goodbye summer ...

 good bye to lazy days on the lake, and in the lake

good bye cabin ... good bye long summer grass ....

 good bye to watching summer storms roll in and out ...

good bye to glorious sunsets ...

good bye to friends old and new...

 and to endless trails ...

endless days ...

 till next summer ....

I feel autumn in the air ... hoping you all had a glorious summer ....

Peace, love and paper!
Jo

baker's dozen ...

... if you are in Vancouver, you gotta go ... just a quaint little antique shop .... that isn't so quaint .... more quirky than quaint,  a gallery of all things timeless ... and you can buy the items!!! ... tight and crowded but loads of fun ... you really gotta go ....

Ah, Signage ....

 The windows are always amusing ...

 i would have killed for this typewriter ... well almost ...

 love the mix of old meets new (vintage styled bunny) ...

 religious icons ...

 vintage and reproduction toys ...

 baseball anyone ...

 not your most fetching family ...

 vintage reproduction sign ....

 every mirror needs a skull .... there were tons of skulls in this shop ...

 vintage plushies ....

I had this teddy bear growing up, only mine was the yellow of the stuffed bunny .... but this loveable face ....

and as an added bit of enjoyment, there is a gallery in the back, well side ... it wasn't open the day we visited ... and no photos allowed .... i cant wait to go back and see it.

peace love and paper!
Jo

Summer in the city ...

Thank you my dear blog buddies for stopping by for my previous post ... i am beginning to feel my fingers loosen ... must be the spectacular weather we are having here on the west coast!

I leave you with a picture of summer ... in the city ... well okay at a beach in the city looking at the harbour and the northshore across the water ....

Enjoy your day!!!

peace, love and paper
Jo

happy heart ...

.... it is so good to have a happy heart ... to be able to laugh and smile and play!  creating while hanging out with good friends ....

 Kathy .... creating with a gelli plate, stencils and paint

 my journal page (happy heart, unfinished)

 closeup ... love creating lots of soft layers

Izzy, stopping by for some conversation and beer!!!

I hope you are all getting a chance to laugh, create and play this summer ... it does wonders for the heart!
peace, love & paper
Jo