common cold

today i woke up sick...but with a will to combat 

i stayed in bed as long as possible scheming a wake-up-get-well-soon plan

step one: put on your Dusted 'Total Dust' record 

step two: have a hot epsom salt bath and gargle hot salt water 

as long as possible while in the bath

 

step three: put on your coziest jammies, and your hand-knit socks

step four: make a berry-kale-flaxseed smoothie for breakfast

step five: steep fresh ginger in boiling pot and add 

lemon and unpasteurized honey

step six: get in bed and spend some quality time with your cat 

and your ginger tea and your book

step seven: go back to sleep as long as possible

zero .. one .. two .. three .. four .. five .. six .. seven

calendrier

last night i drempt of calendars

 

i got one of these brilliant minimalist Mark's original notebook calendar's as a b.day gift
 meg knows me well enough to know how much i would appreciate this beauty
& it blew my mind a little

(she got me the gray one, of course)

a beautiful desk top calendar of desks

by dear hancock

aquaint yourself with the signs of the zodiac & their constellations 

by prismatic print shop

stunning city illustrations

by rifle paper co. 

precious pups

by square paisley design

a knit calendar!!! by Peter Frey

unravel each day... sort of sad, but very beautiful 

NOT for cat ladies

classic dream cats calendar 2013

(the cat ladies solution)

by field guided

or you could seek a vintage calendar from 1985 or 1991

 both of these years, like 2013, start on a tuesday & have 365 days!

into the groove

we're back! and we shall start simply 

here is a video that will likely make your day

its the kind you watch over and over, and the gratification just keeps growing

december was a whirlwind of wonderful with a POPUP SHOP & so many christmas parties

after a month out of the ordinary, its great to be getting back in the groove

hello 2013!

all i want for christmas

is a gift certificate to Good Egg!

good egg is a beautiful shop in kensington market

267 Augusta, Toronto

it is a lifestyle shop, it is a kitchen boutique, 

it is a book store--a bookstore for people who dont think they like books!

plus so much more

 

i stopped in one day, as i always do when im in the market

& got hyper for nick-knacks--the effect that this shop has on me

instead of splurging, i started a visual list

  good egg is easily my favorite store in the GTA

and that's saying a lot!

this list is just the tip of the iceburg...

i thought of going to visit good egg again to expand it

but its already pretty big & beautiful

saying that, good egg is a one-stop-shop gift-shop for all ages

super cute kids stuff, amazing selection of gift cards, products in spectrums of colour

if you've stuck on what to get someone for christmas

go to good egg for inspiration or get them a gift certificate here!

one: citrus juicer (i own this product and use it EVERY day) 

two: Pantone postcard set (i got this for my birthday last night!!!)

three: pretty Poketo planner

four: David Shrigley Essentials (my favorite books)

five: Moleskine graphpaper (a must!)

six: ORK city neighbourhood maps (comes in all your favorite colours & cities)

seven: knit a bestfriend books! 

eight: the Flavor Thesaurus by Niki Segnit (ok, the thesaurus is actually my favorite book)

nine: Vegan Lunch Box by Jennifer McCann (some inspiration when you need it)

ten: Lunch Poems by Frank O'Hara

eleven: How To Design A Typeface by The Deign Museum 

                (for a rainy day when you're ready to start)

twelve: Best In Show card game by Polly Horner (super cute! learn the dog breeds)

thirteen: Baggu tri-pack bags (multi-colour & design options. LOVE!)

fourteen: THIS IS... books by Miroslav Sasek (warms your heart with beautiful illustrations, and memories of trips past. comes in many a city)

fifteen: Crafting With Cat Hair by Kaori Tsutaya & Amy Hirschman (HOW hilarious)

 

emmanuelle walker

emanuelle walker

body massage

kitty massage

hat model

this dogs name is pickles and he is a hat model on esty

 

 

 

poor little creature

suprise

one day

one day i will get one of these for christmas

 one with the fluffy ears

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