Following Ruby Red

Welllies + Piggie = ...

2011-04-01T14:34:00.000-07:00

So I love my.....

Hunter Wellington Boots

I also love pigs

So you can imagine my delight when I saw...

Pig in Boots!

(Video)

Thanks A Cup Of Jo

Birds, Boats and Vintage!

2011-03-28T21:14:00.000-07:00

I think that this Ann Wood woman is some kind of amazing!

Check out her site, and store - her stuff literally does sell out the day she posts it!

Ann Wood Handmade

One day I just might get around to making one of her teacups! love them!

I want

2011-01-17T21:07:00.000-08:00

I saw these and knew I wanted them right away. I can't tell you why, I think it's the colour... the pretty pretty colour. I also like how her socks show. It just feels comfortable looking at them! Also, can anyone solve the mystery of where the bows are on her laces... or knots I suppose? Probably tucked behind the tongue. Very inventive.

Lulu's

... Ok so while we are on the topic of footwear allow me to share some of my other loves from the same site...

(I originally posted just the boots above, then returned to my browsing and I want more, more, more!! -imagine the evil, manic laugh following that sentence.)

Ok, these i'm not sure I would actually wear. Not just because I would end up 6'5 but there is something about them that is a little to harajuku girl for me.... not that there is anything wrong with harajuku girls!

Wedding Crafty-s, as promised!

2011-01-16T13:31:00.000-08:00

Ok here we go. This is Wedzu. they say it all in the quote below..

"Wedzu is all about weddings. Especially indie, handmade, awesome weddings."

This is great. Anything with a vintage camper is great. Vintage campers are my latest obsession. They're cute, don't judge.

I think this is awesome. Can't wait to make something like this... and go on a honeymoon!!! Wait... I'm just starting to realize this means we can't continue throwing crap into our communal black duffel bag and go on a trip. I definitely wouldn't want to put my name on that!! New vintage find to search for!

Yes. I am going to try to make him wear a bowtie. Maybe I'll more power of persuasion if I make it myself?

These are interesting, I'm not sure if I would use them, but they sure caught my eye!

This is good stuff... except it will be Q+H

That's not all folks, there's more to come where that came from!

ummmm. Are you aware of this?!

2011-01-15T15:01:00.000-08:00

Via A Cup of Jo I discovered this site:

Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a boutique and luxury hotel wonderland. I could spend hours exploring amazing spaces worldwide and dreaming about vacationing there. Honeymoon potential? I think yes!

Ok, so I know that each of these photos is completely unrelated to the last, but they are my faves! I couldn't resist putting them up. there are thousands more that I haven't seen and am secretly hoping for another snow day next week! (We had the most excellent snowfall last week and I couldn't get out of the driveway. It was great)

I've also got a good line on some great wedding crafty-s! check back soon!

Glamour Photos

2011-01-03T13:28:00.000-08:00

One of the ways that we entertained ourselves this holiday season was a farm family photoshoot. Everyone wore cowichan jackets. Here are some of me with my two main men!

(no animals were hurt in the making of this photo)

which one is cuter?

And drumroll please.....
I present the only family photo that everyone's eyes were open!!
out of about 10... done with the self timer option and guess who got to run back and forth for every single botched photo, you guessed it... ME! I'm surprised I was able to stop panting long enough to smile for this one haha

I don't think it gets much better than this, even the dogs are posing!

Christmas Holiday Photo Recap..

2011-01-02T22:33:00.000-08:00

Quincy, Axel and I are totally exhausted after a jam packed holiday season. The three of us are in recovery mode and should be right as rain in no time after sleeping in, napping and going to bed early for the last 2 days! I'm just going to leave you with a photo review, writing requires more brain power!

This is the homestead, and some shots of the fun that we had playing outside with the horses

And these two are of a real farm homestead where we celebrate Christmas every year with my great aunt and uncle.

I have wants...

2010-12-22T08:46:00.000-08:00

umm... that is awesome. Love it.

Ya, couldn't have put it better myself!

Find the above at John W Golden

and the below at Vol. 25

Obvs I love this, but can I order the landcruiser edition please?

I mostly love the image... it is infused with character.

This one speaks to me... I may order it in red, as soon as my bank account recovers from this joyous season! Read and learn all you vintage camper naysayers!!! (by the way, started to paint the chalet yesterday... I'll post photos if I ever get organized)

can you say perfect for a wedding at a kids camp? (except it would say H<3 Q... I have no idea who R is... i swear!!)

Hometown Representation!!

2010-12-14T21:46:00.000-08:00

I discovered two awesome things today on one of my fave blogs : A Cup of Jo

1. I want to be her!

That's right, she's a production designer from Kelowna and she was featured on the site along with all the bigshot New Yorkers and Chicago-ians, check it out for more details!

also, this!

2. Whitepod

Obviously I could not possibly copy-paste to the coolness standards that the real website has, yes this is one website that you do not skip intro... just go there trust me.

If you need a little more persuasion however, here it is.

sometime soon, a Christmas post with any luck...

If I had Twitter

2010-12-02T18:18:00.000-08:00

If I had Twitter this is what it would say right now...

Drinking (alone) wine (lots), making stew for dinner, drawing 'save the dates' and curious what the result will be tomorrow (after my kidneys process the wine)

Is it a good enough excuse that I've had a wild few weeks?

Invitation fonts

2010-12-01T21:35:00.000-08:00

So I dropped the ball on the shoe post, maybe sometime soon. I have spent my evening focused on dresses, and invitation fonts! Here are some of the fonts that caught my eye! A couple of them are uber- cutesy but apparently I have a tendency toward curvy... what do you think?

All from my latest fave www.dafont.com

Tie the knot

Get Hitched

Wedding Bells

in the name of lurve

Honeymoon
Now that I see them all together, I'm liking the looks of the 3rd and 4th

Hump Day Etsy Faves

2010-11-24T21:56:00.000-08:00

Maybe it's the blistering winter weather outside, but it appears I'm in the mood for creamy colours and plush textures. Keep reading for a tour of my favorite tableware and home decor on Etsy...

Modern Fiber Lab

Biscuit Scout

Jungle Supply

Ladies And Gentlemen

Shoes next week anyone?

Colour scheme

2010-11-24T21:35:00.000-08:00

One of my many Monday afternoon thrift store finds... If you're lucky I'll show you all of my finds of the week (going again on Saturday with a good friend)... next week!

This just seemed like the perfect colour scheme for the wedding... spring-ey, but with the earth tones found around the camp. What do you think?

The vintage tea canister is just an added bonus ;)

Photographer booked!... and other exciting news

2010-11-22T07:36:00.000-08:00

So Thursday I checked out early (later than I had planned!) and drove over the mountain range to Calgary so that I could meet and fall in (totally platonic) love with my now official wedding photographer.

Here she is... http://sarahpukin.com/

Sooo, the drive was a nightmare. Snowing most of the way, -23 on the Alberta side and NO HEATER in the F-ing car! yep, you heard it right!

Also, my mom slowly morphed into bridezilla over the course of the weekend (the combination of photographer booking, dress trying and guest list planning tipped her over the edge). Watch out world, this one's gonna be a handful!

On the way back home, I was temporarily (for a long time) distracted at Chinook Mall... with all of the Christmas dresses on the racks I could not resist the search for the ultimate bridesmaid dress... doesn't this one have the most excellent texture you've ever seen? Its' from Zara.

In other important news, while mall strolling I saw something that I didn't expect to see in this lifetime...

Anthropologie Coming Soon December 2010

Yes, that's right. Anthropologie, the store of all stores at Chinook Mall. I will probably die of excitement when I see their window display... Anthropologie has world-renound window displays, among other things. We'll chat later... I am currently lost in their website trying to find the ultimate photo to post that will accurately display the awesomeness that is Anthropologie... an impossible feat. I'll have to try again after work!

Some more good news is that on the way home I had heat blowing into my eyes the entire way! I have no idea what changed the ole mercedes' mind about keeping things thawed but he pulled through and made it happen!

Time to get ready for another day of great high risk youth interventions....

Hump Day Etsy Faves

2010-11-17T21:58:00.000-08:00

I was a busy little bee on Etsy this morning and fav-ed about a zillion shops... here is a small sample of what is on my favorites list!

Tickette

Birtch Beer Boutique
(a B.C. shop owner from Kamloops!)

esdesigns

Tree and Kimball

Catonas Silver Spoon

OK, so jewelery today, lets talk tableware and home decor same time next week?

"Ya right" you may respond... "like you will actually be organized to plan a post a week in advance and follow through with it." To that I say, "touche!" you will have to check back and see what happens next week!!

Littel charmer... in pices!

2010-11-16T22:03:00.000-08:00

Just a picture of what Q's workspace looks like... all the time! Now you see what I'm talking about with the obsessive cleaning

Now that's what I call a demolition!

Kind of tough to use this piece as a template!

Well, its not the first project that I've started only to realize that it would require 5 times more time and money than originally planned.... looks like Q and I are going to be spending a lot of quality time together in the garage this winter... as you can see we are talking complete rebuild!

The Sisters on the Fly

2010-11-15T22:08:00.000-08:00

While in the midst of a long weekend vintage camper rebuild blitz, my sister allerted me to this collection of like-minded ladies...

Loving them? yes! Worried that I identify so well with this particular demographic? YES!
now stay tuned while I search out photos of the ongoing vintage camper demo because I'm so jazzed up about it...

The star of the show...

2010-11-07T21:43:00.000-08:00

In an earlier post I introduced you to a new addition to the car collection in this small parking lot we call a driveway. Another benefit to having an extra 'daily driver' on the books is that Ruby is now eligible for Collectors Plates. This type of registration is for a recreational vehicle only, so the owner must have another vehicle with fully registered in order to apply.

Well now let me tell you about what is in store for for our friend Ruby Red. We applied for Collectors Plates today! (Q) cleaned 'er up, I took the photos, filled the forms and sent them away! Now with any luck I will be accepted into the collectors club where I can enjoy a ridiculously low cost of insurance, and those much-sought-after-by-seniors black and white collectors plates! Here are the photos I had to submit with my paperwork...

Yes, flat tire included... I didn't notice until the photo shoot was almost over and lacked the gumption required to haul out the 'ole air compressor. I'll keep you posted on our application status!!

A new little sister or brother for Ruby...

2010-11-07T21:25:00.000-08:00

Here he/she is! not officially named yet but a few weeks ago I took the plunge and purchased a MERCEDES! Classy right?

Well, I'll let you be the judge of that, all I know is the price is right and it is packing some power in the character department - which scores big points around this household!

He/she does not have an official name yet, but we have a tendency to call it "merc"(merse).... male, or female??? The jury's out on this one, and until the official naming there's no pressure, right?

Why abandon the faithful Ruby Red? Well, while she was a companion full of character, fuel efficiency (seriously) and conversation-killing rumblings it turns out she was not very accommodating to child car seats and elders wanting to feast in out of town community halls (never mind the upcoming chilly temperatures and interior draftiness!)

She is still on the best parking spot in the driveway and an exciting new development is underway!

Putting it out there

2010-11-03T18:02:00.000-07:00

I am going to take the LSAT December 11/2010. I Will register by the end of this week, and I will begin to study TODAY.

That is all.

Fall Foliage

2010-11-02T18:59:00.000-07:00

Took some shots by the lake yesterday. Fall is in full swing and it is easy to be inspired by the changing leaves everywhere! (orchard country)

Fly fishing round up - a photo from (almost) all of our summer fly fish excursions

2010-10-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

yeesh... so much for 5 posts a week! I only have one day left... here goes for a posting marathon!

Q and I took up fishing as a summer hobby... neither of us caught a fish the entire time, but one thing I did capture was a lot of photos in between changing flys in preparation for bringing in "the big one"

This is our little camp setup, matching totally by accident! Watch out next year though, we will be camping in comfort and style after the debut of the totally rebuilt chalet charmer! This little trip was near Sicamous BC in the spring.

Here we are in Golden BC, not one bite! Boy do we have great fly casts after all that practice!

These beauties were taken at the lake just minutes from our house...

Thanksgiving weekend at a little lake near Kamloops BC, I am testing out the bouquet in preparation for next year... (exciting wedding details are on the horizon!)

And of course our faithful sidekick along for a boat ride. He had an undisturbed nap curled up on a blanket that day... because, you guessed it- we didn't catch a thing!

Note: the awesome vintage find
- Old school hipwaders $25 at one of my favourite thrift stores. Tags on and not a leak!

lil' charmer

2010-10-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

The perfect start to my posting routine. Introducing the chalet... the best thing to come out of the year 1974. I paid my neighbor $600.00 for it and that was $600.00 too much! The thing is rotting from the inside out. What you see here are the before photos... stay tuned for more on the progress of this diamond in the rough. I wish I had taken a shot when it was folded down for transport, tent trailer style.

Back in the saddle...

2010-10-15T12:26:00.000-07:00

Ok, from this day forward
5 posts per week
they may not be fancy, but its time to start a routine here.
now, I gotta go come up with something to post...

The ladies...

2010-07-18T20:53:00.000-07:00

For now, I'll share a few photos of my neighbors...

They supply the restaurant with beautiful eggs... and someone out there is generous enough to produce super-sized double yolks on a regular basis!!

Organic free-range chickens at their finest! They eat all the compost we create at the restaurant, and pay it forward with more than enough eggs for all of our cooking needs!

Egg n ham panini anyone?

Young House Love

2010-07-05T18:47:00.000-07:00

While catching up on one of my daily reads Young House Love, I weaseled my way into this post they did about their relationship, start to marriage. I couldn't resist and had to comment about ours...

http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/07/wedding-week-ii-a-relationship-timeline/

Weekend Warrior

2010-06-29T07:12:00.000-07:00

Here is a peek at what I was up to this weekend while awaiting Mr. Right's return (he has been away at work). Here are some highlights...

naps in the sun

garage sale score

Citrine and Aqua Marine

2010-06-29T06:45:00.000-07:00

I spent the afternoon yesterday dreaming of bridal party jewelery. I love the look of a pale citrine gemstone, especially while yellow diamonds are all the rage. I also enjoy the cool blue of aquamarine.

Which do you prefer?

Catching you up...

2010-06-25T20:49:00.000-07:00

It seems only appropriate to catch you up on what has been happening in landcruiser land. Lately I have been kept very busy with...

Acquiring this...

Turning it into this...

Being given this!!

Working like this...

(a job where I get to paint tipis)

A lot of changes recently, which is a motivating factor for the birth of Following Ruby Red

Heather

Lets get this party started

2010-06-22T18:58:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog Following Ruby Red. You must understand, I am a virgin blogger so please... be gentle! I have been a blog follower for for some time and have been thinking that for all of the time that I invest in reading blogs, I should start to write one! On this blog you will follow me and my little red landcruiser through various adventures in beautiful British Columbia and beyond!