Category Archives: Art

With all my hearts

Posted on February 1, 2023 by carmen

❤️Hearts are my trademark❤️Perhaps I’m in love with love❤️ I bought this sweater recently and wore it on our weekend winter getaway to Crystal Beach. It’s cozy and warm! ❤️ Love is patient, love is kind ❤️ You might say, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fashion, Travel | Tagged compassion, February, God is love, hearts, Jeremiah 31:3, love, love is kind, love one another, Ridgeway Crystal Beach | 22 Comments

Autumn Days and Fireside Evenings

Posted on November 27, 2020 by carmen

I absolutely love the vibrant design of this tunic which looks like an abstract painting. I bought it at Zacks (Canadian Store). It’s like wearing a work of art. Designed by a Canadian artist Claire Desjardins whose work reminds me of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Autumn, Fashion, Photography, Scenery | Tagged autumn, Canadian company, Canadian designer, Claire Desjardins, fashion, photography, Scenery, Zacks | 12 Comments

Gas Works Park – Seattle

Posted on February 18, 2019 by carmen

What was once an eye-sore and toxic waste site has been transformed into an industrial playground and urban park with man-made rolling hills. It’s a perfect place for a picnic overlooking beautiful Lake Union. Jean wrote about it on her blog. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Lifestyle, Animals, Art, Jeanofalltrades, Photography, Seattle, Travel | Tagged cat, Gas Works Park, Industrial Art, photography, Scenery, Seattle | 20 Comments

Birthday Adventure on Whidbey Island

Posted on February 11, 2019 by carmen

This February Jean treated us to a weekend getaway on Whidbey Island. It’s the place I’ve been looking forward to visiting ever since Jean wrote about it on her blog. The ferry crossing Puget Sound was amazing! We drove on … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Fashion, jewellery, Nature, Photography, Plant-based diet, Seattle, Shopping, Thirfting, Travel | Tagged A-frame house, Art Walk, birthday, bunnies, ferry ride, Happy Valentine's Day, nature, photography, Scenery, shopping, thrifting, vegan dinner, Whidbey Island | 25 Comments

Birthday Blessings!

Posted on December 9, 2018 by carmen

Today is my daughter Jean’s birthday. This photo taken by her dad while they were on an evening stroll one summer day, when she was 6 years old. Jean is a born fashionista and started expressing herself when she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, Photography | 28 Comments

Highland Park and Olympic Sculpture Park

Posted on December 9, 2016 by carmen

September in Seattle is still vivid in my mind and these photos bring back happy memories of a month that passed too quickly. The weather was nothing short of fantastic. Only two days with some drizzle, not even enough to frizzle … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Jeanofalltrades, Memories, Nature, Photography, Scenery, Seattle, Travel | Tagged Drizzle and Shine, Highland Park, Jean of all Trades, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Seattle Space Needle | 13 Comments

Seattle’s Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park

Posted on December 4, 2016 by carmen

Volunteer Park is just a stroll down the avenue from my daughter Jean’s eco boutique Drizzle and Shine. This is my favourite purse from her store. Love the fringes! On the way to the park we passed an elegant century-old mansion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, eco fashion, Fair trade, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, Memories, Photography, Restaurants, Scenery, Seattle, Travel, Vegan restaurant, Vegetarian/Vegan Lifestyle | Tagged indigo, No Bones, non-leather purse, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Shafer Baillie Mansion, vegan restaurant, Volunteer Park | 31 Comments

Pumpkin Orange: a warm autumnal colour

Posted on November 24, 2016 by carmen

Orange was never a colour you’d see me wearing, that is until after I started blogging. Now I have various shades of orange in my wardrobe and the newest one is this lovely shade of pumpkin, a dress that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Autumn, Day Trips, Fashion, Photography, Scenery, Seattle, Shopping, Travel, Vegetarian/Vegan Lifestyle | Tagged Beach, Drizzle and Shine, Edmunds, Jeanofalltrades, orange, pumpkins, Seattle Area Feline Rescue | 21 Comments

The Eagle has Landed

Posted on August 7, 2016 by carmen

Looking for a place to take some photos of my white and blue tops yesterday, we found this huge statue of an eagle. It just so happens that these cool cotton tops were bought at American Eagle, so it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Lifestyle, Animals, Art, Fashion, Nature, Nutrition, Photography, Plant-based diet, Scenery, Shopping, Summer, Vegetarian/Vegan Lifestyle | Tagged a little sage, alittlesage, American Eagle, art, Cleo, cold cucumber soup, crochet, eagle, paisley, photography, Scenery, shopping, Twice as Nice, vegan lifestyle, vegan recipe | 18 Comments

I love daisies

Posted on July 9, 2015 by carmen

Daisies have a certain je ne sais quoi about them that make me smile. 🙂 They are my favourite flowers. I love their simplicity, a symbol of humility. I’d rather wear a crown of daisies than a diamond tiara. The … Continue reading →