{Blondie} {Louise Bourgeois} {Sam Taylor-Wood} Second week into November, Emeline & I met for breakfast. I said, “So? How do you feel, now that the shop is closed?” Emeline went silent. We both looked at each other and started laughing. I can tell you that this laughter was BIG and AMAZING, with some table slaps [...]
Closing Party: Sunday, October 28th
We started out as two young Moms without much money and no idea of where the starting line even *was* to open a shop like this. But after two years of many late nights and one 200 page business plan later: I left a job that I loved and Emeline, about to have her third [...]
Either:: Or
Jennifer Anniston/Gerard Butler Romcom :: Katherine Heigl/Ashton Kushter RomCom Dirty Kitchen Sink :: Dirty Bathroom Sink Overbook Yourself :: Underbook Yourself Go to the Dr :: Avoid the Dr Top Ten Lists :: Before & Afters Fall asleep while watching tv :: Manage to stay awake Peacoats :: TrenchCoats One Stop Shop :: Multi-Stop Shop [...]
Weekend Recap
Curling up to popcorn, shandies and this movie- which I’m sure will be adapted by Hollywood in no time. Feeling like I’m spread too thin, recognizing how many texts, emails, and phone calls are owed. Just answering last week’s Either Or! Spending some time outside of NDG! Hitting St-Henri, Old Montreal and The Plateau- go [...]
either :: or
Amelie :: Bridget lesley chesterman reviews :: sarah musgrave reviews stand-up comedy :: live theater cowboys :: aliens pumpkin pie :: roasted pumpkin seeds loud music in a bar/restaurant :: no music in a bar/restaurant baby spew :: baby poo silver :: gold vegas wedding :: traditional wedding don’t count your chickens until they’ve hatched [...]
friday sendoff: 50 shades
{Doug Glovaski via Poppytalk} {Stacey Page}{Arne}{Jack Threads} Not the book!!! This is about my closet — I went through it the other day and save for one pink pencil skirt, the closest thing to color is blue pinstripe or blue floral or blue plaid. Its black grey brown white. That’s my closet. Now, in some [...]
weekend recap: thanksgiving
What a beautiful weekend, right? The weather, the colors, the smells. Makes me want a cottage and a fireplace to retreat to, but regardless just running around the park filled with leaves and strolling through the market and getting my weekend coffee was just as enjoyable. This was also the first weekend basically since the [...]
Either::Or from Jenn
This week our Either::Or suggestions come from Jenn – an instructor, frequent blog poster, friend and quilting aficionado at E&A! Guys in Skinny Jeans :: Guys in Sweat Pants Bjork :: Portishead Fat Quarter:: Yardage Carrot Cake :: Banana Bread Dropping your tweezers in the toilet:: Dropping a dozen eggs on the floor Knee High [...]
Everything Tote stores everything, including chaos.
Today marks Baby Tommy’s 6 month birthday… and he’s already over 25lbs and wears size 2T pants. He’s got two little teeth poking out on his bottom gums and he likes to spend a majority of his day awake, yelling & thbppppbbbppping at clientele, downing jars of whatever beans or fruit I have on me. [...]
Weekend Recap: When I Grow Up
I will stop stealing socks, pencils and combs from my parents’ house I will have a wine cellar with a fully stocked bar. And appropriate glassware. I will be cured of Impostor Syndrome I will have designed and built a wall unit I will not be angry when I wake up to a sink full [...]
