The Return of The Not-Twin

July 10, 2010

Pearson arrivals gate: come and see the people you love, but run a mile before you can hug them.

And we are NOT twins. I am older, taller, and more bespectacled. I also make horrible faces when I run. (See: Middle picture above).

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I gave my mom an intro watercolour lesson tonight and this is her amazing finished banana painting! So fun!

My mom confessed to always having wanted to paint and I was like "uh, come to the table. I brought everything". She's doing great so far!

I come from a long line of crafty ladies who take on overly ambitious projects. Hahaha. What a crazy and amazing heirloom quilt!
#familyheirloom #butterflyquilt #handquilting #applique

Hiiii zinnias! You are so cheerful. I learned a ton about these while painting this and researching the tiny yellow florets. The outside petals are actually each their own floret with their own stigmas. If you peek between the "petals" you can see the stigmas. Cool, yes?! (Okay, maybe just cool to me, haha). I want to do a leaf study, too, but something are most of the leaves in our garden. I guess the leaves must taste yummy?
#amandasbotanicalsketchbook #zinniawatercolour #zinnia #zinnias #botanicalwatercolor #botanicalsketchbook #botanicalsketch #flowerportrait #watercolour #floralwatercolour #hamont

I needed to record my outfit because I finally blocked this sweater AND I found this radish dress after it was missing for a year!
#hawthorndress #colettehawthorn #cutfromnwcloth #needleworkselfie #sunshowercardigan

I hope you are all more energetic than I am this Monday morning. I can't seem to shake the sleepiness even though I woke up 4+ hours ago and hit the espresso machine first thing. (Unrelated: The picture is my first ever house portrait, of the house my Mom's family of 8 grew up in!) #monday #houseportrait #watercolourhouseportrait #highpark #watercolor #watercolour