Our trip to Manitoba was lovely. I spent five days away from the computer, visiting with family and friends and reading with Jim in my parents' backyard. A vacation was just what we needed, time to slow down and to pause our moving preparations. I guess in that way, vacations are always too short. Of course, I only pulled out my camera in time to snap photos from the airplane window. Oops.
1. Check out the shoe rack in this post (seven photos down). A great use of space don't you think? I don't nearly have enough shoes to fill them, but I really like the idea.
2. Donuts atop cupcakes is a little to decadent for me, but I would love to make those cute little donuts on their own. This blog has been getting a lot of well deserved attention as of late, the writing is really sweet. In my favorite post, Julie writes about the difficulty of icing a perfect cake (I find it so difficult, too!). I admire bloggers who give a window into a world where every attempt to try something new can be a learning experience.
3. Kinfolk is out! (I'm sure you knew that already, but just in case). It is even more magical that I hoped. There's a great quote by David Dunn on page 114, author of Try Giving Yourself Away, that I was immediately drawn to. When I Googled the title of his book, I found it for free (absolutely free!) on the Internet Archive, here.
4.It's a sad fact that I'm always looking at fall clothing in the middle of summer.
I'm looking so forward to the weekend, a trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario and going to see the final Harry Potter movie (so excited!). What are your plans?
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Julie: I hope you get a chance to watch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, it's so good.
flower child vintage: I'm so ashamed I didn't take more photos!
Mickey: I just love your photos. :)
Claire M.: Isn't he? aw.
Saw Harry Potter last night. It was so amazingly good!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely weekend you have planned.
Sounds like a great trip. I'm super excited about Harry Potter too, I am going to see it today and I'm a tad afraid I may end up crying my eyes out.
ReplyDeleteI took almost the exact same picture heading to Vancouver!! I wish we could have had more of a chance to talk! Thanks for coming out - hope Jim sees the charm of Manitoba (and convinces you to move back!). Well... not before we get another chance to go to Toronto (October...)
ReplyDeletei cant decide whether to read that book or kinfolk first!!!! thanks!
ReplyDeleteYay!! Glad that you had a good time, but even more glad that you are back!! I love Kinfolk, I was so excited to see that it was out this morning....
ReplyDeleteMmm... Just what I need when I can't decide between a donut and a cupcake. I can see that happening :)
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