list: one hundred things (60 to 51)

It's a new year and as always a time to consider life and the things I love about it.
In a good life it should be easy to find one hundred things you love:

100. grey wool blankets

99. fireplaces

98. black underwear

97. lucite tables

96. a good cocktail

95. summer herb gardens

94. ridiculous shoes

93. french cooked duck

92. men who smell like laundry

91. dark chocolate

90. charcoal grey

89. 100 percent cotton

88. white porcelain

87. green ferns

86. skinny jeans

85.the perfect sunglasses

84. white iPhones

83. the return of Polaroid film

82. a great haircut

81. fountain pens


80. fresh pasta
79. nighttime snow
78. those trendy stump tables
77. flowering orchids
76. warm wool
75. chunky rings
74. faux gold
73. raw gemstones
72. grey nailpolish
71. houndstooth anything


70. Burberry plaid
69. warm showers
68. spicy tempura salmon sushi
67. espresso
66. whippets
65. snowy park walks
64. hot yoga
63. lululemon
62. Pantone chairs
61. dark stained wood

60. cream cheese cupcakes
59. copper jewelery
58. apothecary jars
57. arizona green tea
56. lavender honey
55. bacon
54. salt roasted chicken
53. marshmallows
52. stainless steel
51. Edison bulbs

things from my week

my new moleskine :: thank you Chapters sale

beautiful post-valentine surprise

a quick manicure :: mod dots

list: one hundred things (70 to 61)

It's a new year and as always a time to consider life and the things I love about it.
In a good life it should be easy to find one hundred things you love:

100. grey wool blankets

99. fireplaces

98. black underwear

97. lucite tables

96. a good cocktail

95. summer herb gardens

94. ridiculous shoes

93. french cooked duck

92. men who smell like laundry

91. dark chocolate

90. charcoal grey

89. 100 percent cotton

88. white porcelain

87. green ferns

86. skinny jeans

85.the perfect sunglasses

84. white iPhones

83. the return of Polaroid film

82. a great haircut

81. fountain pens


80. fresh pasta
79. nighttime snow
78. those trendy stump tables
77. flowering orchids
76. warm wool
75. chunky rings
74. faux gold
73. raw gemstones
72. grey nailpolish
71. houndstooth anything


70. Burberry plaid
69. warm showers
68. spicy tempura salmon sushi
67. espresso
66. whippets
65. snowy park walks
64. hot yoga
63. lululemon
62. Pantone chairs
61. dark stained wood

eat: gourmet foodtrucks

     I'll confess that until I started drinking at bars in University, I'd never eaten street food. But London's beloved streetmeat quickly became a favorite. Spicy sausages and faux bacon bits were my go-to after bar walk home snack.

Toasted Tangerine :: so delicious

make: spinach chips

     These are like potato chips, possibly more awesome. In the past week,  I've eaten a giant plastic tub of spinach all by myself.  This recipe is easy, doesn't take a lot of time and is totally delicious.

It's simple:

a few handfuls of spinach

olive oil

salt

wax paper

     Put spinach in a bowl and toss with oil and salt. Be sparing with the oil, I use a regular spoonful on about two handfulls.  Spread onto wax paper covered baking sheet in a single layer. Bake at 250 degress until dark green and crisp (20 to 30 minutes depending on leaves). They should just peel off and be brittle like paper.

    Enjoy! And I can attest that one cannot eat enough spinach chips to turn into Popeye.

places: Winterlicious

     The months of January and February in Canada are serious evidence for human hibernation. Everything is pretty wet and cold, it's dark before most people get home from work. Not exactly prime social time when all I want to do when I get home is put on sweatpants and wool socks.

     Winterlicious is Toronto's answer to the slow January seasons. I missed out last year on making reservations, so I was to sure to mark it down and make my list early. My unicorn was dinner at Canoe but they were booked up within hours of opening to reservations. It's still on my list of place I want to eat in Toronto, between the food and the view from the 54th floor it sounds divine.

list: one hundred things (80 to 71)

It's a new year and as always a time to consider life and the things I love about it.
In a good life it should be easy to find one hundred things you love:

100. grey wool blankets

99. fireplaces

98. black underwear

97. lucite tables

96. a good cocktail

95. summer herb gardens

94. ridiculous shoes

93. french cooked duck

92. men who smell like laundry

91. dark chocolate

90. charcoal grey

89. 100 percent cotton

88. white porcelain

87. green ferns

86. skinny jeans

85.the perfect sunglasses

84. white iPhones

83. the return of Polaroid film

82. a great haircut

81. fountain pens

80. fresh pasta
79. nighttime snow
78. those trendy stump tables
77. flowering orchids
76. grey wool
75. chunky rings
74. faux gold
73. raw gemstones
72. grey nailpolish
71. houndstooth anything

places: Dark Horse Espresso

     

     I judge you by your latte. Sometimes, if I'm feeling fancy, I judge you by your dry cappuccino. Winterlicious has started here in rainy Toronto (more on that later) so after an early lunch in Leslieville I needed a fix to get myself ready to trek across town to the new CB2 store. I've noticed Dark Horse before, how could I not with that awesome logo. I wasn't disappointed, they make excellent java. They also stock Chemex supplies, about which I got very excited. I can't currently justify another coffee brewer purchase but it's nice to know I can peruse somewhere other then online.

sans serif :: tempting

    I also love their coffee wall, the place smelled amazing when we walked in. You know me and the details, so the colour coded labels and awesome tin metal ceiling had me wishing we could stay and enjoy the drinks instead of having to run.

 love this ceiling :: I hope it's original