Things I have found intriguing and inspiring of late, in no particular order:
1. The many faces of sugar cookies (courtesy of Blueprint mag), sought after out of necessity after Superstore gifted me with 10 lbs. of flour when I purchased >$250 one month or so ago. Danielle and I fully intend to spend a day baking, baking, baking (Dec. 16. in fact!) in preparation for the BIG DAY.
2. Wallpaper – seemingly the bane of every ’80s child’s existance (how can we forget country goose kitchen border, and forest green & peach flora adorning the living room?) …BUT WAIT! It can be stylie! Thanks to my daily Sweetspot, I have discovered the art of true wall decor: Ferm Living. This loverly Danish company has set up shop in Vancouver this month in Gastown’s ex-Storeyum for the design exhibit The Danish Way of Living and is there for your perusal until December 15th.
* Additionally, Daniel’s sister, Maria, has shared her well-kept secret, Wallpaper from the 70s. Another treat for the eyes (and your walls).
3. My new jacket. It arrived today but Wayne needs to go pick it up across the line. I got a wicked deal on it from Steepandcheap.com. I’m just plain stoked to have a coat I picked out myself that wasn’t given to me by an ex! That’s how old my current coat is! Yuck. It used to be green. Then I lived on a horse ranch in France for 2 months. It’s now brown-yellow and saggy.
4. Spence on the Coast. So Danielle and I took Dora and toodled over to the Baxters’ 2nd home in Secret Cove on the Sunshine Coast last weekend. Since we had left right after work and were famished, we stopped 20 mins from the house for a bite to eat. Having never seen this swanky new restaurant in my previous visits to the Sechelt area, I proposed we see what they had to offer. Of course, embarassingly, we were not dressed for the occasion (roadtrip face), but they “let us in” anyway. Superb service, Iron Chef America-quality presentation and taste (Pistachio Crusted French Brie, anyone?) and, what do you know, owned by Spencer Watts, with whom I attended high school! I wondered why he kept glancing at me from the passbar, where he was cooking. I didn’t figure it out until I went out for dinner with Dalaena last night and we put 2 + 2 together! I must go back and compliment him personally on his achievment (*mental note).
5. Forever 21 CANADA! Yes, well. Cheap clothes that fit. I loooove.
6. Danya’s engagement! Which means a trip to Quebec next fall for her wedding! Which means a pretty dress! And a party! And crafts! And planning a wicked stagette!
And that, my friends, is why I’m happy this week.
