Category: Spring
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Springtime Sabbatical
“A spring breeze is blowingI’m bursting with laughterWishing for flowers” Matsuo Basho Losing my job at the beginning of Autumn felt fitting. As if on cue with the leaves falling outside, the ending of that job felt like a release. The winds of change were telling me that it was time for something new. Autumn…
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A day of imagination at the Royal Botanical Gardens & Dundurn Castle
“There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” Minnie Aumonier In my quest to escape the winter funk last month, I planned a play date with my girlfriends at the Royal Botanical Gardens and Dundurn Castle in Hamilton. The goal was to create…
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Lessons from a Butterfly
Oh, how it feels good to feel good again. I have found myself in a sudden seasonal shift in my heart and soul, and I feel like I have returned to myself again. I missed her. The sunshine-chasing, sun dress flowing, flowers in hand and hair version of myself. It felt so liberating to shed…
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March blooms to soothe our soul
March. A tender month to return to. These last few days have felt heavy again. It seems that we are constantly being pulled towards severe lows and fleeting highs. The lows seem to be the only thing that feels normal. Today, I am choosing to document a high that made me smile today. These stunning…
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Flower Child
“We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it. If it were not the earth where the same flowers come up again every spring that we used to gather with our tiny fingers. What novelty is worth that sweet monotony where everything is known and loved because…
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Spring Florals
Spring fashion inspired after walking by a flower shop after the rain. Flower crowns and pink petals came to mind.
My Turquoise Bag 