Forest

Still

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Laura
I love these fall mornings.  It is cozy inside, under the blankets.  The warm orange leaves and filtered sun give the feeling of being in a safe cocoon.  This year, the eyes are tricked into believing that everything is a back-lit brown… the mix of orange and green is perfect.

When I wake up on mornings like this, I strongly desire to lay there looking out the window listening to the sound of my own breath.  Quiet in the still of this place.

Today, my husband was there to bring the dogs down and kindly, he brought me the camera.  So I broke my quiet, took out the screen and now I share the THO bedroom view with you.

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Beware the Ookpik!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Laura

When I was a child, one of the symbols for Canada was the Ookpik.  I have one of the old original 1960’s versions made out of seal skin.  I like the silly thing and it seems to me to be the perfect Tiny House Ontario decor addition.  A Tiny thing from slightly simpler times.

This morning I woke with the sound of Rudigrrr Wolf growling.  Apparently he just now noticed the Ookpik and believes that it is very scary!

Who could have guessed that Tiny Wolves have one great fear?  Beware the Ookpik!  

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Walk the Ridge

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Laura

With the fall settling in, a walk along the ridge seemed like a great idea.

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Fall Drive

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Laura

My husband arrived in the night with four very happy Tiny dogs who made sure I was totally wide awake before they settled in to nap themselves.  This morning we enjoyed a nice bit of cuddling together and tummy rubs before getting up for the day.  I miss the fuzzy babies when they are not with me.  We took a quick jaunt over to visit my sister and niece Violet and then went for a little drive around to see how pretty the world looks in colour.  I love the fall!

Of the images I share below, there is only one photo which is Tiny House related.  The photo of the plane with corn with the hill of trees behind, is actually the escarpment where THO is built.  You can’t see the house of course.  It is about a half a kilometre back into the tree line.

We don’t have any plans for the weekend and this year I am finding it difficult to plan any sort of special meal for Thanksgiving due to a recent diagnosis of gluten and dairy intolerance.  I am, I guess, now more vegan than I am vegetarian, but I can’t totally commit to the new title because I won’t throw out my leather footwear or protective jacket for bike driving.

I am not sure how we will spend our day today, or our weekend either.  Hopefully we will find something holiday terrific to eat and to do.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers!  xo L

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Magic Coffee

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Laura

In the morning you can watch the kettle boil, which of course never happens.  Or you can open your eyes and look around.

Fortunately for me, in the woods there is always something beautiful to see.  Today I had a look over to see how fall is settling with the hawthorn Twerp.   Then I looked over the prickly pear into the forest beyond.

When I looked back my grandma’s kettle was magically boiled.  The coffee was delish!

 

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