Bring poppies for a weary mind
Over the years, I have tried numerous times to grow bunches of poppies in the garden and they either die out or don't even come up in the first place. Except this one, a light [Read more]
Author: Kirsten Neil
Autumn, when every leaf is a flower
Don't you just love the colours of fall? For me, the beauty of this season makes the short transition from Manitoba's beautiful summers to harsh winters bearable. I'm [Read more]
Stan
So last January I made a simple resolution to start painting again. After 9 months of saying it, I have actually got off my butt and started doing it. Ah, procrastination, how [Read more]
The way forward
I just watched this video of the great Karen McGrane giving her keynote presentation at the CS Forum in London. Unfortunately, I wasn't there in person. Drat! She talks [Read more]
This time last year…
I was embarking on a month-long adventure to Europe. I so wanna go back. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry [Read more]
Please say it ain’t over
But it is, or close to. Summer, you leave so quickly; faster and faster each year. Geesh, it's not a race buddy. Yesterday, my friend mentioned that it never fails, each [Read more]
Map it out!
Yesterday I spent my evening placing a new world map on cork board. The reason? I want to do that thing where you pinpoint all the places you've been and places you want to [Read more]
Go ahead, get fresh
Over the weekend, Chuck and I ate a bunch of fresh produce and home-baked goodies that we picked up at the St. Norbert Farmers Market. Wow, not only were the veggies juicy, [Read more]
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
Ahh, summer, the best time of year; the days are long, the weather is warm, and taking time away from work is sublime. This year Chuck and I took holidays to go on a road [Read more]
Confab 2011
Last week I was in Minneapolis for Confab, the first content strategy conference brought to us by the super-kind people of Brain Traffic. For three days I listened-to and [Read more]
Stanley Park Totems
This is a watercolour of the Stanley Park totem poles that I painted for a good friend way back in the day. She had just moved back from B.C. and I wanted her to have a little [Read more]
Extreme doodling
Gorgeous pen and ink illustrations by Tokyo artist Sagaki Keita. Found here. You have to check out the rest of these images. Ah-mazing!
TED: When ideas have sex
Matt Ridley at TED talking about the meeting and mating of ideas. If you are having trouble playing the video, you can also find it here.
Young at heart
Now this is a retirement lifestyle to look forward to! Try not to tear up a little. Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Mark [Read more]
