tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86710118799277640342012-02-08T12:31:52.055-05:00thoughts on crafting, careering, cluttering, sewing, salvaging and patching things upLizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10551239309826185919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671011879927764034.post-72214732202842866182010-06-29T20:45:00.000-04:002010-06-29T20:45:28.324-04:00

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Neglecting my blog is not the only neglecting I have been doing of late. The birthday parties which typically bring me loads of joy have been non existent or lack lustre in 2010 and I have been missing them. It doesn't change the sentiment of gratitude that surrounds the special days in February, March and June when the members of my brood came kicking and screaming into our home on Rusholme Road

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It's Saturday and the whole house is sleeping. An interesting bird is singing in the backyard and I am dreaming of the first sips of my coffee. I have been neglecting this little space as of late and I am hoping to chronicle some lovely Island moments and ice cream faced children in the weeks and months ahead.Here's a summary of what's been going on:A couple of lean teams got leaner at work and

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The lovely Ginger has a talented sister who fronts the fabulous rising band Dragonette and here is a video that I can't get enough of right now. The make up, fashion and impossibly fabulous hair all make me swoon. Love this with me today. Happy Friday.

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Tonight I took this jacket (which I finally decided to take the tags off) and this fabulous teamand went hereand saw thisand felt like this

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I've been doing a lot of running lately. Not the fitness kind. Just the pace of life kind. All the more reason to celebrate the walks- with my favourite team. Happy Weekend!

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In a couple of short days we (the good people of Aveda Canada) are having a bash. It's a fundraiser in support of our Earth Month partner: Watercan. They do amazing things including create sustainable access to clean water for some of the millions of people who live without the luxury of water for sanitation and hydration. The bash is on Thursday night at the Design Exchange and the evening is

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I've been neglecting this little space lately in favour of my busy life via increased responsibility at the office and a hunger to get out of the city every weekend. So here's a summary of the last two weeks.1. I'm fighting with the Ministry of Transportation2. I'm looking for a car3. I'm embracing my new responsibilities at work and still asking stupid questions4. I'm deeply engaged in

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My recent twitter habit has found me updating myself on world events once per day. It's a healthy obsession that takes only minutes and helps my conversation skills for the next 24 hours. I've enjoyed the Olympic happenings via @Marie Claire but I'm fascinated by the front row musings of @Lisa Tant who was knee deep in Milan Fashion Week. It's opened me to all kinds of fashion inspiration and

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Tonight we celebrate six years since Georgia arrived on the scene. Here she is with her new nordic equipment from us and her birthday crown from her kindergarten teacher. This is the outfit she chose for school today. On her birthday it's up to her. I love this Tuesday Look. All six glorious years of it!

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What a proud time to be Canadian! Everywhere you go people are talking about hockey or skating or luge or snowboarding. We are all united in the pride of our games and in my little circle we are blushing over another lovely moment. The great team of hair pros at Aveda were busily putting their stamp on NYFW. Below check out the FW2010 genius of Laura and Kate Mulleavy a.k.a Rodarte. The attention

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I have never done a re-post here but I found myself in a groundhog day version of last years Valentine's day prep and I couldn't resist reminding myself (and you) what craziness I subjected myself to last year. And how this year I re-subjected myself to it. The only change was that this year we cut and sewed 70 cards because all three of my little darlings came home with a photo copied list of

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Our crew did away with birthday gifts a few years ago. We decided that we would give things which fit inside an envelope. Year after year the envelopes burst and expanded and we were right back to proper gifts. I am not sorry that the tradition has been restored. The freedom to find just the right thing and bestow the item on the worthy friend is really gratifying. Recently we gifted Laura the

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I love/hate Joe Fresh as much as the next woman who has caught the wave. I hate the easy pilling and the buttons falling off but I love the price and the fast fashion fix. Here is a look to Spring 2010. Love it or hate it....they are pushing the envelope. What are you dreaming of wearing this spring?

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"With French women you first see the woman and then you see the clothes. Imagine countries like Russia or China, even Eastern Europe. They don't have the culture of clothes so they want to show that they can afford to buy a Dolce & Gabbana bag, they want to show labels. In France you cannot see what labels we are wearing. It is very snobby."Interview, Acne Paper [via Fashionologie]

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I've been neglecting this space since the New Year came and I was hoping to launch a Saturday List of my own. Here is one of my loves: the freckles on Wyatt's nose. I'm going to get a lot of opportunity to look at them today. I hope you're doing something that you love. Happy Saturday!

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This morning I'm loving the hair, jumpsuit and music of Jenny Lewis with Elvis Costello. Take a minute and fall in love. Happy Saturday!

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There is a lot of excitement in our old house this morning. The ski lessons start today. For the next 7 Saturdays we make the trek to a little ski hill close to my mother's house to have our 3 little lovelies learn how to walk on skis. Yes, we could take the tree down and tidy and do laundry and work on the ice rink and and and but we will allow ourselves to fall a little further behind by moving

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Happy 2010 y'all! I have some resolutions for the New Year and most of them are for my underachieving side. I'm going to moisturize more, wear nicer underwear and stop putting up with things that don't work (cleaning lady-you are on my list), which brings me to this Tuesday Look. On the way to my mother's house for Christmas I hatefully tossed my 7 year old Columbia boots in the car for the

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When I first moved to Toronto I lived close to a card shop on the Danforth called Pulp. I had a insatiable hunger for the wares in this tiny shop. I visited the store regularly and got to know the shop owner. One day the fabulous shopkeep Shelley hired me. For the years I worked there Shelley helped reshape my feelings about Christmas. She taught me about tradition and diligence and appreciating

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I don't like to cook. I have always had the good fortune of finding myself in situations where the roommate, husband, boyfriend or not-husband knew how to cook and well. It's almost a requisite because of my immense mental food preparation handicap. That said, I do have a specialty and it's the Festive Cheese ball. I serve it at celebratory gatherings to the point of producing no less that 8 per

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This weekend officially kicks off the Christmas gathering season. My practical side always craving an investment black dress for these such occasions. My impractical side dismissing the dress as boring because if I invested in it, I chose something classic. I am already turned off by the wearability of it. So here on the night before the night before the night before I wish I'd thought about it

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After an exceptionally challenging week filled with parent teacher interviews, meetings, negotiating (with both children and adults) and one late breaking high fever, I am right ready for this two day work hiatus. This morning we are a fivesome plus pooch all in our pajamas eating raisins out of boxes, listening to Carla Bruni, writing on the chalkboard, folding laundry, fighting over the

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I spent the workday in a version of these shoes today. They were the knock offs of the knock offs of these YSL Trib Two Double Platforms that Rachel Zoe and Victoria Beckham have been teetering around on for months. Ironically, I was also waiting for the assistant from my doctor's office to call me with the referral to the chiropodist. Literally. Turns out the Posh and I are both suffering from

Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10551239309826185919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671011879927764034.post-22356059683867249812009-11-27T08:11:00.003-05:002009-11-27T08:27:36.382-05:00

I'm not an incredibly affectionate person. I like to think of myself as warm but I don't love to hug people that are simply acquaintances. This wouldn't normally be an issue but I work in an industry where hugging and especially kissing are like saying "hey" or shaking hands. Cut to yesterday when on the way to work a woman called into a radio show I was half listening to and complained that her

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I had occasion to visit Forever 21 on the weekend. I go there to spite the people that named the store. "Oh, yeah? You've got to be 21 to shop here? True as that may be, I love your cheap chic wares and so, I will continue to come here and naively expect good service." There was a sort of Saturday morning frenzy going on that I got quickly swept up in as I hurriedly surveyed the racks in the

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It's Friday and I'm seriously ready for this weekend. A busy social calendar this week and an even busier career has meant for a tired head on the pillow every night. I feel a spring in my step this morning because the Lemon Fresh worshipped Heidi Merrick is selling her stunning wears at prices for plebs. Drool, become inspired or Christmas shop for your discerning gal but do go and have a look.

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I tried this skirt on today after work. I was appeasing Ramona by doing it. It is nothing I would ever pick up and put on my body myself. All I'm going to say about this elastic piece of wonder is that I have rarely felt this good about my body in any item of clothing. This variety is by BCBG Max Azria and the city is sold out of them in black in a size for humans who eat food from time to time.

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Happy weekend all. I've got an itching to craft (not sew as I'm still mad at Simplicity pattern 5922 and the Kenmore-co-conspirators).I'm ready to make another advent calendar and with December fast approaching, I'd better get on it. I've made two in the last two years and loved every minute of it. The collection of the precious items which represent each member of the family that is being gifted

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Lemon Fresh was a Christmas gift from the not husband last year and so these photos were never published. I'm thrilled to have a chance to finally share them as they are among my favourite shots of my favourite time of year. The talented Greg did us the glorious service of documenting our ghostly festivities last year. We started in the studio showcasing my first attempt at homemade costumes. The

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The complex thyroid nodule with cystic and solid properties and microcalcifications is gone. Expertly (and swiftly) removed by the talented Dr. Philip Solomon, plastic surgeon at Richmond Hill's York Central Hospital. Good riddance to the lump that has given me some sleepless nights and bring on the clean pathology report. Thanks to all for the well wishes and support. It means a lot. I look

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I was at a lovely fete at the chic home of Ron and Laura on Saturday night in celebration of October birthdays. This crowd fails to disappoint when it comes to fashion inspiration and Saturday was no exception. The stunning Nydia was wearing this necklace in dark grey with a gun metal tunic, skinny jeans and patent flats. I've been thinking a lot about wearing necklaces lately to cover my

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This is Georgia. She is five. She bites her nails. That is she bit her nails. Since she was a baby she has been gnawing on her nails and given the fact that I have rarely had to trim her toenails, I suspect she is not discerning when it comes to the nails she wishes to bite. As a parent I add this to my list of worries. Is she nervous or anxious? Is she worried about something? Is it an

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This is a picture of me taken after a long day at the office. Make up worn off completely and the overall disheveled exterior of someone who needs to get more sleep, take more vitamins, exercise more, eat better and get really disciplined about work/life balance. This is the Tuesday Look of me looking for the Tuesday Look. And while maybe this is cheating, this picture perfectly captures how I'm

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I love the reality of multiple generations co-existing the way they do in families. There is my dad who is eighty-five, full of wisdom and knowledge and the sensitivity to aging that he teaches my kids. Then there are my four twenty-something brothers. As I met them later in life through the miracle of the Adoption Disclosure Registry and one very dedicated Children's Aid worker, I am grateful

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With the high waisted pants project at a disappointing standstill I'm sussing out the reality of producing a dress like this Aunt Judy frock from the sensational Heidi Merrick. I've blogged about her before mostly because I want to be her. I love the details and how timeless it looks. I feel like my kindergarten teacher and my present self all belong in this dress. I have the fabric, I now need

Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10551239309826185919noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671011879927764034.post-20824411971381727262009-09-24T19:54:00.002-04:002009-09-24T20:04:41.814-04:00

I love banners and I have been happily making them for any event this side of a weekday, for some years now. They are cheerful, uplifting and retro all at the same time. I am currently inspired by the simplicity of this little banner (via simple lovely) and a message that is so pitch perfect that I can barely stand it. Don't you just love the obvious truths?

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I work with a lot of brilliant fashion innovators. Make up artists who know whether the brow of the moment is actually Brooke Shields or Frida Kahlo, hair colourists who make it their business to know whether dark roots are hot or not and stylists who hold the answer to whether it's a curling iron or flat iron you seek for Fall '09. I love these colleagues. They are smart, talented and wickedly

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In the summer months we see a weekend in the city as a type of penance for the moments spent on the island. As the weather cools down we start to appreciate the city Saturdays for the gift of getting things done, seeing friends, birthday parties and the like.I woke early this morning after a busy week, excited about all that today could mean. Finishing the rag doll for a new precious baby,

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I seem to have a myriad of marketing and communications people in my world. Friends who work in media, arts and communications and one of the most successful of these ad men is Ron. He's pictured here (courtesy of iphone) at the Tuesday evening (thus the late post) birthday celebration for the mutually loved, photographer Greg.Ron is the president of the chic integrated marketing firm Focus Ad

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Hypochondriosis is not the right word for it but let's just say that I have an elevated sense of awareness and insecurity about ailments (big and small) and their likelihood to kill me in the near future.In the delicate post-partum period following the birth of my youngest son, I started to see issues related to my body with relative hysteria. It wasn't that there weren't actual symptoms or even

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After another short week of vacation and a glorious weather system, the universe is buckling down in back to school, back to basics, back to business mode. Sigh.All we can really do is forge ahead and the best way that I can think of to do that at this time of year is to create a mental story board of what the Fall/Winter 09 fashion season is going to look like in the humble confines of my non

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I meant to share this photo earlier. It was a Tuesday Look from my vacation and the subject is Maya (pronounced like the month with an a at the end-keeping the interesting names tradition alive). The Island attracts an interesting band of characters and their guests are equally colourful. Maya is a make up artist from Brooklyn who had the most chic fashion sense that it confused me (a good sign).

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Dear Summer,There is something so beautiful about your late August light. I'm sorry that you're leaving. I have enjoyed you this year. I am so happy to have had two full weeks to explore the glory of our special Island with my children. I'm happy to have this week to get my tasks done and then head back to the Island for one more romp still in your sights.I'm sorry that weren't around much this

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I am back from vacation and feeling fine. A catastrophe of major proportion did not implode my career, my house or the city during this absence. We journeyed to our favourite Island and literally lived on the beach for more than 2 weeks. The kids cried when we left for home. While we were away:we watched the sunset a lot,we had three legged races and slept in the hammock,we made s'mores and

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It's here. It is absolutely, positively here and what am I doing? Grinning mostly and: doing laundry and packing, tying up loose ends, talking on the phone, lip syncing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and trying to think relaxing, decompressing thoughts while watching the squirrels chase each other in the freshly cut grass out of this window while I am writing to you aboutmy son's room and how sweet it

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After confirming today that I don't have any worrisome spots of melanoma, I headed home earlier than usual to await the 6pm arrival of my family. I was aimlessly pulling up weeds in the front garden when they pulled up happy to be home and wondering about dinner. At about the same time Stephen arrived on his bike. It was a drop by. Don't you just love a drop by?Here Stephen is sporting jeans by

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Warning: Gloomy weather. Gloomy post.This is Stella McCartney's cloud print dress available from Bergdorf's for a mere $2200.00. Isn't it lovely? I'm going to a shower for my sweet, lovely cousin Stephanie today (yes, she and her sister did choose to get married in the same summer). I wish I was wearing this dress, I've been feeling rather cloudy this weekend. We stayed home from the cottage to

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Few people have inspired my sewing this last year as much as the delightful Karyn Valino of the workroom. Her blog is all about "making, learning, teaching and sharing a crafty life". So when Karyn posted this entry about a dress she had recently made I was in a frenzy to find the book, order, receive, tear open and begin immediately sewing. I've had a few sewing failures this year so when the

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I'm heading to the cottage now with inspiration in my heart to try to make it look a little more like the images to the right. I am thrilled to sweep the plywood floors, clean up after the mice, beat the rugs, staple up the fabric walls, sweep the deck, rake the fallen leaves all around the outside of the cottage, dust the cobwebs, discard the unwanted, centralize like items, cover the air

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It's been a busy couple of weeks and I have been short on Lemon Fresh time but I got back in the saddle this morning and slung the 40D over my shoulder and headed off to work. Stephen and I took the usual route home that takes us through a stretch of town that rarely disappoints in the sartorial eye candy category and presto, I was rewarded for my Tuesday Look discipline.This is Kenia. (Lemon

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My lovely, smart, wonderful brother has a lovely, smart and wonderful girlfriend who is about fashion, champagne and the beautiful moments in life. The next list is hers but because I'm running to the cottage I thought I would throw a teaser out there because Melissa loves the beach and that's exactly where this 5 + dog and friends are going.Melissa on beaches:I am a beach worshiper. I've been a

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I've been busy recovering from the mini vacation, getting back into the swing of my career and preparing for the first cottage weekend when someone was so kind as to tweet about the lovely Sarah Jaffe. I hope you like her too. 

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I've been away from the city and the blog for a few days as we enjoyed a mini family vacation. The weather was less than splendid but moods were good and I do enjoy the challenge of coming up with alternatives to the usual Christian Island beach splendor. It turns out that my mother lives in close proximity to a jewel of a tourist attraction: The Castle Village in Midland, Ontario. I have been

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The weather predictions were wrong and there's a big golden sun in the sky. Add to that that the lovely Brooke of inchmark made a beautiful rocket ship party for her son and turns out loved our ship party and sent it to sara at partyperfect who decided she would post it too! Wyatt's birthday just got happier. Good holiday to you all. We're smiling over here.

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This is Ginger and her son August who she calls Havi. She is a stylish person who spends little time considering her strategy or her outfit. She is and so is her look. Here she is at home in a cotton tent dress from H&M and grey suede 80's belt, both courtesy of a friend's closet. Most stylishly is her little son, pumpkin haired and attached firmly to the skirt bottom. Motherhood chic is this

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I finally arrived home last night after a week on the west coast. I am never as in love with my city, my street, my house, my kids, my garden, my bed, my pillows as I am after I've been away. The trip was incredible and I had a bit of a life tidying experience while in Victoria but the feeling of the car making the turn onto Rusholme Road brought a tear to my jet lagged eye. I promise to post

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I've been in Vancouver since Sunday on business. The child in me giggles when I say that. Like the day when I got my first business cards and I handed them out to everyone I knew. I am thrilled to be back in this fabulous, beautiful city. After wrapping up work for the day, Ramona and I headed to Gastown to scope vintage wears and find a Tuesday Look.  When, what to my wondering eyes should

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Jack Wyatt It's early and I'm awake in the afterglow of the celebration of 4 years of Wy. Pictures to come. On this rainy Saturday, I'm feeling grateful for all of the goodness in my life and contemplating how important it is to treat our good fortunes with care. Watch this lovely slide show by Nathan Tedrow to the beautiful melody of Ingrid Michaelson and you're going to feel warm inside too.

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cleaning up the signsearching for wood scrapsgluing and clampingtaking shapecan't wait until Friday...

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This is Jo and Clay. They are the real thing. Urban, vegetarian, low carbon footprinting, vintage wearing, bike riding, social working, graphic designing, blogging, tweeting, animal loving newlyweds with a baby on the way. Johanna was our nanny. She responded to our ad on a nanny website and she was the first and last person that we interviewed. She was a dream come true and she made our lives

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Meet my other colleagues.  Above are Wyatt, Georgia, Graydie and Otis. They let me pretend that I'm in charge every night and most weekends.  This was the closing shot from our Sunday night. Sitting on the steps at the back door in the pile of sawdust from the crafting, sharing ice cream. The kids not knowing that the weekend was over. Me with the aching feeling that I get when Sunday afternoon

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Saturday is list day and you absolutely must follow this link and read this incredible list at simplelovely . I think I have a new crush. So this Saturday I'm continuing the good work of prepping for Wyatt's party next week. Lots planned, pictures promised. Homemade sailboats is all I'm saying. One small disclaimer: Cats keep showing up in the blog and I'm sorry about that.patricia at Stephen's

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I went out with my girlfriend's tonight. It is the grave reality of increased responsibility that you go out less. At least I go out less. So when I do I want to go somewhere to look at people and things and eat great food and drink Cava or Prosecco. For a long time Thursday nights were a guarded ritual and after work my girlfriends and I (coined the 3 headed Tramp by Ramona's husband Dave) would

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I've been having a new romance with vintage. We never officially broke up so it's been very easy to get back together. My pregnant self felt costume-y in vintage so I skipped breaking out the retro pieces in the summer/winter clothing exchange around the time of my babies.  I'm now feeling again like I can't get enough and I equally enjoy vintage as a spectator sport. Lori-Anne was moving pretty

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Haircuts are in style. It is not a huge surprise, I know. Carine Roitfeld would never be left behind and is as always, defining the next ten minutes.   Everybody is listening and concrete evidence to this is that when Ginger  had a party recently to celebrate the closing of her new house there were lots of women there that used to have long hair.  Without exception they were all sporting lopped

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My cousin Jennifer is getting married to her long time boyfriend Glen today. I am so happy for them and I love the idea of seeing all of my brothers and my mother in one place at one time. Congratulations Glennifer. In a time of many uncertainties, I love the optimism of a late spring wedding. Happy Saturday everyone.

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My day involved a lot of interesting conversations, meetings and a lunch visit to Value Village that was among my top five trips of all time. I bought a fantastic blazer (shoulder padded to perfection), two great 80's dresses, an oil painting and some fabulous fabric that Ramona and I are going to prototype into the beach blanket of our dreams. And the Tuesday Look was still ahead.Stephen and I

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My mother had these shoes in brown. I remember trying them on and wondering how she walked in them. It might have been easier with socks. It sure would have been beautiful. I like these moments of fashion bravery. I always want to shout "good job" or other  lame  statement of encouragement. To all of those enthusiasts who dress to make yourselves happy with little regard for the rules or the

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This week the list is a series of images from the last couple of weekends. I'm trying to sharpen my photography and photoshopping skills. Here are some moments captured.Yard sale brownies: 50 centsHis majesty the spectacular rhino at the Toronto Zoo. Replanting seedlings.2 boys pre cushion fight. Front garden version 2.0Nap time is the nicest time. Making peanut butter cookies.Warm tacos. Frames

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Try as I might, Tuesday Look did not happen in Calgary. I did see one terrific looking tourist at 7:00 a.m in our hotel. She was a sort of Korean Dolly Parton but she ran too quickly to her tour bus for me to try to explain why I wanted to take her picture. I arrived home to my life late last night to a house full of children and adult sleeping in random bedding, ill matching and ill fitting.

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I'm in Calgary for work and drinking the worst coffee in the history of coffee. I'm hoping this reality only reflects this hotel (which has this strange indoor wall treatment that is suspiciously "outdoor motel"). This morning I asked for an Americano only to be told that they do in fact have Sanka. I've been making some upgrades on the operating systems and tools at home that has cut into the

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Happy Friday. I've been doing some underground sewing this week after the kids go to bed and while I have had some setbacks, overall, I've made some progress and am likely going to be soon ready for the reveal. The Stylish Dress Books are actually pretty user friendly. So this morning as I turn to my closet to find the perfect thing for today's business, I am fantasizing about these beautiful

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I hope you all had a lovely long weekend. We had a great vacation in the city and I hope to make something of a list out of the great (fingers crossed) images that I managed to capture during our activities. Stay Tuned. I know I keep harping on the pressure I feel on Tuesday when I have a look to capture. The truth is that it is exactly the kind of  pulse quickening activity that I actually enjoy

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I watched the Farrah Story last night. While that might sound a little cheesy. It wasn't. I am quite uninformed about the debate and the scandal surrounding this documentary but as a viewer I was simply happy to look square into the face of something that reminded me to be grateful. Farrah's Story did that. Not to mention that I asked by name for her hair style in my youth and I enjoyed Farrah in

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During a recent trip to the fabulous Swan restaurant I wandered across the street into the hip, quirky, lovely boutique: Fawn. It's the kind of clothing store that I love. The kind where the small town girl in me is just waiting to be escorting out of the store for not being cool enough. Fortunately the generous social skills of its owner set me right at ease. I was exhilerated by the notion that

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The Saturday list  will resume next week after we pay proper homage to the woman that tomorrow is  all about. My mothers.This is my Dad. Okay so he's not a mom but my (adoptive) mother died just before I officially hit puberty.  He did the cooking and the cleaning and the shopping and the Christmases and he had a management job in a  factory and he worked a lot of overtime. I'm sure he spent most

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I had a long awaited  appointment  today with a plastic surgeon to consult on a non urgent procedure that does not involve facial implants, toxin injections, fillers, age reversing or the  tightening of anything. The waiting room is filled with clients and patients looking unapologetically around at one another trying to figure out who was there for what gravity defying maintenance. I wonder to

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The 10 list concept was invented for and because of people like Shelley.  List lovers. Daughter  of a prominent Canadian artist. Her Christmas tree every year is an installation, she makes beautiful cakes and  is a grand lover of tradition.  She was my first truly great boss. She taught me that you can be the owner, give direction, protect the needs of your business and do it all while making

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It should have been easy to identify  anyone who went to the Adele concert at Massey Hall last night.  They were all wearing thick black eyeliner , big bouffant ponytails and they were singing or humming Chasing Pavements, Best for Last or Make You Feel My Love. They were eating whatever they wanted. They were imagining a summer filled with nautical stripes and navy leggings and they were

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Turns out that finding a Tuesday look isn't as easy as I thought. First there's the issue of keeping it a little underground and the new Canon 40D is anything but conspicuous. The grin on my face and the look of confusion also draw attention. Then there's the reality that for every mediocre image I capture, I actually have to take dozens of pictures. That is ruled virtually impossible by the

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Saturday is list day and I've got a fantastic list waiting in the wings. (stay tuned) But we all agree, that with Steve down with the plague, we should all be focused on his recovery. Here is a re-run of Steve's Dandy list. I wish that he were able to do all of his favourite things today in the sunshine. Here's a reminder of what Steve loves and why we love him so. Get well Steve!1.This is my CCM

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I like this photo for many reasons. 1. I love a long skirt 2. I love the green grass and can't wait to put my toes in it 3. I love the hair and wished my locks looked like this 4. I have been wearing my camera on my shoulder a lot lately to capture the moments in my life. Visit the beautiful designs of Heidi Merrick here. She maintains that she makes the clothes she wants to wear. She also makes

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Who says you can't have style and eco-friendly living together in your look? Aveda says you can. Enjoy this article about Aveda greening Alexander Wang SS09 at   fashion week New York. Happy Earth Day.

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I see a lot of fashionable people everyday. Both living in the city and working in the fashion / beauty biz. I carpool to work everyday with  Stephen  who is one the snappiest dressers anyone knows. I assumed that when I came to the idea of Tuesday Look (I was a big fan of Suntan Tuesday Taylor) Stephen would just pull out all the stops every day 2 of the workweek and I would be forced to pay

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You can do this or you can do this.pictures courtesy of the sartorialist and burcin esin

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beautiful melody for sunday morning

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I don't know how people sew on the weekends. I mean with the lessons and the errands and the chores and the playing catch up, who puts the do not disturb sign on the sewing room door? Well today, it's going to be me. Ramona bought me this great book for my birthday. Filled with great projects. The only question is how does anyone do it? Do they have a special extra weekend that is before or after

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It's Saturday and I went to swimming lessons and was on my way back home before 9:23 a.m. The whole day is in front of me and I'm just thinking about:1. Next week's list from Shelley2. Stephen sitting over at the Common right now with his bike parked out front, wishing he remembered his glasses3. Gradie talking to everyone and no-one in his crib right now, protesting the nap that he's just not

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The women in my office are fashion savvy. They know whether your new shirt came from H and M or Zara or Club Monaco or Joe Fresh. They read fashion publications and fashion blogs and they are brave enough to try new things and  to showcase the part of their body that they like the most. They are an inspired group and I love the drive to stay current that is demonstrated on every floor of the the

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Ginger is interesting. This usually means mousy or unattractive but in this case, it does not. It means that she is an artist, architect, mother, step-mother and  student of the world. She has a heightened sense of justice and is sensitive to the point of handicap. She inspires me and all of those in her world and she is the only person that I know who loses her keys, cell phone and wallet as

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On vacation at my mom's recently I got obsessed with the idea of Easter. Nests specifically. We scoured the north country for nest making material and experimented with sticks and leaves and feathers and dirty, messy organic things from the ground and finally stumbled on some wood wool from Dollarama. It's a bit pale and we attempted to dye it in some tea but to little effect. I came to love the

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I thought Laura might say no when I asked her to cough up a list.  I was glad that she didn't. Here is her list of 10 things she loves right now. She is a discerning consumer who has style, a wicked sense of humor and a stay at home life that is rich in glamour and laughs. Few do it well and fewer make it look easy. She does both. Beautifully. Meet Laura.1. ConcealerI love this! I don’t wear much

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picture is courtesy http://wrenhandmade.typepad.com/wren_handmade/2009/03/finally-im-back.html click here to see her whole beautiful space. Great things do happen. You find out that someone you've met is from your hometown. You win a raffle (prize doesn't even really matter). Someone you like, likes you back. You find a 20 in your coat pocket. You rediscover something great, like it was the

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This is Stephen, Shelley, Laura, Ginger, Martha and Ramona tending to the Ukranian Easter Egg decorating burn on Stephen's middle finger. Captured with my new flip.

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It's pouring and will probably be for most of the day. It has that kind of feeling. The thickness of the cloud cover combined with my quick appraisal of the weather network confirm that today is an indoor activity day. My vacation comes to an end in a few short hours so here's the recap: I had a relaxing time where I did things I didn't know I would do and didn't do many of the things that I

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The vacation is still in motion and in an effort to try to accomplish some of things that I had hoped, I'm going to keep this post short. Here's some things that I have taken away from my time off of work: 1. Most activities take longer than you think.2. Being in the country is good for the soul.3. Deer (all 12 of them) feed every afternoon at 5:00 pm in the field across from my mother's house.4.

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The third weekly list of favourites comes from Greg. He likes his privacy and so found this exercise rather exposing but in his usual "can't say no to a friend" fashion, this photographer, artist, urban dalai lama of a guy, offers the following:1. I feel a heightened sense of my environment when I carry my Widelux camera with me. It captures 140 degrees, which is about the same as the human field

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You may have noticed that I added the "things I'm waiting on" list. I'm happy to say that as of today, for a few of those things, I am waiting no more. First, the Stylish Dress Books 0 & 1 have arrived. I bought them from an etsy vendor who can be found at http://pomadour24.etsy.com/ .I don't know where to start. The books are beautiful. It almost feels like sacrilege to cut into them to get the

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