Missed opportunities...

Sitting in the parked car and looking out the window I saw something that somehow hasn't left my mind...

I was looking at the bus that had just stopped beside me waiting for the light to open so it can go on it's way. Inside the bus, two small girls hug and kiss an older lady, presumably their mother and make their way running to the front of the bus to run out. Once outside the bus they make their way safely to the sidewalk and look back at the bus with expectant faces... eagerly waiting for a wave back... a wave back they didn't get... the look of disappointment on those little girls faces was heart breaking... they sat on a nearby cement staircase and the older girl with her arms around the younger one consoling her... wipping her sobs away...

Makes me realize how much we take for granted and how much we forget that little things matter.... might be a small insignificant move for you, but it might mean the world for someone else...



Lot'sa Love!
Susana

Toronto - Maternity - Nellie and Aman

Staring at the tiny black and white picture she says to me 'I can't believe he is really in here... Oh he kicked!!' just to see her face completely and absolutely in love with the little man she is carrying...

Nellie will be a fantastic mother and Aman a fantastic father. They are caring and considerate people and are full of love to give to their son that will be arriving in June... forever changing their lives!

I know that both families are eager to meet him and there will be plenty to celebrate when he arrives, but, for the time being enjoy the private session that we took during the weekend. There was much laughter and fun but most importantly love...

Thank you for letting me in and for being a part of your lives!


















Lot'sa Love!
Susana

Surprises

A thought...

A simple gesture...

A hand written note...

A moment in time...

A memory...

A shy smile...

A kiss and warm embrace...

Anything you do to show you care, makes me appreciate all the little things... things not to be forgotten or taken for granted...
Things that bring me happiness and have me reciprocate the same way... because it feels good to give and receive...
It feels good when I see the reaction on your face... for something when you least expected...

Life and it's surprises...

Here's to living one day at a time... appreciating and enjoying everything that comes our way!














Lot'sa Love!
Susana

60

A lifetime you have lived... A lifetime yet to live...
The experiences that you have accumulated and will continue to amass...
The wisdom you have shared and will continue sharing...

All this makes up who you are!

Life hasn't been easy. You moved away from home and it's issues when you were only 12.
From field boy to city boy in the blink of an eye, but you survived... you are a fighter!

Became a father at 29 and again at 34. Pride and joy beamed from your eyes while we look at your old photographs...

Life was somewhat stable. Work was stable but you had the 'what ifs' scratching away at your soul... What if I can do more?... What if I can provide more?... Decisions were made and in 1992 at the age of 40, you did something that many can not even dare to think or do... you moved! Took your family to a foreign land, with a foreing language, and hard manual labour work was what awaited you...

Now 20 years later, you look back at all you have done and can't wait to go back home to enjoy the fruits of your hard labour. Your children are grown and you have provided the best you have to offer so they can live life the best way they can. You demonstrated that it is ok to take risks if you truly believe that the outcome will be positive. But, you also taught that if the outcome didn't turn out to be what was expected, to learn from it and fight to make everything the way it is supposed to be.

The spark in your eyes is still there after all these hard years. However, the ideas and plans for the future make you feel alive and give you strength... I like seeing you like that!

You were the first man that took care of me. The only one that no matter what life throws at us will always be around...

I am proud to call you my dad!

So here is to 60... the years that have passed... and to the many more that we will enjoy together!

I love you



Lot'sa Love!
Susana

Interior Design Show 2012

I love being around creative people, ideas and spaces. They just make me think extra hard how I can be creative with my ideas, images and how I see things overall.

The Toronto Interior Design Show is like the mecca of all things creative for your home, office or your get away haven... whatever or wherever that may be.

There were many different displays throughout the showroom. Different colours, fabrics, shades, textures and types of furniture... sensory overload!!! I loved every second of it!!!

It made me think even harder on something that has been on my mind for the past year and I still haven't gotten around to do, think or act upon... branding. The who and what of my business and how to best present it to the world. Will be working hard on defining that for the next little while.  Defining me!

I will leave you with a couple of images from the day and the show.

Have a great evening and a good start of the week!



























Lot'sa Love!
Susana