Tuesday Treasures

Hello!

After a few weeks of letting it slip (how do the weeks go so fast anyways? It's madness!) here's this week's Tuesday Treasures!

Not too much to report here, except Spring is on its way, and the dreaded daylight savings time is upon us. (Boo! Getting up at 6am was bad enough.. now I have to wake up at 5am!)  I was perfectly happy with sleeping in, getting to work in the daylight, and not having it be light at 7pm. Silliness indeed! It was lovely waking up this morning listening to the rain... and so hard to get out of bed! In other news, I was an idiot and tripped in the dark and fell on my bad wrist on the weekend (no alcohol involved I might add--- just stupidity.) Thanks to my wrist brace for making the work week (and this post) possible.

Here's this week's Tuesday Treasures!

Have a delightful week!

Links:

• Retro Sign
• Scotty Scarf Ring
• Sailboat Glasses
• Scotty Dog Figurine

Cemetery Part II

I had no idea that such a beautiful place existed in my city. Victoria is old (older than Canada in fact, with settlement starting in 1843.. which is pretty impressive considering you can't get much more west than us!) Our downtown is filled with charming old buildings, but for some reason I didn't think we'd have a cemetery to match. I started out near the ocean, where the smaller, more simple headstones are. They're beautiful and peaceful in their own way, but I hoped to find at least a few stunning examples of the workmanship of the old days. Then I came across her...

Wow. This is probably one of my favourite photos from the day. I can't quite describe her expression... she doesn't look peaceful or protective... more stricken... it's rather haunting actually.

I may have squealed when I came across this. (as in appropriate as heel clicking, I know.) From the headstones, I believe the demographics in Victoria were probably heavily English Protestant, and, as I studied religion a lot in my history degree, I believe that protestants usually back away from the gaudy and opulent..... This lovely gentleman and lady are Italian. Absolutely amazing! 

Also a large Scottish Population! (Like my ancestors!)

This fellow was my age when he died over 100 years ago. So sad.

Even more hauntingly beautiful in silhouette

I love how nature always finds its way into things crafted by humans.... so beautiful.

Such a sad story!

Cemetary Part 1

Knitting Hiatus

I starting knitting relatively recently. 2011 to be exact. I had always been artistic and had drawn since I could hold a crayon... but the feeling of making something 3D is just different. You can hold it. Someone can love it. Or maybe it's because I designed the pattern.... but it truly feels like "my hobby". This is what has made the last three and a half weeks so frustrating!

I didn't even do anything to it. I just type at work, and knit (probably a little too much) at home. Because my body is kinda pathetic (it really is, trust me) my wrist just kinda gave out, and my hand bone decided to make an appearance on the top of my hand. It feels a bit better (the Chiropractor did something to it on Thursday and I can move it around more..... the Physiotherapist tried to shove the bone back in it's place... but the bone won that battle, much to my dismay. It was feeling better, but I was turning pages while filing referrals today and it's getting cranky. Delightful.

This is the bone that's sticking out. It doesn't look like much, but it's definitely not in the right place. Needless to say I'm going insane sitting around reading books on my iPad (though I do enjoy reading... just not from after work until bed...). I really want to knit! Maybe not a doll a week (though that was fun and I was SUPER excited about it). Just a leg. The occasional arm. I'm going nuts with all this beautiful yarn around me and not being able to do anything with it! I'm going to start physiotherapy (more on that later) and get some exercises--- so keep your fingers crossed that I'll be good as new and making dollies again soon!

A view I'm getting accustomed to...

This is why 52 Dollies is on Hiatus. I'll definitely finish knitting 52... even if it takes me into 2014!

Have a lovely weekend!

Cemetary Part I

I was reading

The Dainty Squid

one day and saw that she had posted photos she had taken in a cemetery. I've always had wee heebie-jeebies about cemeteries... but I also find them incredibly beautiful.

On a Sunday I went for my usual ocean side drive (to get out of the house--I've been cooped up for almost a month with a ruined wrist, going crazy without knitting.) Along the ocean-side on Dallas Rd is the

Ross Bay Cemetery.

I've driven by it hundreds of times, but in the five years I've lived in Victoria, I have never walked through it. I read a book in university that included a woman's diary who was buried there and have always been curious (I need to unpack said book and look up her name for my next visit!) I went home,

 bundled up, grabbed my Nikon and drove back.

At first I felt weird walking around taking pictures of graves. I'm extraordinarily self conscious when it comes to taking photos. I'm not a photographer, and I would say I'm an EXTREME novice when it comes to non-point and shoot cameras. Once I took a few pictures, I felt better and started to get excited. It was about 4pm so the sun was heading down and the light was perfect. I stayed until the light was fleeting (and I couldn't feel my limbs they were so cold!).

These photos are the best ones I've ever taken to date. I have come away with around 50 that I'm happy with... (so I'll spread them out over a few posts.) I loved reading the inscriptions on the headstones... each is a little piece of history. I read that one fellow died on the Lusitania! (As a history nerd--- this made my jaw drop. Reading people's stories was fascinating! It's like an outdoor museum!) I hunted and hunted for an angel or something dramatic (apparently shrouded urns were more popular...who knew?) and just as I was giving up... I came across the most AMAZING statues and carvings. I almost clicked my heels (which is an odd thing to do in a graveyard.) 

Here is the first installment of my photos. Thanks

Dainty Squid

for the inspiration!

Hiatus

Hello everyone!

No dollie this week. It's not because I'm lazy or fallen out of love with my 52 project... It's because my wrist is really wrecked. It's been super sore all week despite the brace... And my hand bone is sticking up through my hand... (Apparently this can happen if your wrist is strained... Gross right?) I'm going to a physiotherapist to get some exercises next week! Wish me luck... I can't wait to get knitting again! I'm going stir crazy over here!