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Save Your Lake and Keep Things Natural
When you picture the ideal cottage, what does it look like? Is it full of bushy, natural vegetation, or is the lawn mowed like a typical...

Shannon Murray
Jul 8, 20192 min read


Day 201 of a Photo a Day: Family and Falling in Love
From left to right we have Sophie, Josh, and Don. Sophie is an incredibly awesome woman with a killer set of talents and a heart that is...

Shannon Murray
May 31, 20171 min read


Day 200 of a Photo a Day: Ottawa Sunsets
Right now I'm taking a leisurely vacation from life in Ottawa. I've got a cold and I've just been relaxing. I am super super lucky....

Shannon Murray
May 30, 20171 min read


Day 199 of a Photo a Day: Birthday Wish
It's not his birthday anymore, but Peg and Hannah Rankin are cupcake masters. I wonder what he wished for.

Shannon Murray
May 29, 20171 min read


Day 198 of a Photo a Day: Sweettea
Good god go see these ladies play their songs at The Smiling Buddah on June 1st. They are Sweettea and they play the most awesome groove...

Shannon Murray
May 28, 20171 min read


Day 197 of a Photo a Day: Love and the Creative Spirit
"Was it the most glorious or the most monstrous moment when Jay met his creative spirit?" Toronto hosts some incredible art. Today was...

Shannon Murray
May 27, 20171 min read


Day 196 of a Photo a Day: A Rearrangement
This guy, you know? Today, to accompany the new beginnings that came with this week, we rearranged our apartment and de-cluttered. Then...

Shannon Murray
May 26, 20171 min read


Day 195 of a Photo a Day: Bad Wolf Jonah
I was so proud of my Budds tonight. This beautiful dear man at the microphone is named Jonah. These three beautiful ladies around him are...

Shannon Murray
May 25, 20171 min read


Day 194 of a Photo a Day: The Money Tree
I spent the day making money beside a money tree at 940 Variety. I spent my time there making pretty chalkboard art, playing the ukulele...

Shannon Murray
May 24, 20171 min read


Day 193 of a Photo a Day: Passion/Destiny Reborn
A few days ago, after some prompting courtesy of my former instructor and friend Vince, I applied to become a volunteer in the Schad...

Shannon Murray
May 23, 20172 min read


Day 192 of a Photo a Day: Cheer for Babies
"I can only cheer for babies I can see what happens clearly I can only cheer for babies Let's not do what all our parents do" -And the...

Shannon Murray
May 22, 20171 min read


Day 190 of a Photo a Day: Rosebush and Burdock
So I've talked about my best friend Megan Miller's band And the Kids before, and I've definitely mentioned her band Valois a few times,...

Shannon Murray
May 20, 20172 min read


Day 189 of a Photo a Day: Family by Blood and by Choice
These boys. These guys. These two are family. They're not only family because I'm Murray'd to Don Rankin and they're his cousins, but...

Shannon Murray
May 19, 20171 min read


Day 188 of a Photo a Day: Sobriety Miles
Today Don and I waited around a long time for a symbol that never came. Through the waiting, though, we heard stories and received a lot...

Shannon Murray
May 18, 20171 min read


Day 187 of a Photo a Day: ...And Sweet Dreams
So it was a good May 17th, but I'd mostly like to talk about the late evening of the 16th and the very beginning of the 17th. I had a...

Shannon Murray
May 17, 20172 min read


Day 186 of a Photo a Day: Sweet Birthday
This is Sweet Tea. These three are part of why I had one of the best birthdays of my life this year. Them, my family, the rest of my...

Shannon Murray
May 16, 20172 min read


Day 185 of a Photo a Day: Tulips and Immigration
Today, my parents and I visited Ottawa's 65th annual Tulip Festival--extra red and white this year for Canada's 150th birthday. In an age...

Shannon Murray
May 15, 20172 min read


Day 184 of a Photo a Day: Mother's Day and the Flood
My mom is a very very cute and fine mom. This morning I made her a bit of a feast and we went for the best smelling walk. I love walks...

Shannon Murray
May 14, 20171 min read


Day 183 of a Photo a Day: Roy and Eleanor
Roy and Eleanor are two of the most beautiful human beings I've ever known. Lucky for me, they're my grandparents. The two of them lift...

Shannon Murray
May 13, 20172 min read


Day 182 of a Photo a Day: Love, Death, and Family
As I sit in my seat on the train half-eavesdropping on the giant group of friends behind me discussing sustainable food and meat and...

Shannon Murray
May 12, 20172 min read
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