One For The Dogs

This pooch is truly amazing! A "dog on the go" for sure.

Wondering What Ever Happened to Michael Bolton?

Happy Inside - Oh Those Crazy Ikea Cats

Gotta love those cats!

Another Museum Day

Today we visited the Redpath Museum of Natural History at McGill campus here in Montreal. It is quite a place to explore. Anyone with an appreciation for the wonders of nature would be right at home in this gem of a building.

This is just one of the great pieces to be seen. It is a Buddha from around the 12th century Japan and is of the Pure Land Buddhist tradition. Seated in the lotus position this fellow has reached enlightenment many centuries ago.

This piece here is actually a great example of origami or paper folding sculpture on a larger scale. He is a Pterodactyl hung from the cieling and this shot shows just a small sampling of the great architectural detail to be seen in the museum building itself.

This was at the Lantern Festival

Blue was the theme colour this year and what a show! There were so many great lanterns there, it was quite an event. There was likely a record number of visitors I am sure.



This blue dragon had a twin opposite him. The Botanical Gardens in Montreal are fabulous to visit anytime but the fall lantern show is really not to be missed!

Official Welcome to Montreal

Here it is, the official welcome to Montreal from Mother Nature herself. Thankfully this was delivered in the night when we were all tucked in our beds and today there is lots of sunshine so it likely will be gone very soon.

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN EVERYONE!!!!

Daisy Dukes vs. Jorts

Recently I have had to explain to my kids what "Daisy Dukes" are (thank you Katie Perry). Since I really could not find any words that would offer a(ahem) fitting description I had to resort to using a Google image search to find an appropriate example. Don't laugh, its harder than it sounds. Not your usual everyday "jorts".



So here is the original Daisy Duke a.k.a. Catherine Bach in her signature look. I learned a few things while researching this subject too. Did you know that Catherine was quite the seamstress and made most of her wardrobe on the original Dukes of Hazzard show? And did you also know that the network censors back in the day made her wear flesh toned stockings to avoid any wardrobe mishaps because her "Daisy Dukes" were sooo short. Who knew! Oh yes and THIS really takes me back! The original theme song by Wayon Jennings. Yeeehaw!

It's Groundhog Day!!!

Did he see his shadow? Pretty sure he didn't see his shadow in my neck of the woods but that doesn't necessarily mean much. I came up with this cute critter as a visual aid for y'all but I don't know, he kind of looks a bit like Sandy Squirrel from SpongeBob, don't you think?

The Snuggle Suit

Or "What I Didn't get for Christmas"

So I am not actually that sad to post this fact. More of PSA here to let everyone know that this item is available. For what, I DON"T know but here you go. I guess someone out there will buy it. No doubt we will see them showing up very soon on People of Walmart in all the colours of the rainbow. Get out your rosecoloured glasses for that day....

OH LOOK!....It's on SALE!!!

Which colour is on your wish list for next year?

Thanks to StylePhile at Boston.com for putting me on to this gem.

Cats....They're Good Entertainment.

Rockin' & Rollin'...

This just about made me spray my Evian out my nose.

Thoughts on Hallowe'en Costumes

Well I know am early but I want to get a good start on my favourite holiday this year - Hallowe'en!

I am already gathering ideas and seeing what kind of costumes the kids want to go for. This site has some really great ideas for the DIYers out there. I am particularly digging this page with the Wonder Woman costumes. They look fun but I am not sure I can really pull off something so skimpy for a few reasons. (Mostly the chilly weather - I live in Canada after all but also, I'd have to hit the gym BIG time for the next four weeks to come even close to Wonder Woman standards!)

Instead of WW we as a family have decided to go as a trio of sorts; Inspired by the new Tim Burton film coming out next year we are going as characters from Through the Looking Glass. My daughter will be Alice of course and my son is going to be the Mad Hatter with just a little bit more convincing. I of course will be the Queen of Hearts. Muahahaha!

Some Things to Think About

Well I have neglected this blog quite a bit lately. I will try to rectify that in the next few weeks.
I really have been busy. You may have noticed my shop was on vacation recently as I went to Montreal for a fabulous fun filled vacation. I'll post more about the sites and stuff that I did later.

In the meantime, I have started a new job that is interesting but has a few moments of downtime during the day. More about that later as well. To pass the time I found this fun game while researching the calorie count for Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. Try it out yourself. It is slightly addictive, just like the Jelly Belly beans themselves.

Happy Fourth!!!

Happy Independence Day to any American readers out there! What a day to celebrate. To mark the occasion I have picked out an Etsy work that I feel says USA in the form of the good old Red, White & Blue theme. These adorable slippers are made by a Canadian whose work I have been admiring for a while. (Oh, the irony!) Hand Knit Hugs hails from the East coast, New Brunswick to be exact. What a great shop with plenty of great knit booties to choose from.

For more fabulous finds you can check out the July Fourth search on Etsy and do some of your own celebrating.

Happy Birthday Canada!

I feel fortunate to live in such a wonderful country. Happy day to all my fellow "Canucks".

LOOK! Etsy Front Page! Woot! Woot!

Many thanks to fellow Etsian Summersville for making a Treasury that got to Etsy's front page. Look down at the bottom, It's my vintage cateye glasses from my Ella Cinders shop. HOW FABULOUS is that? What a lovely front page if I do say so myself.

Big thanks to FluffyFlowers who let me know because I would never have had a clue. See the Flickr Front Page archive for more FP loveliness.

Treasury West - Rock Me Amadeus

Here is a quick post of a Treasury West that I snagged last night. It was late but I think I did a good job picking things out despite my fatigue. Any opinions very welcome! Click quick to see it right here. Hope you like it!

Etsy Updates and Other News

A Decanter available at Ye Olde Etsy Shoppe, Ella Cinders.

I have been adding to my Etsy vintage shop lately and it has been great. I have made more sales in this last week than ever. Things are starting to pick up. I have finally been working steady too and my current job has been great about giving me flexible hours. I still need to be there after school to pick up the littles and the employers have been great about that. Add in the nicer weather, flowers and a holiday weekend, all in all it's All Good!

Happy Day to All the Mommy Types!

This is the gift that my beautiful daughter made for me. So special! She made it with her Brownie troupe and hand stitched the whole needle book herself! I am so proud of her beautiful work, looks like sewing might run in the family or something! Such a thoughtful piece and just what I needed too.

What a special day. I am so fortunate.

April Flowers

What a lovely spring day. I am so thankful to have little moments of happiness and joy. My son took this picture today of the tulips in our yard. (And his little toes too!!) A pretty good shot. Maybe he is a budding photographer.