Weather is exhausting, isn't it? Today's promised "weather event" was a white-knuckle freezing-rain warning, with lots of panic rays bouncing around, a day of threats and cancellations, but in the end it was ice chips in the fields and a few slippery spots on wood or metal and otherwise just big squalling rain coming at you angry-ways. WHO ARE YOU TO RESIST PLASTIC PANTS? Oona wanted to know how rain gutters worked, and then complained when she splashed herself jumping in puddles. If the temperature sticks or goes warmer, everything should be fine.
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). *