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flying a kite
www.amyflyingakite.com
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daily musings, poetry, music, style, & writing from a freedom-hugging, art-thirsty, 18 year old girl living in Canada, belonging to the wilderness
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the sky like a garden patch,

Hi sweet blog readers. I wish I was here for you more often. Unfortunately, Ive been so idle and sluggish lately.  I havent had much appetite for walking, or working, or cleaning the house. All ...

1 day ago

Two socks made of kites,

Its February. The sun cradles the porch while the city folks grin at the weather.  Every morning feels like Spring, Id be surprised if little insects werent pulling through the cracks in the dir...

07 feb 12

january // amy & ashley ramble and roam,

I remember now, how lucky we are, to find companions in pens, in songs, in our dogs, and in the people who surround us underneath sun droops and moon beams.  Some folks spend their wholes lives ...

03 feb 12 2 people like this

white circles and banjos look like clocks,

 Good day to you, whether its the blush of morning, or the goosebumps of moon hour,  I hope for you that the day is charming, and brimming with good intentions.  For me, the day is bus...

30 jan 12 4 people like this

heartshaped socks will carry me home,

Hymns, and folk tunes, the perfect winter day.I have gathered thoughts around my banjo, and found myself pulling strings of hand written songs, and heart spun melodies. Its nice to escape the world o...

25 jan 12 2 people like this

the petal and vine dress,

hello dwellers, drifters, & dreamers.At last, the winter has reshaped the city.  All of the rooftops are covered in blankets - blankets of glitter, and frosty white clouds. When the winter k...

19 jan 12 1 person likes this

wild roamers and friday the thirteenth,

 So the tree is bending to the tune of whistles, and I am warm beneath dusty white ceilings.  As I was sitting on the tawny couch I call my shore,  I howled for my dogs.  I like h...

14 jan 12 3 people like this

giveaway winner: vintage jewelry

Hello beautiful people,  thank you for entering the www.rackandsack.com&n bsp;giveaway! With over 130 entries, We can finally crown the winner. Congrats to Carina of the blog badta...

11 jan 12

a coat made of petals,

 I am sitting in my bedroom, my hair feels like its been swallowed by the ocean, because its wet from my bath. Theres a teacup on the counter, and I need buckets to get rid of the clothes that c...

08 jan 12 2 people like this

mint in the kettle,

The moon is round like a banjo,  and if Im quiet enough, I can hear cars whistling in a country mile. The ground is dry, like the seat on a summer bus, and all thoughts of frost dissolve into th...

04 jan 12 1 person likes this

giveaway: $50 to spend on vintage jewelry

To ring in the New Year, Im hosting a giveaway courtesy of www.rackandsack.com - an alluring and delicate online shop that specializes in one of a kind vintage jewelry.  Rack and Sack is filled ...

31 dec 11 1 person likes this

& another circle around the sun,

Each hour, a clock twists, and hands are in the habit of making circles.  One day, youre awoken by  flower bunches, and the next day, snow pebbles are glistening your boots.  The seaso...

28 dec 11 2 people like this

a birthday suit and snow,

  The month of December has traveled the clouds tail, and in ten days, well be ringing in the New Year, with snow on our porches, and champagne on our lips.  As of late, Ive been feeli...

22 dec 11 2 people like this

december // amy & ashley ramble and roam,

Good morning if its morning, Good evening if its dark,The snowy world is bright like a moon beam. All of our grass has turned into cotton, and every hill has turned into frozen water.  One of th...

18 dec 11 1 person likes this

cest chic with jacob,

With cheerful spirits in the air, and surprises lurking beneath Pine trees,  were all very excited for the days of shortbread, hot chocolate, snow, and of course, presents.  With all of us ...

15 dec 11 2 people like this

boyfriend jeans and blow dryers.

To feel that my heart is a muscle, to know that my teeth are a tool, to see that my hands are a blanket, it is the simplest of pleasures that make me feel alive.  And I mean,  truly, c...

11 dec 11 3 people like this

something I would have worn as a child,

There is something to be said about December. The clouds are heavy, the hills are covered in chalk, the fireplace steps into the shoes of Summer,  life continues. There is no need to travel to t...

07 dec 11 2 people like this

birthday wishlist,

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06 dec 11 2 people like this

make room for singing,

Ive been too busy thinking of my banjo to notice the change of weather.  I think everyone ought to play music. Whether its stringing songs together by tambourine shakes, or by C notes.  Whe...

03 dec 11 1 person likes this

and her hair was a folded flower,

wandering in night gowns, frothy bubbles, and folded legs,   This is my November.   A 30 day stretch of sleeping, whispering in ears, and collecting words of elsewhere.   I am saying g...

28 nov 11 1 person likes this

the flower tapestry,

Hello moon, hello tapestry spilling blooms,  hello honey made fragrances, hello pillows designed for home birds like me.  Parallel to a scarecrow or the dormant apple tree,  Ive b...

22 nov 11 2 people like this

Jumble Boogie,

Hi Calgary folks,  come and support Jumble Boogie next Saturday. Ill be selling clothes of mine with the hand of my mom ((while sipping some sort of magic))   Theres live music, and shoppin...

22 nov 11

the sweater giveaway,

Dear countrymen, followers of the wilderness, sea bound writers, merry makers, blueberry munchers, sweater wearers, this post is for you.      On a typical November 13th, most clouds h...

14 nov 11

the first snowfall,

Good morning, evening, snowfall, sun spill, wherever you are.I am in the coddle of a cotton bed, with a head full of elsewhere.  My wisdom teeth are causing me to be buckled to pillows, water, p...

08 nov 11 4 people like this

the lamb vest,

In the land of Amy, there is a wisdom tooth steamrolling my gums. Shivers and head spells are causing me to weep, moan for abandon, and hunch for daytime repose. I dont wish this burden on anyone-- n...

03 nov 11 1 person likes this

the winter and the wolf,

Sitting underneath the waxing moon, bewildered by the day.Winter clouds pluck leaves from the pine, the harvest has gathered all of its honey. Whispering winds blanket the wood while I make shelter b...

29 oct 11 1 person likes this

October music playlist,

Artist* Album* Song* {Jack Marks} Lost Wages {Borrow It Gladly Away}{Jack Marks} Lost Wages {Hard Times}{Jack Marks} Two of Everything {The Dress Song}{The Deep Dark Woods} The Place I Left Behind {T...

27 oct 11 1 person likes this

leaf and pumpkin,

Winter is coming on, the country road is covered in Autumn leaves. Soon the mountain goats, and forest deer will be licking salt from the roads. The singing of tree leaves fill the Autumn space betwe...

24 oct 11 2 people like this

for the piglets kittens fawns and calfs,

Hello clouds, books, stars, flower painted stockings, howls of the wild dog. Hello October.When I wake in the morning to the coffee pot, and the sugar,  I also stretch to cravings, and sighs.&nb...

19 oct 11 3 people like this

yodel and blush,

Early morning rising, the Autumn leaf coddles the mountainside.The wild yonder is caught by the fox trotting sun.   I am gladdened by the universe.  to be a child here, a companion to ...

17 oct 11 2 people like this

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