It's sunny and gorgeous outside, with a reprieve from the hella hotness as of late, so some long sleeves of the sheer variety work rather well. Especially on short-shorts. It's still summer, after all. And this outfit is totally scooter-worthy, with a change footwear... (flip-flops are a total … [Read more...]
When Bad Things Happen to Good Makeup.
So, this happened:The other night, I suddenly heard a big clatter, and saw my compact open and upside-down on the bathroom floor, and I knew when I picked it up, there would be a mess of pearlized-brown powder deeply embedded in the grout lines of the tile.I swore a whole bunch.I've still been … [Read more...]
The Beginning Of The End – part 2
We arrived at the hospital yesterday morning at 7:30am for Eva's first round of sedated laser on her hemangioma. We checked in and were taken into a prep room. The nurse came to do the paperwork and take Eva's vitals. The plan was then to give her an oral sedative and then to apply a topical … [Read more...]
From My Closet – July 23rd, 2012
Remember these? I brought them home from the place the rhymes with Sinners a few months ago, and then upon deciding they were just too spendy for flip-flops, I returned them? Well. I spied them once more while perusing the store this weekend, and found my same pair with a gorgeous red sticker on … [Read more...]
Creating Birthday Monsters
About a week ago, Oliver got busy calculating how many days it will be until he turns eight-and-a-half. Then of course, his sister started to pipe up about when her half-birthday was. It was on Saturday.Mid-way through the evening, she asked me where her cake was.Me: You want a cake?She: *breathes* … [Read more...]
The Beginning Of The End – part 1
It is almost 5 years to the day that Eva was rushed to Sick Kids hospital via emergency ambulance. She was in need of an urgent transfusion because her hemangioma was so severely ulcerated and she had bled out profusely. It was her third bleed. We didn't come home for 6 days. Prior to that … [Read more...]
my favourite things of summer
steak on the BBQ, corn fritters, veggies and roast potatoes followed by the best dessert in the world- PAVLOVA diving into the cold lake with my running clothes on every morning with my summer sidekicks when shopping means this going barefoot for days (honestly, have you ever seen … [Read more...]
From My Closet – July 19th, 2012
Last night I made a date with one of my foxes to share some wine and chitty-chat at one of our favourite watering holes. As we had a wee break in the crazy-heat wave, I opted to wear this maxi-skirt - a recent score from that quick-and-dirty spree at Costa Blanca. I'm seriously in love with … [Read more...]
That Time I Packed My Kid’s Lunch In a Wine Bag.
I got this email a few days ago from Madame's camp people, saying they were making a trip to the pool, hats, sunscreen, blah, blah, blabbity-blah, and could you please send a brown bag lunch with nothing to be reheated... no containers... basically, they want to throw everything away at the end … [Read more...]
words for wednesday (early) -vagabonder
(you did not really think I was going to post a nude picture did you?) I love a little french here and there "VAGABONDER" is one of my favourite french verbs say it with me- 'marcher ca et la, au hasard' oh, I love a little "au hasard" which means by chance (somehow in french it sounds a … [Read more...]
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