September slipped by silently, and October is also on its way out.
Can you believe it? Where did the autumn go?
We woke early this morning, and the world was cosseted in a thick blanket of mist. Church steeples floated in the grey fog.
On mornings like these, everything seems gentler and softer. The world is stripped of its summer grandeur. All pretence is gone. Autumn's beauty radiates from within.
What joys will November hold?
Highlights for October:
1. Celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving with a simple, hearty meal.
2. Celebrating our anniversary. Six years!
3. Celebrating Little One's second birthday.
4. Wow! October is such a joyful month full of family milestones and things to be grateful for!
5. The arrival of Gaga (grandma), for a two week visit.
Books read:
1. Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott
2. The year of living virtuously: weekends off by Teresa Jordan
3. A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
4. Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley
By the numbers:
7: cyclamen planted in our front garden
9: guests at Little One's birthday tea party
1: Mary Berry chocolate cake baked and eaten (delicious!)
{Van Dyke Brown: one of my favourite colours}
October Stats:
Instagram: 532
Bloglovin: 918
Twitter: 568
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Posts from Past Octobers:
Making Lists to Get Things Done
Sketches from New York and Minneapolis
Goals for November:
I should have a new illustration project starting shortly, and I'm looking forward to immersing myself in a new world populated with new characters. I can't wait to open a new sketchbook and sharpen my pencils. There's always such wonderful energy in my studio when I'm starting a new project, it's like a child waiting to open her gifts at Christmas. Surprise and joy are paramount.
My goals for the month:
+ Enjoy my time off until my new project starts. I want to spend time with my journal and sketchbook and wander the moors of my imagination.
+ Write. Write. Write. Anything. I've finished a short story, which is now on the submission rounds. What to write next? Perhaps a bundle of blog posts?
+ Daily drawings. Because they're like yoga for my fingers and my creative mind.
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