Teri Donovan Springer - Snow Moon Studios

Celebrated Yule/Solstice last night and I am looking forward to celebrating Christmas with my family but I wish my own kids were here.  The weather here has been cool and mostly cloudy but it’s supposed to go up to 75 today.

I thought I had the card reader for my little Panasonic camera in my travel camera case but no such luck.  Which means it is in my little camera case back in Michigan.  So, what the heck, I’ll go get another one.  Why not?  I have 2 iPods (one just up and died for no apparent reason), and 2 Kindles (lost one- or thought I had- it was in the camera case which I hadn’t opened since going back to Michigan from Nova Scotia) so one Kindle will be a Christmas gift.

Any way, I will post some studio shots once I get the card reader…..

Ok.  I went to the Park Trades Center yesterday with a load of stuff.  I REALLY could have used some help as some of the boxes were pretty heavy and I had to hoist them from the back of the Highlander to the loading dock and then onto a cart.  I was able to manage the three boxes with the metal shelves but I just could NOT get the box with my new sewing chair up onto the dock.  It is still in the car.  Ah!  But bribery, er, bartering works well.  My eldest called while I was moving and he needed me to go pay his car insurance (for some reason he never received a bill).  I agreed on the condition that he come over today and help me move more stuff.

Anyway, I forgot my camera (duh) so I took photos with my cell phone.  Last Friday was the Art Hop and an artist from upstairs used the studio for her work.  It was still hanging and, frankly, it looked a lot better than bare walls.  When I came back with my first load she was in the process of going into the studio to start taking her stuff down.  We chatted a bit and I told her to take her time getting it down because I was enjoying looking at it.  I then offered to let her keep it there until after the January Art Hop.  She was thrilled (and so was I); so, it will be there until at least the first of the year.  There were also 2 church pews that belong to the lady who has the stained glass studio there because she doesn’t have room in her studio for them and they have been stored in the studio since the last renter moved out (about 2 years ago).  I told Lesa (who pretty much runs the place) that Anne was welcome to keep them there until she needed them (hey, gives visitors a place to sit!)  Besides, I am making some pillows from vintage fabric and they will look nice on the pews.

I got my stuff unloaded and I hope Jamie has time today to put my shelves and chair together.  I have to be back home by 1:30 to take delivery of the two chairs for my new TV room (aka- studio in the house).  Ironically, that is what the room was used for when my BFF’s mom was still alive.  That will help free up space in my bedroom  Making progress!!

View from My Huge Window

The tide has gone out and the storm surge is over. The wind has shifted to N-NW from S-SE and the rain has let up. There are small patches of blue in the sky and the sun is trying to come out. Our area was very lucky. Other areas of Nova Scotia got hit a lot harder. But, we are well protected by Mahone Bay. The road to Laurie Swim’s in Blue Rocks is closed as is the road to Peggy’s Cove (333) from the SwisseAir Crash Memorial to the lighthouse. Many other roads are closed as well due to erosion and debris being tossed onto the road.

Louisburg on Cape Breton is getting blasted right now. The snow crab fishermen have had to go in to shore and are staying on their boats in case they need to move. Of course, it’s the height of the season off Cape Breton.

I will post the rest of my photos later tonight.

teri- safe and dry