a corner of one's own

look what i found under a free sign...
another curbside treasure.

i was riding my bike home when i noticed it.
i practically abandoned my bike in my rush to get my super strong (i can lift anything!) son to help me carry the treasure home.
it is really heavy because of all its beautiful iron work... check out the pedals. 
my lola (grandma) use to have one just like it (i have memories of working the pedals for her while she sewed our little dresses...)

until i get it working again, i will use it as a desk

i've been wanting a little desk in this corner... 

a place for me to write, to think, to pile more of my books on (NOT !)

i just have to find another chair to go with it... for now i've borrowed one from our dining room

i may not have a room of my own, but virginia... i have a lovely little corner !!!

erica

xoxo

thrifted threads: fifty shades of grey

no ... i haven't watched the movie (and don't plan to !)
i have read the first of the series... and thought it read more like fifty shades of disappointment (only my personal opinion) 
if you are looking for really good erotica... i would suggest the works of marguerite duras, henry miller or anais nin.

however, i needed something catchy for the title of this 'what i wore wednesday' post.
and yes... i'm linking up with lindsey at the pleated poppy for some fashion fun !!!

i found this thrifted variegated grey sweater last summer

and is one of the most comfortable of things i have to wear.

i actually found it in the men's section of the thrift shop 

but ended not giving it to my son because i liked it so much

 there are no tags on the sweater, so i couldn't tell you where it originated

but it washes easily and feels like a cotton blend

i wear it with blue grey slacks (also thrifted from a while back)

and a variegated grey necklace i picked up from one of the local vendors at our moss street market.

 although i would not, could not, will not recommend the book or the movie... 

i'll give this grey sweater two thumbs up.

happy humpday everybody !!!

erica

xoxo

knitting and reading: 02/17/15

knitting:
i finished that second set of dish cloths.
so much fun !!! ... the bright green colours sustained me during our rainy grey week.

reading:
i had to put ishiguro's remains of a day down for a while because anthony doerr's all the light we cannot see finally came in at the library.
i've had this book on hold since before christmas and there is no chance of renewing after my two weeks because there are hundreds on the wait list after me.
it is really really good so far... i'm almost halfway through and cannot put it down.

what are you knitting and reading?

care to share?

erica

xoxo

joining fronteir dreams and small things

hello monday 02/16/15

hello friends !!!

welcome to another hello monday

i'm linking up with lisa to greet the new week and all the gifts it brings...

hello dentist appointment - it always surprises me when my six month appointment comes up - wasn't i just there getting my teeth cleaned ?!?

hello volunteering - i finished my five week training sessions this sunday, and am ready to start volunteering at the cridge centre this week.  it has been an incredible learning and eye-opening experience and i am so grateful and so excited to be part of this.

hello february birthday - my first born turns seventeen tomorrow (and he has requested cheesecake !!!) 

hello  backyard gardening - yes, the forecast is for sun sun sun this week - perfect for this fairweather gardener (so much has already popped up in our backyard...now, to get rid of those weeds!)

hello grocery list - my teens hosted another party this friday past and the pantry and fridge are bare.  i think this will be my first tackle this beautiful monday morning...

wishing you all a wonderful start to your week

erica

xoxo

for jim

this world

can be ugly,

but isn't it

beautiful?

                              -andy mcmahon

today marks the 33rd year anniversary of the ocean ranger disaster.

the ocean ranger was a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit that sank in canadian waters.  

it was drilling an exploration well in the grand banks area east of st. john's newfoundland for mobil oil of canada with 84 crew members on board when it sank.  

there were no survivors of the accident.

jim, ian's oldest brother, was on board working as a mud logger

he was only 24 years old when the storm hit the rig

my children will remember their uncle through the music he listened to (which greatly influenced ian), 
with the book their auntie sue wrote, 
and through the commemoration of the ocean ranger.

erica

xoxo

be mine

 a l l 

 y o u

 n e e d

 i s

 l o v e...

(and maybe some chocolates)

happy valentines day !!!

erica

xoxo

moment: 02/13/15

a moment
a friday ritual, a single photo, no words, capturing a moment from the week
a simple, special, extraordinary moment
i want to pause, savour and 

remember.

erica

xoxo

inspired by soulemama