Not so Squished
The morning of our first day of cycling started with the usual procedure - wake up, pick up something for breakfast, final pack-up, check out of hotel, head to the meeting point. We ended up at the same bakery as the previous morning and ordered allongé coffee (long espresso), croissant, and a single-serve quiche for each ...
Bonjour! Hubs and I are sitting in our little "studio" in Avignon, France. We are spending two nights at Aux Augustins, within the walls of the city. It is such a lovely town, and the weather is absolutely perfect - hot during the day and sweater-appropriate in the evenings. We departed Canada yesterday (Thursday) evening after ...
The alarm went off at 6:10 am this morning (Sunday). I groaned as hubs hit snooze, and said I needed five more minutes. At least I could hear the birds instead of the sound of rain (like last year). At 6:20, the alarm went off again and hubs rolled out from under the covers and ...
On a walk down Roncy with a friend, I had discovered this jem of a flower shop called Willem & Jools. I had purchased a beautiful calathea (prayer plant). So when hubs and I were invited to a housewarming, I immediately thought of this shop. Unfortunately they no longer carried the calathea, but I found ...
Canada is 150 years old! Officially the stat holiday is tomorrow, but I was given the Friday off and will be heading back to work tomorrow. Luckily hubs has a flexible schedule, and we still got to spend the long weekend together. The weather hasn't been perfect, but at least it wasn't a washout. On Friday, ...
I just woke up and found out that it’s been stinkin’ hot back home, so I am now extremely concerned about my garden. I am having fears that everything is baked and wilted, based on some comments I have read from others about how the extreme temperature swings have affected their gardens. The Sorrento Food Tour that ...
It has been months of planning, designing, and renovations, but on June 27th, the Pie Commission opened the doors to their downtown location. Our fabulous pies are still being made at our main hub in Etobicoke. This new shop, located at 887 Dundas Street West (Dundas & Claremont), is a pie cafe that serves up ...
We finally arrived in Moab after a five hour drive from Bryce. I’m pretty tired, so I’m guessing hubs must be exhausted since he did the driving, and it wasn’t great weather. I’m not sure what time it was, but the loud booms of thunder made me stir while I was asleep. It must have been ...
What a fabulous post from the Thought Catalog by Almie Rose! You can read the original post, which includes an introduction and some examples of good versus terrible compliments. 10. Have more patience while waiting in lines. My local Vons supermarket is one of the worst places in the entire world. But I have to go there ...
This is what hubby came home to. I was using the vacuum and it sucked up the rope attached to the flash light, and the end of the rope became lodged. When he walked into the room, I was holding the hose exactly like this. Or what if I told you that hubby tends to ...