pictures of people on the street , talking about stain removers , her favourite videos , or attending some glittering party . One minute she's ruminating on hair extensions, and in the next she reveals how she's been featured on the Vogue UK site. A real disarmer and charmer (and this without meeting her yet, although I feel like I know her because we both did our time in Winnipeg). * * * * * Coming home from Russia, we did many bad things. ; mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 inches. In my own life, the glamour is wholly imagined. * * * * * witches, smoke ; mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 inches. My second go at this one, and for some reason I'm painting a lot of smoke lately (note to self: tell C that I want to be cremated). *
Looks like you had a great time ! :)
ReplyDeletesounds lovely and exhausting and fun and wild all at the same time!
ReplyDeletewho's the orca?
ReplyDeleteSounds exactly like you write it ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're still happy.