I use dresses as shirts and big shirts as dresses often. This time, it’s actually a dress…a black one I bought in the Grungy Fashion District of Queen Street in Toronto. It’s funny because I bought it almost three years ago thinking I LOVED it but I didn’t wear it until two years later…when I [...]
Archive > February 2010
Chantix Cigarette Commercial, not smoking, can cause you to be suicidal.
CALLING ALL SMOKERS…(Yes, even you closet smokers. You know who you are.) If you haven’t seen the Chantix Cigarette commercial, you MUST watch below. However, if you’re a smoker, DO NOT WATCH this commercial. You may be overcome with SUICIDAL THOUGHTS just from watching it. Because what you’ll realize is that there is NO hope [...]
Family Dinner and a Movie: Turkey Burgers & Bette Midler’s Big Business.
Louise has been craving my turkey burgers since we haven’t had them in a while. It’s been too cold to grill so I’m just going to sear them on my stovetop. INGREDIENTS FOR THE BURGER: Ground turkey, buns, onion.
Thelma’s Wood Piece
While at the park, Thelma found a great piece of wood and brought it home. She saw the potential in this decorative piece.
Enjoying the warm weather: A pier and simple park with a great lake view.
Since the weather was around 60F and sunny, we took full advantage. Along with my parents Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac (not pictured because they’re walking laps around the track), we head with the kids and the dogs to a simple yet beautiful park and a most fabulous PIER. I love piers!
My $12 Goodwill Dress. This summer dress has been WINTERIZED.
As I posted the other day, I recently found a really nice dress at Goodwill. The dress was still brand new, with tags with an original price tag of $72. However, I get it for the fabulous price of $12! Considering it’s winter and this is more of a summer dress, I was kinda bummed [...]
“Heat Wave” prompts chillin’ at Starbucks. And yes, size does matter.
It’s warm for the first time in forever, it seems. So, what do we do? Well we head to Starbucks of course!
Goodwill Shopping. Among the junk there are some good finds to be had.
Dick and I happened to be on the other side of town so we decided to pop into a Goodwill there to see what they have since it’s bigger than the one close to us. I give away alot of stuff to Goodwill but I also like to shop there. Some of my most favorite [...]
Family Arts and Crafts: The flower series.
A couple of years ago I started “Family Arts and Crafts Time” for our family. I would go to the dollar store and buy something we could paint and then we would paint them at home one night as a fun family project. We have a few completed projects: The Birdhouse Series. The Seashell Series. [...]
