I am looking out of my kitchen window onto the white rooftops. It snowed yesterday. One of the things i love about living in toronto is the drama of the seasons. We took a walk down the ravine that is closest to our house. it is one of many beautiful ravines around toronto.

What struck me is with every season the changes are dramatic. I have loved the color variation; spring green, lush full dark green summers, vivid and bold colors in the fall and the endless shades of brown in the winter then covered with white.

With the changes that are both subtle and stark, I find myself falling in love all over again with each season. while contemplating all this, I thought of how this translates into human relations. How we can fall in love over and over with the same person if we are able to allow ourselves to love and accept that we never are the same, that within a person there are many seasons and each one has its drama. Sometimes that shows up in a flashy “look at me” way, and sometimes it is more like the shades of brown, very soft, subtle and subdued but beautiful nonetheless.

That is also true for ourselves. As we move through the phases and stages of our lives, I realize how important it is to remember that we are never stagnant, even if we are stalwart in staying the same, it is not possible. Right now I am redesigning my life and how I am I moving forward into the next phase and stage. I am currently redesigning my website (again) to reflect that movement. I am collaborating with my two daughters and taking what we did in a brick and mortar store in Seattle and bringing that to a online presence and ecommerce site. It is a mash-up of ideas, collections and bringing all that to you in the most authentic and forward thinking way.

Stay tuned….