I'm at my Mum's house and she has wireless internet. I love this. I am able to sit on the couch, have Tess (my Mum's Springer Spaniel) at my feet, tea within arm's reach on the coffee table, and have TLC on in the background. The Boyfriend and I don't have cable (by choice) so when we are somewhere with cable we seem to find all sorts of TV ( Read more... )

Our flight leaves at 7:15 am tomorrow morning. We are supposed to be at the airport at 5:15 am. We are taking public transit to the airport. We will be getting up at 3:30 am. Is it rude to go to bed minutes after seeing your family for the first time in 8 months? We are going to be sleepy puppies when we get to Calgary. Poor Boyfriend had to ( Read more... )

I just reread my last entry from July 20th (ekk!) and realized there are a lot of spelling mistakes. I have always been a terrible speller. But this is my blog, and the two of you who read it will just have to live with my lazy editing ( Read more... )

I am free of the Frappucino hell I call work today. No, it really isn't that bad. Everyone in Forest Hill goes to their "cottage" for the summer so we are very, very slow. So Henry and I are hanging out, keeping cool. We spent a few hours outside this morning. I worked on some knitting and read through this month's Gourmet magazine. It is all ( Read more... )

The weekend was so, so great. The Toronto Outdoor was so much fun. We were up until 1 am on Thursday night and then up again at 4am on Friday morning. We arrived at Nathan Philips Square at 6am for set up and had a million last minute things to do before the show opened at 10 am. We worked out all the kinks and things went really smoothly. We ( Read more... )

I went to the laundromat on Sunday night (I enjoy this chore, it is a pretty, relaxed, air conditioned place where I can do three or four loads at once for $2 a load). While I was waiting and reading, a cute gay couple came in to do their laundry with ( Read more... )

I've been a grump today. It is hot again. I know I must sound like a broken record on this one, but it's horrid. I cried this morning to The Boyfriend, spewing out stuff about "hating Toronto," and "I miss my friends, pets, nice people and clean air!" I then launched into a long speech comparing Toronto to a fart. Something along the lines of ( Read more... )

I have been sick with a bad cold for over a week now. I feel so drained. As soon as I lie down at night, I cough and cough. The boyfriend has spent many nights moving from our bed to the couch, in order to get some sleep. Last night, I told him I would sleep on the couch. He had to get up early for work today and then go straight to the ( Read more... )

Less than two weeks until the Boyfriend takes part in North America's largest outdoor art show and sale. He is so stressed. He has spent hours assembling IKEA display cases (bookcases, really), making a sign, ordering business cards, applying for vendor permits, and making pots to sell. The work he has been making since coming to Toronto is ( Read more... )

At long last, here are a few photos of Henry. He is growing so fast! We've had him for about a month and he has doubled in size. He is such a funny little man, always putting on a show. He loves to jump, and leaps for no apparant reason. He has an obsession with water. He doesn't like it, and fights us when he needs to have his paws washed ( ( Read more... )