March 10th, 2010
“I know what your random Wednesday blog post is going to be about” – were the words out of his mouth… Yes, he was right! Before the rain starts, which it should from the middle of this week, I try to soak in as much sun as possible. Being outdoors involves a lot of walking. Parks can be so deceiving! It’s all beautiful and sunny, birds are singing, squirrels are chewing on the last years acorns… and then you walk into the MUD! So much mud that you can’t even walk around it, because many had the same idea and it’s aaaaaall soft. Who knew that when the snow melts it turns everything into muck! I was just happy that I didn’t wear any summery type of shoes. With jeans rolled up we walked through, and it was fun! Nothing like playing in the dirt on a warm spring day.
Oh Oh oh.. I’m very excited about this one! Next week I’m leaving on a road trip to nowhere else but NYC and few other cities including Boston. Why am I this excited? For once, I have never been to the States! I live an hour away from the boarder and have never crossed it. That just makes me weird, no? Bags of camera gear and a tiny suitcase that’s all I’m taking. Trips always make me giddy! Need to make a master plan for all the places that I’d like to visit. Any hints, suggestions, etc. especially for food : )
It’s the time of the year again that sun will wake me up every morning way too early! It has an incredible ability to peak through my window right from the time it rises to about 9 am. This is what I saw a few days ago when this bright ball of fire woke me up at 6:30am.
Tags: mud, spring, sun, travel, trip
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March 8th, 2010
This sunny warm weather puts me in a fantastic mood, and I’m loving the colour. I think I’m over compensating for the lack of leaves, grass, and pretty flowers, but hey, a girl got to get her colour someplace! I also looooove window shopping, or in this case internet browsing, looking for nice things and imagining myself riding on that vespa wearing Club Monaco outfit with some awesome shoes and accessories! Man, that would be super bright! I’ll go take my happy, bouncy self outside to soak in some sun while it still lasts. Toodles Internet! Enjoy this awesome spring!
- Bubblegum Kisses Print – Java Chip
- Fruit Stripe Vespa – Vespa
- Apple Green Clutch – Patina Stores
- Bright Diver Watch – Urban Outfitters
- Ania top, Tutu skirt, Wolford Merino Wool tights, Jacklyn Trench coat – Club Monaco
- Sky High Vulculcanized Sneakers – Puma
- Pink Covertible Tote – Patina Stores
- Birds on a Branch – Grove Duck
Tags: art, bag, clutch, colour, jewellery, purse, shoes, vespa, watch
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March 3rd, 2010
I have never been horribly bad at ‘structured’ dancing but haven’t been great at it either. So the word “Average” describes me accurately when it comes to the arm, leg coordination on a dance floor. Meaning that you’ll never see me at the auditions of “So you think you can dance”, unless it’s day one. Even for day one, I’m won’t make for entertaining material, because who wants to see ‘average’ on stage, instead of incredibly awkward and bad dancers, or amazing “I can fly through the air while doing splits’ dancers? This week I took my averageness out to try Salsa dancing. Some people were good, some bad, and some just like me. I once again confirmed that I don’t enjoy myself when trying to remember the steps, and that I tend to lead. Watch out Mr. Macho Guy, I’ll lead you around the dance floor in high heels… Mental note: be less bossy or find a guy who can actually lead! Salsa was fun, I might even go again. Yay, for doing things out of my usual repertoire!
Does anyone else absolutely dislike when they go for a haircut and get a chatty stylist who talks non stop for an hour? I enjoy my haircuts in silence or at least having a productive conversation. My new stylist talks about everything and is way too detailed. I don’t really want to hear (second time around, cause she didn’t remember me from November) about her daughter-in-law and how mean she is, and the grandkids and how cute they are, and everything else in between. She also asks inappropriate questions, and makes even more unfitting comments. Such as “Oh you’re still young, but you should really think about having kids!” Umm.. yes.. thanks for the heads up… It’s time for another hair salon! Suggestions?
I like my tea served in buckets! Thanks to Ian Sobolev for the photo.
Tags: dancing, haircut, Salsa
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March 1st, 2010
The calendar yet again flipped it’s page to another month, and February slipped away into the past. With the first day of March the weather suddenly improved and grey weeks with snow and rain turned into brilliance and warmth. This light puts me into a cottage mood, warm days by the lake, watching the sun slowly sink at the horizon, while sipping on lemonade. Long, gorgeous days! Can’t wait!
- Cotton Long Sleeve Tee – Toast
- Bedding – Cabbage & Rose
- 100% Pure Lambswool Blankets – Pheasant
- Vintage Linen Rabbit – Pheasant
- Cotton Dress – Cabbage & Roses
- Raw Silk and Linen Cushions – Pheasant
- Bed Sheets – Cabbage & Rose
Tags: blanket, clothes, cottage, dress, pillows, rustic, sheets, toy
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February 24th, 2010
- They are everywhere: floors, tables, window sills, kitchen counters, shelves. They breath quietly day in and day out producing some good quality oxygen. If only someone would remember to water them regularly and not try so desperately to kill them off. I rely on one of the ferns to let me know when the rest of the plants are thirsty as well. It slightly wilts and hangs it’s fronds in the “I’m so sad, please water me” fashion. This scenario usually works really well, unless other inhabitants of this house decide that watering random plants at random times is a good idea. Some end up overwatered, others don’t get a drop in weeks. Not the optimal living conditions, yet they thrive.
- Making new prints is always exciting. Lately, I have a weird desire to make them larger and replace the old ones that have been around for way too long. The little voice in my head says: “it’s time to redecorate” and that’s exactly what I’ll be doing. I even have the new frames and pretty photos all ready to go.
Tags: plants, prints
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February 22nd, 2010
To pick up and leave and travel, wouldn’t it be nice? It doesn’t take much persuading to have me go see new places, experience different cultures, and do what I really enjoy. No need to ask me twice. Pack light, have a very sexy camera, and a bag to keep it all, that’s all I need.
- Offshore Pullover
- Streetlights Bag
- Watercraft Shorts
- Meet Me Halfway Wedges
- Leica M8 “White Edition”
- Mercator Projection Dishtowel
Tags: bag, camera, clothes, Fashion, shoes
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February 18th, 2010
On a very chilly day in January we set out to take some ‘winter wonderland’ photos, and it was just beautiful. Minus the minor mishaps with escaped balloons (who knew those can fly away…) the day went amazingly well. Letty is just a gorgeous lady, so natural and adorable. The stunning winter light decided to work in our favour, and made everything even more magical that it already was. Thanks Letty for braving the cold and looking fabulous while doing so!
Tags: forest, Letty, photos, snow, winter
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February 17th, 2010
- Olympics are in the country, but Toronto feels completely indifferent to it. Way to keep up your cold, snobby composure TO! We do live up to our stereotypes! What’s up with only showing Canadian teams and athletes on all the channels. It might be just me, but watching three hours of curling is not that exciting! However, girl snowboarding was awesome yesterday! Figure skating wasn’t that bad either. I have my favourites… Dear, TV channels, please show the SNOW LEOPARD guy and other athletes from warm countries! I’ll be cheering for them, cause it’s kind of hard to make it into winter Olympics when you have never seen snow! All in all, I’d rather be in Vancouver living the fever of the games and soaking up the international buzz.
- While frantically cleaning up my room last week I stumbled upon a box of my favourite tights. Yes, tights. I bet no one have ever seen me wearing any, but I have a true obsession with them. Tights, socks, leg warmers – I love them all. They are, however, very unpractical for Canadian weather, it’s either too cold or it’s summer. Plus, me being closer to cold-blooded creatures and maintaining my body temperature of that of a room, doesn’t work well either. After, scanning through the box and admiring all the pretty colours and textures, the conscious decision of not needing any more was made. An hour later I came out of FCUK with yet another pair of knee-high grey, ribbed socks. Hey, they were on sale!
Tags: games, olympics, random, tights
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February 15th, 2010
The announcement of iPad from Apple got me thinking about the usability of such a product. After all the jokes about the name and the giant iPhone wanna be feel, it seems like iPad might be a perfect solution for people on the go, photographers, presenters, and grandmas! Yes, grandmas! Imagine how perfect it is for cute ladies who press all the buttons at the same time while checking their email, delete programs by mistake, and then say that they didn’t do anything. The learning curve on such products is minimal and the ability to mess things up is almost none existent! iPad definitely has it’s niche, but to satisfy all the complaints, Notion Ink’s Adam comes to the rescue! It has very impressive technology and specs, theoretically works better than Apple, but it’s not Apple! …and that might be a problem. I guess we’ll see how it’ll all play out this spring: better technology for the same money vs. reliability and appeal of Apple products.
Apple’s iPad
Notion Ink’s Adam
Tags: Adam, apple, gadgets, iPad, Notion Ink
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February 14th, 2010
Someone check my temperature! Did I eat something funny? Where did my usual resentment of Valentine’s Day go? This is weird! After so many years of complaining about the whole commercialism of this holiday, today I just don’t care. Still think that Valentine’s Day puts too much unnecessary pressure on already stressed people and companies making profit on the whole concept of love is just wrong. But today just feels good, calm, peaceful, happy and all the other cheesy synonyms that go well together. Valentine’s Day, you have surprised me this year, and I kind of like that… Hope everyone is having an awesome day. Here is some love for you.
- Dance with Me giclee print – LoveSugar Design
- Knot Love gocco print – PaperDayStudio
- Jar of Love watercolour painting – GollyBard
- Je T’aime giclee print – LoveSugar Design
Tags: art, holiday, love, prints, valentines
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