Tag Archives: art

Lap Quilt Almost Finished

Posted on March 14, 2021 by hernibs

Dresden Plate Lap Quilt for my mother for her 100th birthday in May. It’s almost finished. Eldest daughter did the sewing, youngest daughter sent some special memory buttons to add to it. Middle daughter handmade fused glass buttons and I … Continue reading →

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Just What I Wanted

Posted on March 6, 2021 by hernibs

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. ~Ben Stein

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, Ben Stein, decide, forest, garden, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, Quote, seeing, share, want, woods | 7 Comments

Questions

Posted on March 4, 2021 by hernibs

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer. ~Rainer Maria … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, flowers, freedom, hope, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, Quote, Rainer Maria Rilke, survival, thoughts | 2 Comments

Pebble Art – Fish Tales

Posted on March 2, 2021 by hernibs

I love these pebble fish happily floating in their aquarium amongst seashells and plants. The artist is a dear friend of ours and I wanted to share her creativity. Go take a look at her Etsy shop, she has more … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, fish, inspiration, Life, nature, pebbles, photograph, sea, seashells, water | 2 Comments

Tell It

Posted on March 2, 2021 by hernibs

We have enough people who tell it like it is – now we could use a few who tell it like it can be. ~ Robert Orben

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, freedom, happy place, heart, home, hope, inspiration, Life, light, photograph, Quote, remember, Robert Oben, seeing, thoughts, words | 2 Comments

World View

Posted on February 25, 2021 by hernibs

Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists. ~ Marcel Proust

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Figuring Life Out

Posted on February 23, 2021 by hernibs

You look at where you’re going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you’ve been and a pattern seems to emerge. ~Robert M. Pirsig

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, inspiration, Life, nature, pattern, photograph, Quote, Robert M. Pirsig, survival, thoughts, water | 1 Comment

Suitcase Puzzle Finished

Posted on February 22, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, inspiration, isolation, Life, photograph, puzzle, rain, snowy, suitcases, survival, winter | 2 Comments

A Lovely Stick

Posted on February 20, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, cedar, craft, driftwood, freedom, inspiration, nature, photograph, stick, treasure | 2 Comments

Love Notes

Posted on February 19, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, love, notes, photograph, share, thoughts | 1 Comment

Mocha Helping With The Puzzle

Posted on February 18, 2021 by hernibs

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Today

Posted on February 17, 2021 by hernibs

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Lap Quilt Nearing Completion

Posted on February 16, 2021 by hernibs

I love the choice of a solid colour between the quilt squares. A few more little touches and it’s finished.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, craft, happy place, home, inspiration, lap quilt, Life, photograph, quilting, sewing, share | 3 Comments

Lap Quilt in Progress

Posted on February 9, 2021 by hernibs

Eldest daughter is working on this Dresden Plate lap quilt for her grandma’s 100th birthday in May. Still trying to choose the colours between the squares. It’s going to look beautiful when it’s finished and mom will love it.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, crafts, Dresden plate pattern, happy place, heart, home, inspiration, Life, love, photograph, quilt, sewing, share | 5 Comments

Living In The Past For Now

Posted on February 7, 2021 by hernibs

Staying home and being safe has been the perfect chance to work non-stop on my family binders project and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. From printing family trees to pasting in historical pictures, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this process … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, memories, Peace, photograph, remember, share, survival, thoughts | 2 Comments