Hop, skip + a jump

Well for this reason + that reason, we are spending 3 days on Salt Spring Island, which is a bit of alright! And the 3 hour ferry ride from the mainland, gave me a great opportunity to work on my photography :).....so will be posting more snippets as soon as I can!

Year of the Champion.

Sweet lil print from Sweet Dreams and Honey

Well there is so much to do + learn ~ that I thought it might be a great idea to pick one supa fun hobby a year that I could really delve into (other than sewing + fabric) that could also benefit my business (like a fun tax deduction I suppose!)  So this next year, is the year I want to 'become a Champion at Photography'.  The sport has really interested me for a long time now, so instead of feeling completely frustrated at how much my photos don't look like those peoples that inspire me....i'm actually going put that energy into learning! YipPy!!

So the adventure thickens ::  I have created a visual diary over at Flickr, as kinda of way to document the Sparky Jones journey + track my progress as a photographer wanna-be.  So definitely feel free to leave some feedback on my photos over there!!

ps:: just having some technical difficulties with the little flickr social icon on the homepage, should be popping up there soonish -

A Chalkboard + a List

Well truth be known..i’m a list writer.  Yep i’m a girl that needs a list + goals to function, otherwise I get the 'blahs'  + thats when those nasty blues can start nibbling at my toes.   So i’ve been working on my list of things that i simply must achieve...for Sparky Jones to be sustainable.

Writing down this list is KEY!!!

(yikes – i’m really putting out there...this means i really have to do it :: eyes shut, here goes!)

 

They are in no particular order.... except for #1  ;)

Some of these are for a giggle too...as 'having fun' is on the list!

 

 



A fresh start for Sparky Jones

Thats soooooo peachy your wandering eyes ended up here!

....so why don’t you grab yourself a coffee + nice lil treat,  then click on the Sparky Jones photo
to head on over to my about page to see what has been really going!!!
( and then come back here afterwards::giggle!)

.............

Well the Sparky Jones blog has had a major spring cleaning :: she has been spruced up, fixed up and re-designed so its now a  delicously inspiring place to visit!!!

I had a couple of loverly ladies to help of course, as i am completely hopeless at computer geekery.  One of my very  talented besties 're' re-designed my logo, so it would fit more into my love/obcession of vintage, and the wonderful Jenny of French Press Mornings redesigned my blog.  I stumbled across her work on etsy + was completely smitten by her ‘woodlands’ range....only to note that she does custom designs in invitations, birth announcements + blog designs ~  hello!!!  
And a lil bonus :: she is an absolute delight to work with.

So over the next lil while things surrounding Sparky will be growing + evolving, with a side of tweeking.  I shall be posting all about our  grandioso adventures on::
Mondays, Wednesdays + Fridays

But today is one of the most important of days

as

Let the Journey Begin!

(Can't wait to re-vist this page on June 10th 2014...to see where we ended up!))
 

 

Introducing Bea

Well this lil bundle has been keeping me quite busy!

Her name is Beatrix Betsy

+

 today she is 3 months old.

 

She has blonde hair and steel blue eyes

 

Her nature is pretty relaxed so far.

She loves the bath, is the noisiest lil eater + is quite the chatterbox.

she has started to sleep through the night

+

 has also perfected a scream that sounds like a cat being viciously murdered!!

she is LOUD!

 

all in all - i'm loving the job so far

bye bye for now :: lil jj

 

Maternity :: 37 weeks

Well life seemed to be dragging for the last 8 months, but now that we've hit that final month......time is just flying (i'll be 38 weeks tomorrow....which means 2 weeks to go - or any day/time now really! yippy + yikes!)
I finished up work a few weeks back, my loverly beau is now at home for the next 6 weeks + my supa awesome parents will be arriving from Australia next week.......so all i have to do now is sit back, relax and have a baby ::: giggle!!

Sparky Snippets - Oregon Coastline! (part 2)

 Really glad we decided to come here!!

 jj + the coast = a lotta flyaways!!!

 my beau entitled this one the girl + her dog

 sunset + shadows

 the kidlets

 This is a view of our National Forest campsite!! (crazy, i know its completely hidden!!)

From the beach, we just had to meander over some sandy hills, thru some humungous native grasses, and down amongst the trees is where our bright blue truck/camper was hiding!

a view of our campsite's backyard, and some gourmet smokies for supper, cooked by my very own boy scout!!!