Autumn Day

A wet Autumn day. I'm staying inside.

Random Sundays: B.C. Wedding

Emily bought me a lovely bottle of scotch as a "Thank You" present.

Emily smacked her face to kill a mosquito and Blair's reaction in the background is priceless! 

Us ladies at the rehearsal dinner after party.   

Getting ready in the morning to get this lady married!

Random Sundays: Walk

Baby laughed and ran the entire way.  

Coffee Talk : Posing

So I gave in and did a Vlog after all.  Here's the first of *possibly* many Coffee Talks. 
It all depends on your feedback, really
If you can't see the video click here.

Summary:
* Keep it simple and natural.
* People watch. 
* Read magazines
* Channel Tyra and play!
* Take lots of pictures - you can always delete.
* Work your angles - hips, waist, shoulders, head turned, twisted - never square on.
* Hands on waist, or in belt loops.
* Weight on one leg

Wrapped Up In A Rock

I don't usually link up with challenges and things like that, but when the idea of photos based around faceless portraits was mentioned I instantly thought of this photo I snapped yesterday.  It captures my baby girl perfectly.  She's inquisitive, loves nature walks, and always finds joy in the simplest things...in this case, a rock.  And finally, she's fiercely independent.  She walks where she wants to, how she wants to and stops whenever she wants to.  Like here.

Mating Season Outside

Who's walking who here?

Loving the ducks and geese!

Lil' climbing monkey.

The beautiful weather allowed us so many opportunities to be outside this week.  I couldn't get enough of it, and neither could my little babe.  She wanted to go out from the moment she woke up every day.  She would actively turn off the tv, get her hat and shoes, and push us towards the door.  So naturally, we'd oblige since I prefer her to be out doors rather than in front of a tv.

Her favorite are the ducks and geese at the pond.  But I believe we're firmly in the mating season as the male geese are extremely aggressive.  She started to walk right up to one with no regard for the fact that it was hissing at her.  I jumped in there right away - to stop her and to show the goose that I'm dominant and get it to stop hissing.  Man, that could've gone badly.   Figures, a male showing off for the ladies!

Happy Sunday!

Fringe And Photo Shows

Earrings - ?; Necklace - F21; Sweater & Top - HUH; Pants - Gap; Boots - Feet First.

I nabbed these two tops from local Toronto designer boutique HUH.  She makes all her own clothes and everything is one of a kind.  So if you're in Toronto, get your butts over to Queen St. West and nab some stuff during their huge winter sale before it's all gone! 

And while we're on the subject of sartorial treasures, can I say that I never thought I would love skinny velvet jeans, but I do!  I love these pants.  They seem to go with everything and I really like that they add this rich texture to everything.  It just makes every outfit feel just a little bit more special.  They were a sale nab as well.  Bonus!

 It was -25 degrees celcius outside when  I did these shots. And I did it just for you!  You see I wore this outfit to a recent photo exhibit by Joshua MacDonald opening in which I was one of the models, but since I headed out in the evening, I couldn't get good outfit shots.  So I put this on a few days later for some shots, and then immediately jumped back inside and into warmer clothes. 

Posters for the show on the way in.

This is one of the nine photos on exhibit - and do you recognize the model???

Joshua is really talented.  One of his photos won a prestigious award in Ontario and he only just recently graduated!  He's going to take the photography world by storm, and I'm so pleased that I got a chance to shoot with him.  This is one person I would work with any day of the week and twice on Sunday!

p.s. I'd love it if you checked out my latest photo shoot here.  Thanks a bunch!
p.p.s.  I had to turn on word verification on the blog. I was getting a lot of spam!  Sorry!

True Story:

Yup, she did that.  

Twice.

Sloth Is Possibly The Best Sin

Hoodie & Pants - Lululemon; Tee - Delias.

New Years Day was spent recovering.  Recovering from the holidays.  I over did a lot of things in the past two weeks, not to mention New Years Eve, so the day was spent dealing with the aftermath.  I wasn't so much hung over as headachy, crampy *from that thing, you know what I'm talkin' 'bout girls*, tired *because Drake the dog over did it too and puked in the middle of the night*, and just plain grouchy *because I'm still not over my big birthday milestone*

I most definitely was not in my finest form.  Hence, the hoodie and workout pants. And the face hidden in these pics is due to the no make-up or hair thing.  The Einstein shirt was there in the hopes that I might gleam even just a tiny bit of my lost brain cells through osmosis.  Don't think it worked though.

I spent the day playing Civilization on my computer *as if you didn't think I was a big enough nerd with my vast assortment of Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Buffy, Supernatural, and Firefly DVDs,* drinking lots of water, and then....*I hesitate to admit* playing Zelda the Legend of Skyward Sword on Wii. 

We're bad parents, but it's our Christmas holidays too.  So we'll be back to attentive parenting within a few days.

Oh wait!  I did do something productive/redemptive!  I fixed the hem on a dress that needed lengthening and finally used my new sewing machine *I'll show you the fruits of that labor soon*  and I went for a run!  It was a short run, just 45 minutes, but nevertheless I did one!  Did I redeem myself even just a little???

And if you're looking for something to do, go here to see some fun shots from a shoot I did in the summer.

Quote of Today:

"Do I fly the bug thingy?"

Random Sundays: Good Views

A view of Toronto

Red sky at morning...

Drake with his new dog tag.

She's so darn proud that she can climb in there!

Another Sneak Peek

Victoria Murdoch and Jessica Jean Myers

Here's another sneak peek of the shoot I did.  And I figured since it was Vintage themed that I would put a vintage effect on this behind-the-scene shot.

Quick Contest *closed*

Photos by Daniel Garcia

I'm really busy right now.  I'm still documenting my outfits, but I have very little time over the next couple of days to actually edit them and all.  So instead, here's a few pics from a photoshoot I did in July.  Hope you like them!

And I have a quick contest for you guys! The first person who gets someone to follow my blog via GFC or blogger gets a $10 credit to Spotted Moth *just to be clear, you win the gift, not the new follower*.  *the person has to leave a comment on this blog saying who referred them - that's how I'll know who gets there first*  And go!

The Daily Challenge is done!  Hope you all had a great time!  Now we're back to our regularly scheduled True Story and Quote of Today.

Quote of Today:

"She mastered the WTF look...at 6 months."

Congrats MamaMarchand!  I'll be emailing you later tonight!

Fleeting

We had our first snowfall here.  Within an hour the snow had melted, but it was beautiful while it lasted.

Random Sundays: Two Goodies

I just finished shooting a film so I'm going to go enjoy a glass of wine and relax. Tomorrow I'll be back with lots of fun posts and outfits. I'll leave you with these two darling shots of the family at the park. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Random Sundays: By The Light Of A Dying Sun

It's getting dark earlier and earlier now.  Our afternoon walk by the pond ends up being at sunset, instead of in the midday sun. Though the bright green and heat are gone, there's still something very magical about the place.  Especially in the light of the dying sun. 

Just A Quick Little Note

Hi!  I'll have an outfit shot for you guys later today.  In the meantime, check out part two of the engagement shoot I did.  I'm going to have turkey now....wrapped in bacon.  It's Thanksgiving here in Canada! 

Gobble! Gobble!

Random Sundays: So MIA

I've been tired and busy, which makes me more tired, and I've totally ignored you lovely fabulous people.  Sorry!  It feels like I haven't posted anything in decades *though it's only been, um, two days*  I won't be missing in action like this for a while....I don't think.

Here's a tiny sneak peek of the engagement shoot I did with an amazing couple.  I'm still editing, but boy is that part fun!

And did you know that a kitchen table doubles as a jungle jim?

True Story:

We're walking around the pond and suddenly we hear a splash!  Drake the Dog, always afraid of water, has dived in and starting swimming after the ducks hoping to catch one. 

And he's still wearing his leash.  

We were shocked, proud, and terrified that he was going to drown!  

And it's dirty, nasty pond water too. 

Yup.

Random Sundays: Friends And Family

Baby and Drake causing mischief in the yard.

Grumpy face.

We're both really tired today.

Today's been a rough day.  I've cried a lot.  But now thanks to my dear friend Emily I feel a whole lot better.  Aren't friends the absolute best?  I think so. 
Plus,watching my sweet family in the yard makes me so happy.

Quote of Today:

"How can I get anything done with a baby between my legs?"

BSG Game Night

My best friend is getting married!!  Next July.  She just recently got engaged and we decided to invite them over for dinner and games night to celebrate.  They're a wonderful couple that are perfectly matched to one another.  I look forward to being her Matron of Honor.  And to throwing her bachelorette party!

Blueberry Cherry Pie!

Some bubbly to toast the occasion.

These two are hilarious!

BSG after dessert.  Who was the cylon?  Blair - Em's new fiance.  

I knew there was something shady about him.

Drake's new favorite place to be.  

Traitor.