February 28, 2006
Poplar Beach, ON

Back from the "balmy" south to my winter wonderland of vast frozen lake-dom. Just got in from playing in the snow. How fun! Now, time to snuggle up with the fire and finish a new song or two... xxx

Edge of the Icy World... more photos

February 20, 2006
Sperryville, VA

Greetings from the beautiful rolling hills and hollers of Rappahannock County, Virginia. Am staying in a little cabin at the Smokehouse Winery with a few of my most beloved friends. We all came down from Canada for my best friend's wedding which was, I must say, justa bout the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Have been living it up holler-core, building lots of fires and wandering up through the glorious Shenandoahs... happy happy. 
 
xo 

With drummer extraordinaire Paul Brennan

White Oak Canyon, Virginia

February 14, 2006
London, ON

Happy Valentines Day, my sweeties. Am hittin' the road ASAP southwards to Virginia. My best friend Jenny is getting married to singer-songwriter compadre Chuck Brodsky this weekend in a wee special ceremony down in the holler. So looking forward to all the celebrations! Will certainly report on the adventures that transpire and will be posting photos for sure (u know me.) Wishing you all beds full of roses and wine.

xxx Kristin

February 7, 2006
Poplar Beach, ON

Well, the storm finally broke and it was a bad one. Spent 2 days without power in the frigid brrrr curled up close to the wood stove. Had to haul borrowed wood from 2 cottages down along the ferociously blustery shoreline cliff with the ice pellets blowing in my eyes and everything. My new official name is Svetlana Ice Princess of the North. Got to make biscuits over the fire, YUM and spent lots of time in the dark Thinking. But all is back to blue skies now and am so happy to have the power back- to grind my coffee. Yay for that.

xo
Svetlana, K

Snow-Angel

February 4, 2006
Poplar Beach, ON

Snowed in today due to the biggest wettest blowingest hugest snowflakes I have ever seen. Working like crazy on some great new writing -with perhaps an intermittent sip or two of fine Doublewood Balvenie (Mmmm warm...) amidst the great white storm.  

More cottage self-portraits here

xxoo, la K

February 2, 2006
Poplar Beach, ON

Am currently in writing hibernation at the cottage on Lake Huron. Warm fires and cold crashing waves beneath the gloomy gloomy gorgeous grey sky... In the name of Groundhog Day woke up at the crack of dawn to see if I could see my shadow. So- No shadow: it seems that spring might cometh early, after all.