tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41183750418998995242024-02-29T21:39:47.581-08:00goose/button!Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-67025427297155350942012-05-13T12:33:00.004-07:002012-05-13T12:39:16.038-07:00Music on a Sunday afternoon? Yes please...<div style="text-align: center;">Hello all. Today is going to be an interesting post for two reasons. Firstly, its just me (Aslan) solo today, no Estée. Secondly, we are going for a real change in direction with the nature of this post. What sort of direction? Well if you have not already guessed from the title, I am going to give you guys some music suggestions. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have some time to myself on a beautiful Sunday and I was just listening to music in the background and I decided I should do something a little productive by treating you guys to a little aurgasm. (To the confused, that was a pun and this is post will not be sexually related at all, so calm down and stop getting too excited). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are a little sceptical at this point (in a way I am a little too), I say don't jump ship right at this moment: stay. We are going to find out together if our scepticism is true. Bear with it and give it a go and perhaps possibly you might just have discovered a song (or maybe even an artist) you love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am going to give you just 5 tracks (it was very painful to get the list just down to 5) suggestions and they are all going to be electronic music. This area of music has gotten a bit of a bad rap because of popularity of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KqRptXNH9A"><span style="color: blue;">horrible 'dubstep'</span></a> and people like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw"><span style="color: blue;">Skrillex</span></a> but there is so much more happing in this genre of music at the moment that it would a crime if some people did not get to sample so of its real golden moments. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1. "Before I Move Off" by Mount Kimbie.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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These two guys from London formed this amazing electronic brotherhood that has created some of what is arguably the most important music post-2010. "Before I Move Off" is probably the most popular song off their 2010 debut album (Crooks & Lovers), which one is well worth a listen. Critically acclaimed, they are often seen as being partially responsible for the rich world of 'post-dubstep' music, with many successful artists (like James Blake) taking heavy influences from Mount Kimbie. The thing that I like about this song is that you can tell right from the beginning there is a tinge of sadness about it (the title kind of confirms this) which adds a nice human element and makes me want to get up and just do something, no matter how mundane. I love listening to this when I just get off the tube and start to walk home.<br />
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<div><b>2. "Cushing" by Blithe Field</b></div><div><b><br />
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From the most successful and know in this list at number 1, Blithe Field is the least successful. This is one guy from Ohio who makes music on his laptop and this song is just one beautiful nostalgic journey and this song comes from his 2011 LP "Two Hearted". His songs are often litered with speech samples that sound like they have been taken out of a the perfect Americana childhood. Blithe Field is one of the best examples of the greatest attribute of electronic music at the moment. You do not have to be popular or have a big studio to create great content. The internet is littered with thousands of artists who create amazing tunes and give them away for free. Here is a link to Blithe Field's <a href="http://blithefield.bandcamp.com/">bandcamp</a> where you can download all his music for free.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Whoever created the video to the linked youtube song was a genius too, work great with the song.<br />
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<b>3. "M.O.P.E" by Ambassadeurs </b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't really know much about Ambassadeurs; I think he is a British DJ/Producer. But what I don't know doesn't really matter because this track is so catchy and the vocals are distorted in such a delicious way that me want to play this song over and over. Incredibly well produced track, the baseline and the clap tie in so well with the vocal samples; and the way they just all seem to organically and effortlessly melt away and combine with each other is done with such skill that I bet many DJs who listen to this are a little jealous. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Clams Casino is a Hip-Hop producer from the USA, who is has risen to fame recently as he produced records for Lil B, The Weeknd and the great debut from A$AP Rocky that made into a lot of critic's top 50 lists back in 2011. When you listen to just his work on its own (rather when it is being covered by rappers), it is not too beat based, he seems to thrive on creating textures rather beats on their own, there are so many things going on but they all come together and makes something intensely atmospheric. This song is a great example of that and is one of the highlights from his mixtape titled "Instrumentals" that he released in 2011; this song is also used in A$AP Rocky's mixtape under the title "Demons". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
5. "4D" by Koreless<br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This song is great way to demonstrate how dubstep is not all rubbish crap that teenagers everywhere dance to in terrible clubs and equate music as "tranformers having sex". Strictly speaking this is a dubstep track, but it manages to use not only basslines but vocals and some nice timber sounds to create a catchy track. Koreless is a 20 year old DJ/Producer from Scotland, who has gained some success and was even featured in one of the Boiler Room sessions recently (a kind of holy grail for emerging electronic artists). This song comes from hise 2011 EP titled "4D/MTI", the second track ("MTI") is also well worth a listen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well done if you have stayed with it this far and listened to all the tracks, I appreciate the effort. I hope you might have stumbled across some music that you like and if it features in some of your playlists then that would make me a happy man. Please tell me in the comments what you did like, what you did not like and maybe even why. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also tell me if you would like these sorts of posts in the future. I know this is an unusually change from the usual blog posts you see on here, so any sort of feedback about that would be much appreciated. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Talk to you guys soon,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aslan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Before I go here are some honourable mentions that you can delve into if this has piqued your brain cells (they are all linked so just click away):</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOIRosfNktM">Reset Head - Seekae</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mathbonus.bandcamp.com/track/i-didnt-plan-for-this">I Didn't Plan For This - Mathbonus</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o90bETGJ4Y">Don't Break My Love - Nicolas Jaar</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ui2vo9S7wo">Fire Ant - Bibio</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_6j2A630_Q">Cbat - Hudson Mohawke</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZckIyXQE83I">Places - Shlohmo</a></div><br />
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</div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-89423472773199028012012-05-05T08:13:00.001-07:002012-05-05T15:28:19.640-07:00Goose & Button Kill Some Time in Soho!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Estée and I both had a day off so we decided to just take a look around Soho since she still has not fully explored it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> We started off by going to Oxford Circus and quickly getting away from the madness of Oxford Street by heading south.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxo_qBPkSgAFJgMJY3DvbJtY_O8mqsru9z2IpCk4IfgPRlKluz4WTM9SxHCjh0FwMfC3q_9pg6OeIXcgMTUuw54BcYWLyh3vKsxgw0COVUJ6ouWUI8lxnfdqTl85GzqtcCfDPyGfLiyzQ/s1600/DSC01147+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxo_qBPkSgAFJgMJY3DvbJtY_O8mqsru9z2IpCk4IfgPRlKluz4WTM9SxHCjh0FwMfC3q_9pg6OeIXcgMTUuw54BcYWLyh3vKsxgw0COVUJ6ouWUI8lxnfdqTl85GzqtcCfDPyGfLiyzQ/s640/DSC01147+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Up ahead is Liberty, oh how I wish I could get a few pieces from their basement which has a great menswear selection.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAFAoHufDigBLZF_4wYsHXKn5H_y0inVDOLW853Y7L1DxPRdZDeKqCLhuwhtsKbRZ6phn5TsX-xbsB4ImKF60TzYPjpiYGyORwPOshm25m10_Q8AKBU-FgLYxry5MpYn2Uou3Zo537Vzb/s1600/DSC01157+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAFAoHufDigBLZF_4wYsHXKn5H_y0inVDOLW853Y7L1DxPRdZDeKqCLhuwhtsKbRZ6phn5TsX-xbsB4ImKF60TzYPjpiYGyORwPOshm25m10_Q8AKBU-FgLYxry5MpYn2Uou3Zo537Vzb/s640/DSC01157+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thought it would be nice to show a photo of one of my favourite stores- Monki! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you don't live near one, you've probably heard about it so maybe this will KIND of tide you over?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That or make it so much worse, haha! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(Thats right, twist that knife Estée.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUmjxe6jKDD0JYmW6C6nAmC1mSz4-9a1qkl6MQaInwSZ3_FiHPuAAlJkbzVc0AxLqfeVWDwF7cQh1cWG4-8D-Phw7nyrKSAYCT1Mk_Hu4xY6ATDzu84pjmDAP35eHxKuETh4f_dduLl9V/s1600/DSC01173+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUmjxe6jKDD0JYmW6C6nAmC1mSz4-9a1qkl6MQaInwSZ3_FiHPuAAlJkbzVc0AxLqfeVWDwF7cQh1cWG4-8D-Phw7nyrKSAYCT1Mk_Hu4xY6ATDzu84pjmDAP35eHxKuETh4f_dduLl9V/s640/DSC01173+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was inside a quaint little vintage shop in Soho.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't remember the name (sorry).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's a store along Berwick Street where the market usually is. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had a really nice shirt I wanted to buy for Goose, but he says vintage isn't his "thing."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's too cool, man. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNGRHNFVJhRagPCUBhG2vK1KX_mTgstQte888oJKuOfAkVCKgJEaXxRSb9yiCTs9avuPeVu6TfpI3n_O6wVvwiVP1PL0vZmVvFlB-jVYgKxVVKMnTrpttb-neHNE1vYInG_bGWQKj-GKh/s1600/DSC01179+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNGRHNFVJhRagPCUBhG2vK1KX_mTgstQte888oJKuOfAkVCKgJEaXxRSb9yiCTs9avuPeVu6TfpI3n_O6wVvwiVP1PL0vZmVvFlB-jVYgKxVVKMnTrpttb-neHNE1vYInG_bGWQKj-GKh/s640/DSC01179+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some CRAZY lashes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't even wear normal ones, so imagine the hard time I'd have wearing these feathery creations! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uQFSXIlrfMk9KB3XlrplNPg3s95_XZytV3V7Wcy4PoneTaC8QDKKM5ZV4JOj-jcRxVMwNaeAzsCXHl3fNsOf6X3iDrK6EdDWbhm2iSx9FbLBapAnKyG_TCSyoKz9u-BZCtVSfl2Pq7vm/s1600/DSC01182+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uQFSXIlrfMk9KB3XlrplNPg3s95_XZytV3V7Wcy4PoneTaC8QDKKM5ZV4JOj-jcRxVMwNaeAzsCXHl3fNsOf6X3iDrK6EdDWbhm2iSx9FbLBapAnKyG_TCSyoKz9u-BZCtVSfl2Pq7vm/s640/DSC01182+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Woof woof?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxhEoRD5cHyREa7tAgtRmo9hqBOoFJOwx2RcHqdAFgP0C0pQmXvhlGSh-KJUCM_atmsjxLxa0LrQgPWYESfjEEoi7bS2m6RS1f5k4yl-XHuNxkpIMWZbn6PWTPpLyQ5iMls1oapRRGw7J/s1600/DSC01188+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxhEoRD5cHyREa7tAgtRmo9hqBOoFJOwx2RcHqdAFgP0C0pQmXvhlGSh-KJUCM_atmsjxLxa0LrQgPWYESfjEEoi7bS2m6RS1f5k4yl-XHuNxkpIMWZbn6PWTPpLyQ5iMls1oapRRGw7J/s640/DSC01188+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just HAD to put this photo in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO BRITISH IT HURTS! I'm really beginning to love London! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ahem...excuse the Dutch flag in the middle of the photo.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7GUNOumGNXCbRs4oX2FNR8fkLiGJZdZhGjhCnHiZboj5sKgrDYnAuRsmPvjNY4CmMG4TUTMe266maV1tnk-FSIzUZr8tAd70Vdnw_8DTYjJIM_-0VzdWgPqtVuuHvKt7IL-FXq2b0LUN/s1600/DSC01189+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7GUNOumGNXCbRs4oX2FNR8fkLiGJZdZhGjhCnHiZboj5sKgrDYnAuRsmPvjNY4CmMG4TUTMe266maV1tnk-FSIzUZr8tAd70Vdnw_8DTYjJIM_-0VzdWgPqtVuuHvKt7IL-FXq2b0LUN/s640/DSC01189+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Crispins in Chinatown is a great place to go if you want to pick up some Americana sweets and snacks.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxdoMHvpF5lEj48liq9yY2M-LWQQax1wrvJ761OUURAZP_8R-6VwW1oXdltP80REVTAMnaeI1YBDZvEAlt6g0lTyPs_e5rq1xotshPDM9F08f5bK01R_3AuzXXKOJNC_dN_6yHurGj12S/s1600/DSC01191+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxdoMHvpF5lEj48liq9yY2M-LWQQax1wrvJ761OUURAZP_8R-6VwW1oXdltP80REVTAMnaeI1YBDZvEAlt6g0lTyPs_e5rq1xotshPDM9F08f5bK01R_3AuzXXKOJNC_dN_6yHurGj12S/s640/DSC01191+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here i am reaching for my favourite Deluxe Kraft Dinner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just couldn't bear to spend over £5 on one box, though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guess I'll have to stock up next time I go home to Canada! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Mmmmm...Jiffy! If you don't know, I am obsessed with peanut butter and the super sweet and creamy American kind (lets keep on subject here) is the best!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQApahWKaL9oKFyMsEBfLiZ9kP9ikOChyozUUJeOJspBVoZxcq2cdr2fcPWWwKD2BlY1NEezhvd4U6_lqYW9YwpTEO9yqMotUGgPmO7VgX6wWTgctmzqIbNMH-_VUKirSrNIegSrkdRHc/s1600/DSC01201+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQApahWKaL9oKFyMsEBfLiZ9kP9ikOChyozUUJeOJspBVoZxcq2cdr2fcPWWwKD2BlY1NEezhvd4U6_lqYW9YwpTEO9yqMotUGgPmO7VgX6wWTgctmzqIbNMH-_VUKirSrNIegSrkdRHc/s640/DSC01201+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BALL CAKE LOL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>How old are we again?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIBRQMbFVyI-_H-dSG4SvD163pIfNy5XAUoLyNBTSYNH6z_RIc1oyxb9kF9PEyXbVHG8uFNYbjQIJjhCnjtp2eatg0dgrkOhrfJTYEFV08_vNhi2NMlXK5WDMQocrmfJabdQF6KInNPkG/s1600/DSC01208+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIBRQMbFVyI-_H-dSG4SvD163pIfNy5XAUoLyNBTSYNH6z_RIc1oyxb9kF9PEyXbVHG8uFNYbjQIJjhCnjtp2eatg0dgrkOhrfJTYEFV08_vNhi2NMlXK5WDMQocrmfJabdQF6KInNPkG/s640/DSC01208+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Wonkeys! My favourite place to eat in Chinatown. Where you are forced to sit on the same table with complete strangers, the waiters are rude and the food is most mediocre. I don't know why but I always crave it, oh and its fairly cheap.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>What is your favourite Chinatown restaurant?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpi1BbEwucPCzJpRtr2jfvj2adf6ItEmAvEVghchvkd7Qy0IoEWmq-69O5b190ZsFEbPcxIf7ROjBsZxtxlAMKVhqOHL6sglsb0dNpwzsSHMd95iBdy6Cz0bhFLwb1ALwKc22SJzJCoFb/s1600/DSC01209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpi1BbEwucPCzJpRtr2jfvj2adf6ItEmAvEVghchvkd7Qy0IoEWmq-69O5b190ZsFEbPcxIf7ROjBsZxtxlAMKVhqOHL6sglsb0dNpwzsSHMd95iBdy6Cz0bhFLwb1ALwKc22SJzJCoFb/s640/DSC01209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Classy sellotaped menu.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHwrkgeV6d9KOz-5iWERbb_V0v9xJL2d8WFH1zky3JZXZmAbQV2Sn8vhMkeSsqIYG3B8TCS9y3G-EY8TIeIIucZf1-HsmTucwxguhahxz6sZE0-Pf0YjJgqptanDpnP62ymt0m7bijRvC/s1600/DSC01213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHwrkgeV6d9KOz-5iWERbb_V0v9xJL2d8WFH1zky3JZXZmAbQV2Sn8vhMkeSsqIYG3B8TCS9y3G-EY8TIeIIucZf1-HsmTucwxguhahxz6sZE0-Pf0YjJgqptanDpnP62ymt0m7bijRvC/s640/DSC01213.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cash only in a tourist filled centrally located restaurant huh?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nothing suspicious here. I seriously think that this is the biggest money laundering front for the Chinese gangs in London.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUT6C2Q0jVqPxJgvRgW77gKECfCJ0c-CNmL85aHQf07ganVI80SsTTgXCXyaUN93tWkmL_pItX9YSyk96Uixh5JX19gFPEGP2ZE2oouH3y3bqgfT18CLGGhl5qVmGc9mmlZ7mF69a_A4q/s1600/DSC01216+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUT6C2Q0jVqPxJgvRgW77gKECfCJ0c-CNmL85aHQf07ganVI80SsTTgXCXyaUN93tWkmL_pItX9YSyk96Uixh5JX19gFPEGP2ZE2oouH3y3bqgfT18CLGGhl5qVmGc9mmlZ7mF69a_A4q/s640/DSC01216+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Beautiful photo taken by Estée.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Did I mention you get free green tea here?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkYcc63W20oa40IojkjLz5pW4EltiXZYPP0tkBc3BD9ADuhKj43M92vGSTaO2R4SVmfiJ0ZCZw5F39lu5m-RCSTJI94mUGPdEYGdOzR1KhDXtTlBK2fA3kmFYaVYapXUY0DBjMyQIZpje/s1600/DSC01223+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkYcc63W20oa40IojkjLz5pW4EltiXZYPP0tkBc3BD9ADuhKj43M92vGSTaO2R4SVmfiJ0ZCZw5F39lu5m-RCSTJI94mUGPdEYGdOzR1KhDXtTlBK2fA3kmFYaVYapXUY0DBjMyQIZpje/s640/DSC01223+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Crispy fried seaweed! My favourite, especially here since they add so much sugar. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9t6BALYmgKapzO8q1CyRt-3JSc9IAaQtHB3YMYCz3-URestYIVXwSHxt1kebeMb-cTtO728187M8Ran3f-ZCZYp5PyEmYaXwW8WZJvx22r1rharxKRHJlHiIJIggDAMr0z92EWv0DEne/s1600/DSC01230+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9t6BALYmgKapzO8q1CyRt-3JSc9IAaQtHB3YMYCz3-URestYIVXwSHxt1kebeMb-cTtO728187M8Ran3f-ZCZYp5PyEmYaXwW8WZJvx22r1rharxKRHJlHiIJIggDAMr0z92EWv0DEne/s640/DSC01230+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We popped into Cyber Candy & these intrigued be quite a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Didn't end up buying them (imagine your BREATH), but I might have to go back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We ended up spending the whole afternoon and a bit of the evening just loitering about Soho and I think Estée now has a much better idea of the area so it was worth the effort. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Can you guys think of some interesting places that might tempt us back to Soho?</i></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-79688467264810506592012-04-09T04:34:00.002-07:002012-04-20T08:57:20.635-07:00Birthday Celebration: MOM STYLE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So it was my mum's birthday recently and I thought I might tell you guys what me and Estée got for her and what we did on that day. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Obviously flowers are a must for any sort of celebration that involves a female but Estée suggested that we get a plant instead of flowers as a plant can flower for much longer. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the gift that just keeps on giving in my opinion! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With spring in full swing I thought this was a good idea and we went over to '<a href="http://wildatheart.com/">Wild at Heart</a>' (located at the main entrance of Liberty) and got some purple hyacinth plants that came in this rustic looking bucket. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiSyj6P2G7w-yaKuwGsSYMHXDmF7erparonzKOGxZjp_46vSCnrLx6Wgeu16AGFywHTTGnJXF-HASfzgBMmbtIRyHpS1laV5XlCl7KpvxPhPMMCevS8wZdE96wBfh55pZxznkaUxZBREK/s1600/DSC_3881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiSyj6P2G7w-yaKuwGsSYMHXDmF7erparonzKOGxZjp_46vSCnrLx6Wgeu16AGFywHTTGnJXF-HASfzgBMmbtIRyHpS1laV5XlCl7KpvxPhPMMCevS8wZdE96wBfh55pZxznkaUxZBREK/s640/DSC_3881.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>The whole thing does look perhaps a little too 'farmer' at the moment but I am hoping that when the flowers are in full bloom it will look cute.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_Mbl913z_Xo-s6UGaUNQIbtAu6NJvxVV8wAhUM-caIHB797PDtxx87YwJPrxrS0VddJoPnKiTKDSzuP03U4SpsA-EizlU0W6d1o-o0mWQMJ88vgrMokPbO5UDpArbQU4oEiM3UY01sYi/s1600/DSC_3884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_Mbl913z_Xo-s6UGaUNQIbtAu6NJvxVV8wAhUM-caIHB797PDtxx87YwJPrxrS0VddJoPnKiTKDSzuP03U4SpsA-EizlU0W6d1o-o0mWQMJ88vgrMokPbO5UDpArbQU4oEiM3UY01sYi/s640/DSC_3884.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> But that was not our only task at Liberties that day. </i><br />
<i>We decided to kill two birds with one stone and get my mum her present there too. </i><br />
<i>Estée was the mastermind behind the idea; we decided a <a href="http://www.masonpearson.com/">Mason Pearson</a> brush would nice as my mum is big fan of haircare and this seemed like the perfect little hidden English gem. </i><br />
<i>We got her the 'Popular' type, which is a large brush with a mixture of nylon and boar bristles. </i><br />
An in-depth review of this hairbrush should be on <u><a href="http://www.essiebutton.com/">my beauty blog</a></u> SOON, so keep your eyes peeled!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Yr86ChQs9IIovOXvMBai1jI9GeUgQgzv_I5AIFRoNjrZSSifiX8HTDKpIMFyz9bMG4G5lmDx0qIEmsvuH6CxKThJ9CABHlhxeAvzJN3KPmbwkHUvl-GkewdtLzgfZ_GF63zSeiPFH_Kl/s1600/DSC_3895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Yr86ChQs9IIovOXvMBai1jI9GeUgQgzv_I5AIFRoNjrZSSifiX8HTDKpIMFyz9bMG4G5lmDx0qIEmsvuH6CxKThJ9CABHlhxeAvzJN3KPmbwkHUvl-GkewdtLzgfZ_GF63zSeiPFH_Kl/s640/DSC_3895.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The brush was a big hit with my mum but I think she was a little underwhelmed with the flower bucket.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're both convinced she'll love the plant once it starts blooming, though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Anyway, it was her birthday and we didn't really have anything planned so she made the decision of going to the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert</a> museum. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9UckXInNDAz7bB4eeGqrF2xRI5yCskdYHCrYlxekA4VJwVnrYikt7XAyw2VbCGViV-rlDql3-EXo4nYUfo6dnWf3hn4DSabSGsEegACB4s536BRmHXOON7IyJg5ItjTgZEwUEmz5qeQ9/s1600/photo+(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9UckXInNDAz7bB4eeGqrF2xRI5yCskdYHCrYlxekA4VJwVnrYikt7XAyw2VbCGViV-rlDql3-EXo4nYUfo6dnWf3hn4DSabSGsEegACB4s536BRmHXOON7IyJg5ItjTgZEwUEmz5qeQ9/s640/photo+(3).JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I think the fact that Estée had never been there was the motivating factor there; speaking of Estée here she is in front of some giant wall of Jesus bling. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We saw probably half of the normal displays and also went in to see the special exhibition about the pictures of the Queen taken by Cecil Beaton. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually loved the exhibition & I'm not normally a Queen-lover. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some really beautiful photos that really cause your imagination to wander. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It was great, but that artifact saturation point hit us and we decided to get out of there and head over for some lunch. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5PX39znsNFObMq_UH3xiCAi4lF6wK43zEKfM8rodIj6SzBupCFIxuzStIxqMz3TWOtsSQfQI6yFTJ9S_8vz8SpUapw2qTHSbOJB-6QuSXlSzh0QTiLM8d4X-bHw2a8TfmPPuNu8feCZC/s1600/photo+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5PX39znsNFObMq_UH3xiCAi4lF6wK43zEKfM8rodIj6SzBupCFIxuzStIxqMz3TWOtsSQfQI6yFTJ9S_8vz8SpUapw2qTHSbOJB-6QuSXlSzh0QTiLM8d4X-bHw2a8TfmPPuNu8feCZC/s640/photo+(1).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>We went for some Lebanese cuisine at the <a href="http://www.lecomptoir.co.uk/">Comptoire Libanaise</a> branch near South Kensington station. There was a bit of a queue but the wait was worth it; they have some of the most delicious drinks there and great food. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I absolutely LOVED & I mean LOVED the fresh mint & rose tea! Delicious! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>Here is one of their best creations 'Mira' a.k.a. frozen mint lemonade.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This mint lemonade is one of the most unique things I've ever tasted!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFZT4f5JoTsnOh4hH06wgoOAPeAnNlLrA2BR4siCm0KuHHqp-cRCgiJOTvCLJL5cqB3ROHgCFCQQF6fv7xDYP9t_mYyHDkKpd83Bmrkx-A8HvxSPpHp7TvLipY-6IX08ctmvBFkJXpmWW/s1600/photo+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFZT4f5JoTsnOh4hH06wgoOAPeAnNlLrA2BR4siCm0KuHHqp-cRCgiJOTvCLJL5cqB3ROHgCFCQQF6fv7xDYP9t_mYyHDkKpd83Bmrkx-A8HvxSPpHp7TvLipY-6IX08ctmvBFkJXpmWW/s640/photo+(2).JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We spotted this amazing creation after lunch. This guy was just riding this ridiculous thing down the road when he suddenly jumps onto the curb and pulls up by the door of this cafe and starts to hit on the girl. SWAG. How could she resist?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmq2P0VyUD4vQ_u5wFRg90UPqEZPUDv42sCc5b981NbPionVimMxFlXqJorO5b7djc6unvXoYnwtIpj4RQNVP0cTDa-CJVlvpzHlOwIUwnxo1_zySeIX2dFPGJewJyiDg_G-DFlh2Fz7t/s1600/titanic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmq2P0VyUD4vQ_u5wFRg90UPqEZPUDv42sCc5b981NbPionVimMxFlXqJorO5b7djc6unvXoYnwtIpj4RQNVP0cTDa-CJVlvpzHlOwIUwnxo1_zySeIX2dFPGJewJyiDg_G-DFlh2Fz7t/s640/titanic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The rest of the day was a little painful for me as my mum decided that we were all going to see Titanic in 3D at the cinema. </i></div><i>Goddam you James Cameron for your greed! Why not just let sleeping dogs lie? </i><br />
<i>Its not that I hate the movie, its just that I have already seen it about 5 times. </i><br />
<i>My mum and Estée seemed to enjoy it though as they were both crying their eyes out at the then end. </i><br />
I didn't actually get the point to the 3D part of this video. In fact, I hate 3D movies.<br />
They give me a headache & it's no different than a normal video.<br />
That being said, it hit me as hard as the first time I saw it! IF NOT WORSE!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZyZRwDZmn4gFX5v1nHtDvjd7A4dukXWmfaMm6F70jYrmjQY_PXjIbbauKK0XsTbSLVsH2AtP6QE6cnbAPttpGG-LyFCPmf7af_-781kE-GzwovzqO19uFmGulqYo-SknPWjLL6ECYI5D/s1600/3d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZyZRwDZmn4gFX5v1nHtDvjd7A4dukXWmfaMm6F70jYrmjQY_PXjIbbauKK0XsTbSLVsH2AtP6QE6cnbAPttpGG-LyFCPmf7af_-781kE-GzwovzqO19uFmGulqYo-SknPWjLL6ECYI5D/s640/3d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i>I did get to see Estée with 3D glasses on though which is hilarious since they are way too big on her.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>That was it for the day. I think my mum enjoyed it, we managed the pack in the perfect trio (in her eyes): culture, emotion and a meat heavy meal in one day. </i></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-50014014541319294902012-04-01T16:44:00.002-07:002012-04-21T04:40:32.674-07:00Goose & Button Have a Relaxing Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our DEEPEST apologies for not posting in ages!<i> Yeah sorry about that, I'm just not used to having much internet responsibility.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There really is no excuse except sheer laziness! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aslan has been working quite a bit lately and I (Estée) am trying to tie up all of the loose ends from Uni!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we decided to keep things quite low key which is our favourite thing to do.<i> Seriously, low key is the way forward. If you're idea of a great day off ends starts with shopping and then ends with clubbing then we cannot be friends. On the other hand if you like to browse, drink tea and watch useless TV then we can talk!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW94r8yyQPBPDIcQWawX531PmhaxtMoy5oFAyneOGtMjpilc3VckEnWVUg4-yCjsJUVYE5lPeADHODSja8H2LPm9htisuIjaUBkGLxPf7bLgVCwpIPOg7MHVEx-5XOsfNXrvSNZxfzwq8n/s1600/morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW94r8yyQPBPDIcQWawX531PmhaxtMoy5oFAyneOGtMjpilc3VckEnWVUg4-yCjsJUVYE5lPeADHODSja8H2LPm9htisuIjaUBkGLxPf7bLgVCwpIPOg7MHVEx-5XOsfNXrvSNZxfzwq8n/s640/morning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started off the day VERY slowly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Woke up at around 10AM & browsed the internet in bed & chatted about nothing for awhile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Just look at those worn keys, oh yeah.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYqoMEDXHP3EXFkzOddRiLPFz6sBm8_lo8rBkC_hUKy1PbxVNKl3Ed4MnesBR2yot0j6_uDS-mrf7Elhz1-20AoonBvC4FmM0VQzwjdSJ5H1rW8CtGM_rxUNVhkC8HHaAgwq7q-Im5Cnk/s1600/DSC_3715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYqoMEDXHP3EXFkzOddRiLPFz6sBm8_lo8rBkC_hUKy1PbxVNKl3Ed4MnesBR2yot0j6_uDS-mrf7Elhz1-20AoonBvC4FmM0VQzwjdSJ5H1rW8CtGM_rxUNVhkC8HHaAgwq7q-Im5Cnk/s640/DSC_3715.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THEN I forced Aslan to go down to the kitchen & get me my favourite sweet snack of the moment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Belgian waffles! They have big chunks of sugar inside MmMmMm!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was also a nice old cup of tea, but I managed to spill it all over the bed. WOOPS! <i>I got mad, I dont know even why because it wasn't even that bad. Nothing a little asswipe (as Estée's Mum calls it) couldn't fix.</i></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eventually, we both knew it was time to wake up & get crackin'.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a nice long shower, dried my hair & put a little makeup on!<br />
<i>One thing to mention about a shower though is that it doesn't have a great air flow so its always fun finding the right balance between an unenjoyable short drench or everything is dripping with condensation. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu13xgLHtDcnOygLTZKnpwMDtbllauLFMpP7plsLWERnm8W0tCJ9MHAP_0kC9jnv4Qh2KEfvYSPa0VjPw4DRsNgk46rICNIHQ2EpjOzTDVX-LmcaJ3bthnrRgEHt6FqI5lGYWFFqmSCpS/s1600/makeup1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOu13xgLHtDcnOygLTZKnpwMDtbllauLFMpP7plsLWERnm8W0tCJ9MHAP_0kC9jnv4Qh2KEfvYSPa0VjPw4DRsNgk46rICNIHQ2EpjOzTDVX-LmcaJ3bthnrRgEHt6FqI5lGYWFFqmSCpS/s640/makeup1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our room is VERY messy at the moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My makeup table is always in complete disarray & I couldn't take it anymore!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEIvCDwNV6syCr-vQjrB4YEZSVTDWYKsIPROPLw-sIMzjU3hmju_fa8PkNkvKQKm-0xXIZg7Z3z8YtBX_rE4uWmxlrKa8H4y5-HEPgh3e8jZoM5BSrQ6o__2PDpXnm0Js8Td2XJfs8-bt/s1600/table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEIvCDwNV6syCr-vQjrB4YEZSVTDWYKsIPROPLw-sIMzjU3hmju_fa8PkNkvKQKm-0xXIZg7Z3z8YtBX_rE4uWmxlrKa8H4y5-HEPgh3e8jZoM5BSrQ6o__2PDpXnm0Js8Td2XJfs8-bt/s640/table.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">QUICK little tidy & I felt a bit better!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It may still look cluttered, but at least I know where everything is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gotta love <u><a href="http://www.neomorganics.com/">NEOM </a></u>candles, too (this one's rose)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you want to see some of my rose-scented products, <u><a href="http://www.essiebutton.com/2012/04/rose-obsession.html">click here!</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0iGRcL27xVV5t0McO8knOj0jJ2WiRaG9U60r0KHbhdYt3CiyXlDjGV6RabUubR2x5N8JolkNVk_7Sr2bnhqPLUyAV1DC6sF-E8-FxSeVfsco66WqlpbW_RQlBcOA_qHoAAVNT_irqH0N/s1600/buttonroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0iGRcL27xVV5t0McO8knOj0jJ2WiRaG9U60r0KHbhdYt3CiyXlDjGV6RabUubR2x5N8JolkNVk_7Sr2bnhqPLUyAV1DC6sF-E8-FxSeVfsco66WqlpbW_RQlBcOA_qHoAAVNT_irqH0N/s640/buttonroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quick little shot of my outfit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing special, but I got the cardigan from Monki (<i>I really like it!</i>) in Amsterdam awhile ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever read our post about Amsterdam? It's actually on my beauty blog, so if you want to see more about that crazy trip <u><a href="http://www.essiebutton.com/2011/11/amsterdam.html">CLICK HERE!</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiAfgumyOjNa_WJxK8f_iyA4dDDTrLn86JESuZDLOU_NSbc1NCr2UToZZB_q5Nsrix5rOVMHuvHcOFAgfMJefp6wQAPNqYNd3w_BbRCCNWRdYEuzQLXMN0ufck5_Yo11JHyHQR8zJjFf1/s1600/gooooose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiAfgumyOjNa_WJxK8f_iyA4dDDTrLn86JESuZDLOU_NSbc1NCr2UToZZB_q5Nsrix5rOVMHuvHcOFAgfMJefp6wQAPNqYNd3w_BbRCCNWRdYEuzQLXMN0ufck5_Yo11JHyHQR8zJjFf1/s640/gooooose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Aslan (Goose) looking gorgeous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was starving & that's a good thing because we were headed to a delicious Italian restaurant called <u><a href="http://www.pellicanorestaurant.co.uk/">Pellicano</a></u> which is in Chealsea. RITZY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His mum's treat of course! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtIDqgFlCF5icwLSboImfBEfERD-dxT4lBGb7X-I2kw1H167Isvs0f0xbo4Xsr7ca01sDJst_7rhDh3E68Wrra-k-3E0EDMtjwxonQGgFPUWb1kHz-T9QYfTQUTjXK9AIuH3esk4jAdNp/s1600/buttonoutfit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtIDqgFlCF5icwLSboImfBEfERD-dxT4lBGb7X-I2kw1H167Isvs0f0xbo4Xsr7ca01sDJst_7rhDh3E68Wrra-k-3E0EDMtjwxonQGgFPUWb1kHz-T9QYfTQUTjXK9AIuH3esk4jAdNp/s640/buttonoutfit.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tried to do a full outfit shot, but failed miserably. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOOK! You can see our bathroom (<i>aka the condensation station</i>)! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtqTS25gG2tD-MfuT3eU-zq5QuukB5KgpLGWinp-xW-YSoE_jI3CVs0apnOKWcHiphlULmnpqA2NcThA-w4TPEKW5fFJN_K1OBp26NPAObPGZcQ4O9Xeo4IC4uhz6wiSTPyWCxKkCmuvN/s1600/goosetube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtqTS25gG2tD-MfuT3eU-zq5QuukB5KgpLGWinp-xW-YSoE_jI3CVs0apnOKWcHiphlULmnpqA2NcThA-w4TPEKW5fFJN_K1OBp26NPAObPGZcQ4O9Xeo4IC4uhz6wiSTPyWCxKkCmuvN/s640/goosetube.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Aslan peering over at someone on the tube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no idea what he's looking at, but he seems quite unimpressed. <i>Bloody tourists.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely LOVE his shoes/boots! They're from COS I believe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem3KfpEPGUGuNsy1krSOkSbTb6D9eROM2LJ9IokMylkpb28166l9hA46JdV8tCAON46iX5o_WnS9GxO_nDiNCraScw8SUQuUG5mxPjWNZawhexyogWMjN9hqzYifD1eLUqt7otOlE2zBb/s1600/heals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem3KfpEPGUGuNsy1krSOkSbTb6D9eROM2LJ9IokMylkpb28166l9hA46JdV8tCAON46iX5o_WnS9GxO_nDiNCraScw8SUQuUG5mxPjWNZawhexyogWMjN9hqzYifD1eLUqt7otOlE2zBb/s640/heals.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met up with Aslans mum & sister & took a stroll into my new favourite store called <u><a href="http://www.heals.co.uk/">Heal's!</a></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've never heard of this place, but there is some AWESOME stuff in there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, what it must feel like to have an unlimited cash supply!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVzhkB6Qd8HJSZlBhHCChMyrCiLhqn1l7IZ67Nxa8ksJtO4wAONa5R-ajS7gEFhzD2kfNJFvbg7VV1RkL4K355munt4oqr4Oq3tRJQ00qiJRketv6OO6E7hBrbJ3nA69A1_WiZGbSxlIx/s1600/foxface.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVzhkB6Qd8HJSZlBhHCChMyrCiLhqn1l7IZ67Nxa8ksJtO4wAONa5R-ajS7gEFhzD2kfNJFvbg7VV1RkL4K355munt4oqr4Oq3tRJQ00qiJRketv6OO6E7hBrbJ3nA69A1_WiZGbSxlIx/s640/foxface.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I am doing a fox/skunk face. <i>So cute!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we headed off to the movies! We saw Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not my personal favourite, but everyone else seemed to like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We walked a little down the road from Heal's and went to the <u><a href="http://www.curzoncinemas.com/">Curzon Cinema</a></u> which is nice as it makes a change from the ODEON/Cineworld chains, the Chelsea Curzon has a nice screening room that has a sort of nostalgic grandness about it. Reminds me of wide cut suits, skinny ties, smoking inside and women wearing bright red lipstick. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The movie was directed by a Turkish director named Nuri Bilge Ceylan who has made some great art-house films. The film was pretty good, but it is definitely not something you should watch expecting a neat story or something easily accessible. It is a story about how a murder investigation unfolds over one night; nothing really happens, yet it makes you think about almost everything.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;"> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfkt5hzTHndMxsza4uDQo0b7CQmDPyzQXCfwXmPfev1lqBWCGD5dtC3DBgxXjkupxOyuKQeXFdfKC4TVwfFKCV2we5gvZKPLgo8LusYLnEAvpmM1xAqLaCmGyt-eKvl9_hrDFE0dltJ4T/s1600/tube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfkt5hzTHndMxsza4uDQo0b7CQmDPyzQXCfwXmPfev1lqBWCGD5dtC3DBgxXjkupxOyuKQeXFdfKC4TVwfFKCV2we5gvZKPLgo8LusYLnEAvpmM1xAqLaCmGyt-eKvl9_hrDFE0dltJ4T/s640/tube.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">& that's it! That was our day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waited at the tube station for a few minutes & we were on our way back to the comfort of our bedroom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing TOO interesting, but a lot of you have been on my case about posting! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yeah sorry about that ladies and gents, will try to make more of an active effort from now.</i></div></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-77672541717595208572012-02-05T05:33:00.000-08:002012-02-05T05:34:10.966-08:00Goose & Button Watch Lady & the Tramp! (Date 2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am a lover of Disney movies-who isn't!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT Aslan was absolutely appalled to find out that I'd never seen Lady & the Tramp!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also never seen Star Wars, Lord of the Rings etc. but that is NEVER going to happen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, we decided that for this weeks date, we just wanted to stay in! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHunb2VdH3erLBsWl_Uglx8HCkZ91TgejCA4DmoiHa-Iaa-verOKzLrWYTk7XuHeX_YD9sDYYUQuKaecmhCmT0flLZDaTdlhzMJ7DNUih66zieGF9VTNWYbJCCWeyGhULtclETGPQdVuF/s1600/ladytramp4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHunb2VdH3erLBsWl_Uglx8HCkZ91TgejCA4DmoiHa-Iaa-verOKzLrWYTk7XuHeX_YD9sDYYUQuKaecmhCmT0flLZDaTdlhzMJ7DNUih66zieGF9VTNWYbJCCWeyGhULtclETGPQdVuF/s640/ladytramp4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm the LADY!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGxZdj073J3trrimG0lHFJHvOSD_bgFszK6vXxMxa5X24Yrc227MZoFrGfT0HRwPfWVrLnf5v5vQt6DVKTArKikl7tr2h6Jw54v1zvpckIeexkG5G2-NKuShPxsJqq8HQOPyi8iqL3ZNd/s1600/ladytramp3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGxZdj073J3trrimG0lHFJHvOSD_bgFszK6vXxMxa5X24Yrc227MZoFrGfT0HRwPfWVrLnf5v5vQt6DVKTArKikl7tr2h6Jw54v1zvpckIeexkG5G2-NKuShPxsJqq8HQOPyi8iqL3ZNd/s640/ladytramp3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">& Aslan is the TRAMP (obviously)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMSEdx4puoD7ASSEH4OxWb3rX1B3D134aFIPXFUd0g0gBMtlAJZcdXdN-riqIG3Gd34Pqu6SkcgtPtZaOkJF6f6UYy1YdF6A81VLP8CcYXQIBo98COzwYl0GnzeDMC-V58kUZAGLHyMMk/s1600/ladytramp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMSEdx4puoD7ASSEH4OxWb3rX1B3D134aFIPXFUd0g0gBMtlAJZcdXdN-riqIG3Gd34Pqu6SkcgtPtZaOkJF6f6UYy1YdF6A81VLP8CcYXQIBo98COzwYl0GnzeDMC-V58kUZAGLHyMMk/s640/ladytramp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love our little set-up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aslan has to hook up his laptop to the giant computer monitor </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(something I can't for the life of me figure out).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We get the fan blowing & get snuggled in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I LOVE watching movies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMPmZaCKkTHRI09BQhvXgQHgk6_AJSwO52hPiWrlvxEd-iks5v5WvDZko0m5YCc_s8B5QpFo3Yov7CcVD19AMeua2IZDdPV2gjED0v2yzu2HFyCKr_YEaIzQ20t0ilQ1_fvz85vdE-_F3/s1600/ladytramp2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMPmZaCKkTHRI09BQhvXgQHgk6_AJSwO52hPiWrlvxEd-iks5v5WvDZko0m5YCc_s8B5QpFo3Yov7CcVD19AMeua2IZDdPV2gjED0v2yzu2HFyCKr_YEaIzQ20t0ilQ1_fvz85vdE-_F3/s640/ladytramp2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>AH! A SEA MONSTER!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh wait, that's just me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Decided to finish off the date, I'd arouse Aslan with a blueberry<u><a href="https://www.lush.co.uk/"> LUSH</a></u> face mask.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He wasn't too pleased when I made him go get it from the fridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">& yes, I'm wearing one of my Gramma's nightgowns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bow chicka wow woooowwww! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">x Estée</div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-52011573920428864482012-01-29T15:23:00.000-08:002012-01-29T15:23:19.618-08:00Goose & Button Go to the Museum! (Date 1)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Aslan and I are doing this new thing where each week we're going to make it a point to go on a date!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(AWW)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year, we were both a tad too homebound & mutually decided we needed to make a change!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dates are going to be all sorts of things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(preferably free, but occasionally we'll part with some loose change).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are also starting another thing. Everything written likes this is done by me (Estée). <i>And everything written in italics is done by me (Aslan), just to save everyone the confusion and the fact that I hate referring to myself in the third person. Anyway, lets get on with the romance shall we:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week, we went to TATE Britain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovEU9TE6Cl3i7l3cqB5j8i_1c77ZQNyfY9t9EUJLmlbjGtxdmq48IZCV3ma1opTF0AW88lE2_vbc1Xi7W1FohlZD4lkU4Qrp5j_WOnDg04H83fHUusxH8OM2xznFARNezCpR_Ti0y9uSw/s1600/DSC00845+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovEU9TE6Cl3i7l3cqB5j8i_1c77ZQNyfY9t9EUJLmlbjGtxdmq48IZCV3ma1opTF0AW88lE2_vbc1Xi7W1FohlZD4lkU4Qrp5j_WOnDg04H83fHUusxH8OM2xznFARNezCpR_Ti0y9uSw/s640/DSC00845+copy.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me trying to be CUTE in the underground. I even curled my hair!</div><div style="text-align: center;">To see my full outfit of the day, take a look <u><a href="http://essiebutton.blogspot.com/2012/01/ootd-all-black-pleather.html">here!</a></u> <i>She looked really nice that day, in fact I felt bad because I made no effort whatsoever, and when I say that i am not being modest (I wore drainpipe brown trousers). </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uLGO3HgxGuEM326sN3xp0xDlWrKD7FKxrvsWxLu8E4ySsYUubFbU6_MOpqUgBy8ORjrVzt7YmUlkcnfG2onnRecQZ0jpDwTZcz4WJFeXlJQrKj0l7DYcDOWdmuKgsEprN4kYEoCIkKlH/s1600/DSC00855+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uLGO3HgxGuEM326sN3xp0xDlWrKD7FKxrvsWxLu8E4ySsYUubFbU6_MOpqUgBy8ORjrVzt7YmUlkcnfG2onnRecQZ0jpDwTZcz4WJFeXlJQrKj0l7DYcDOWdmuKgsEprN4kYEoCIkKlH/s640/DSC00855+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nearly there! The tube station in Pimlico is decorated appropriately which is always nice to see. There is not enough variety on the underground.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzSdW-uNDesE-Q3heZPtKWCbkZUkRNm6n3m2WXQvRy2PSnARbELuv9if57K7sGjm1IYPc_UaovnMVSwn-1OQc0HLElY9kPWMwbFsF1K874hjgPLzzPXAvqr3Tw_AnbQ4LQJzwNn6DrwZ1/s1600/DSC00916+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzSdW-uNDesE-Q3heZPtKWCbkZUkRNm6n3m2WXQvRy2PSnARbELuv9if57K7sGjm1IYPc_UaovnMVSwn-1OQc0HLElY9kPWMwbFsF1K874hjgPLzzPXAvqr3Tw_AnbQ4LQJzwNn6DrwZ1/s640/DSC00916+copy.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dr. Seuss trees. <i>The tree surgeon had a field day, it did make them look like ents though.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXHjZae-ypmQgrPRkTRcRovIrMG7OoxeoiVmMh9CQIiEkaJ2DRWYHgl36UjgTVJ4sGCP8n3y6WqASzT4hc8N7A-UsI4bd9koDKkcMggRVu7pQLu2Ayi516vctE_SJRLYHtlFQU693aRNJ/s1600/DSC00968+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXHjZae-ypmQgrPRkTRcRovIrMG7OoxeoiVmMh9CQIiEkaJ2DRWYHgl36UjgTVJ4sGCP8n3y6WqASzT4hc8N7A-UsI4bd9koDKkcMggRVu7pQLu2Ayi516vctE_SJRLYHtlFQU693aRNJ/s640/DSC00968+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here you have it! TATE Britain!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was my first time there! </div><div style="text-align: center;">To be honest, I don't really "get" art in the same way others do.</div><div style="text-align: center;">BUT-when I see something I like, it really speaks to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I really love TATE Modern, so I was a bit worried I wouldn't like this one as much! Turns out I do!<br />
<i>It always seems like TATE Britain is always overshadowed by its bigger sibling, but to be honest it is much more pleasant (fewer groups of loud european students!), approachable (different art from different periods means there is something for everyone) and smaller (your feet will be much happier).</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zSA1tRT62A_TWQVy9O5nP552YMmko8ysIAGy8oD8rhKCFbpIl7ckjkoVXHsc3QJ8fs6V_XdBbqqwFtkzLPwFkG17VkU2n9hsK-mj89cqmq_W7_URG4mSNzthCRjzekVdT3tpk-hJh2zf/s1600/DSC00971+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zSA1tRT62A_TWQVy9O5nP552YMmko8ysIAGy8oD8rhKCFbpIl7ckjkoVXHsc3QJ8fs6V_XdBbqqwFtkzLPwFkG17VkU2n9hsK-mj89cqmq_W7_URG4mSNzthCRjzekVdT3tpk-hJh2zf/s640/DSC00971+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aslan can't seem to resist concave mirrors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLVmaVaZqL1I4SA8b3jx_VGzqSxa8C3C9QZJeG2y3xwlIvdvlEEW9x4EKEl3oANCY60Il7FH5TWUgsvLTpze4SuTyFZtH8RmMjsf-Gtl45ojga6p3Ugh27jdriKkjgF6lpzKsSE6MQKsT/s1600/DSC01012+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLVmaVaZqL1I4SA8b3jx_VGzqSxa8C3C9QZJeG2y3xwlIvdvlEEW9x4EKEl3oANCY60Il7FH5TWUgsvLTpze4SuTyFZtH8RmMjsf-Gtl45ojga6p3Ugh27jdriKkjgF6lpzKsSE6MQKsT/s640/DSC01012+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i>I love taking pictures of people in meseums/art galleries. </i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJZ5cLgSiWfhFmw7_d1XQi4ZLYIbYZxriQLp1Y-7U_jTER2DYPbS8IvwKIee00Jdl2kTzCmXrJn1kRPvEtfBxx2WEkK4SZGv2fdEtNl0082unaACBm2odrB14aMT90U-usWbeWVRnag5w/s1600/DSC01004+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJZ5cLgSiWfhFmw7_d1XQi4ZLYIbYZxriQLp1Y-7U_jTER2DYPbS8IvwKIee00Jdl2kTzCmXrJn1kRPvEtfBxx2WEkK4SZGv2fdEtNl0082unaACBm2odrB14aMT90U-usWbeWVRnag5w/s640/DSC01004+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKXqXNxQEucugdCnf0KLYKH6y2usyzq3G-W67TMFSZOi5gymUP3EnWHkKvWxBNrp_jO0BTuVWanKvR7pTRpmbOqCoRKh0TSH8z096zIZ1NT0e869_zwFxNziA1CT1bkirTJGCBosq2OHY/s1600/DSC01012+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quite the chandelier. </div><div style="text-align: center;">For some reason I was really drawn to this. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It kept flashing on and off in an artistic manner.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lord knows what it's meant to represent, but it was nice.<br />
<i>I think this actually won the Turner prize a while back, and I can remember a lot of people getting in a hissy fit about the most coveted british modern art prize being awarded for the lights being turned on and off. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc705hbB0qWJ3Xvj1JaQfrTS6iEnqTvLi9ib3MmONk4uauh6oc-PeGI4zw0SOuwipVDcUYrT7JQjX_jI_RSZdkQ6eJhYuFtour2MQxFBFAno_S0C-BTQvlR8jD0kJAIOZfL5elDvFDrNZF/s1600/DSC01016+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc705hbB0qWJ3Xvj1JaQfrTS6iEnqTvLi9ib3MmONk4uauh6oc-PeGI4zw0SOuwipVDcUYrT7JQjX_jI_RSZdkQ6eJhYuFtour2MQxFBFAno_S0C-BTQvlR8jD0kJAIOZfL5elDvFDrNZF/s640/DSC01016+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>These stairs were quite a nice surprise, usually everything but the art in galleries is clinically white.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgzfIEWjaIGBxzJHOhoPJU2VgnMnlygaRbhAq81NVhTocQeJP0CPeNfGcGshsiRVoYwY1qD9jGXwQUOPWpazoXCzynfUV9qTav2xEXB63cftEkCIKqSnC7hINaaGu65REVtkgk9xjuV14/s1600/DSC01027+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgzfIEWjaIGBxzJHOhoPJU2VgnMnlygaRbhAq81NVhTocQeJP0CPeNfGcGshsiRVoYwY1qD9jGXwQUOPWpazoXCzynfUV9qTav2xEXB63cftEkCIKqSnC7hINaaGu65REVtkgk9xjuV14/s640/DSC01027+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, I can't go anywhere without getting hungry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I casually made my way down to the café & got some designer ready salted crisps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6Ll_k7acOdLVItl2b_fHrDP21d6Zzco6UsD09GO9R5PB8a7e_JUq0qi_15ajmMwAcNAmsu6mejQD7fdoAhJbaUuc9ZYbPi3mu2oHemZF22_vfqoWO7IhK2xq4LwwOrcEl8REDzN63ZaP/s1600/DSC01037+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6Ll_k7acOdLVItl2b_fHrDP21d6Zzco6UsD09GO9R5PB8a7e_JUq0qi_15ajmMwAcNAmsu6mejQD7fdoAhJbaUuc9ZYbPi3mu2oHemZF22_vfqoWO7IhK2xq4LwwOrcEl8REDzN63ZaP/s640/DSC01037+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whenever Aslan & I go somewhere, he usually gets into some sort of mood where he ends up giving me this face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">APPARENTLY he does it because he's imitating me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HOW DARE HE! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's just mad because I made him eat the gross, soggy biscuits from the café that cost £5.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Date number 1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you like these posts?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you can think of any ideas for our London dates please let us know! </div></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-58973071405609186902012-01-26T14:57:00.000-08:002012-01-26T14:59:02.956-08:00The Last Instalment of Our Canadian Photos!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So you may be fed up of seeing all of our photos from Canada, but we have one final instalment! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We're back in the UK & have been since January 17th, but it's taken Aslan THIS long to get his act together as far as the blog goes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don't worry! We've got many plans for the coming weeks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First stop, the St. Jacobs Farmers Market located in St. Jacobs, Ontario! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me being raised VERY close to St. Jacobs always saw it as "normal" to see Amish people walking around town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Technically, the people I'm referring to are actually called Mennonites! Similar, yet different.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5PIxJhW5yu18dhSPGFNRLGKDXMBPvbm6EgFxT1UXeQUvk1zUB51-rfCTmkRi0VuzjYThmp_QgMnBRgMoEAYXCcS5Ow2K8ehbhEsMVLyV6JgYLkeweR9qE0rSAs7uv-jCUL4SDKLsDbCZ/s1600/DSC00443+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5PIxJhW5yu18dhSPGFNRLGKDXMBPvbm6EgFxT1UXeQUvk1zUB51-rfCTmkRi0VuzjYThmp_QgMnBRgMoEAYXCcS5Ow2K8ehbhEsMVLyV6JgYLkeweR9qE0rSAs7uv-jCUL4SDKLsDbCZ/s640/DSC00443+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This photo was taken at the cattle ring in the market!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Basically there is a panel of auctioneers behind a desk, a mennonite in the ring showing off the cow & the people in the audience bid on their top picks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Aslan had never in his life seen such a sight, so my brother & I thought it was essential that we take him!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just when he thought the fun was over in the auction ring, we took him "out back."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkPAhDcQg-6-WJFDtXr1CLJROkd85yed68MnDNjyqBJc5OL3xSTrEK9wXP0ssO_Gy8Op2w7h25hs15gdF2Gr5bT4yxKOT0_LWWjznBws6tzWSsK_lHyeFKnqtCibFsRo7WVcfyb92sGZ3/s1600/DSC00467+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkPAhDcQg-6-WJFDtXr1CLJROkd85yed68MnDNjyqBJc5OL3xSTrEK9wXP0ssO_Gy8Op2w7h25hs15gdF2Gr5bT4yxKOT0_LWWjznBws6tzWSsK_lHyeFKnqtCibFsRo7WVcfyb92sGZ3/s640/DSC00467+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Basically, behind the ring is kind of like the "holding unit" for the cattle waiting to be put through the ring.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_PfV5v5mdojAgVwBdJ0dZjm3KYP-Vs3t_Hz1dkt9tEnjBaCslsgygs70QcYBjszSbVA2rQ9bfKMkwkcyb4GBlN02bSbNnOZ7UUJKwFXyUaPR6bsaBoZF-owdoj85AhuAfSQsQTK2l6eA/s1600/DSC00459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_PfV5v5mdojAgVwBdJ0dZjm3KYP-Vs3t_Hz1dkt9tEnjBaCslsgygs70QcYBjszSbVA2rQ9bfKMkwkcyb4GBlN02bSbNnOZ7UUJKwFXyUaPR6bsaBoZF-owdoj85AhuAfSQsQTK2l6eA/s640/DSC00459.JPG" width="424" /></a></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can see some of the cows here who are either waiting to be shown or have already been bid on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Quite a weird & unpleasant experience to be honest. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You have to walk along these rickety wooden boards that overlook the cows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The smell is overwhelming & I've never heard so much combined mooing in my life!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They also have horses, pigs & sometimes goats etc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzDE-XIDRtaroFeZOEX3k7zllujMtOzEUrM9PRH1EdNbsoHAdagaCwqn-mePdU1M1tq3Te5ukmjTafY5BEzYg5JGUylArbtsgSRmkMYgsLaNFhZdykPbRHFLBTw5bx-iO4vTVy2TcxBMd/s1600/DSC00478+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzDE-XIDRtaroFeZOEX3k7zllujMtOzEUrM9PRH1EdNbsoHAdagaCwqn-mePdU1M1tq3Te5ukmjTafY5BEzYg5JGUylArbtsgSRmkMYgsLaNFhZdykPbRHFLBTw5bx-iO4vTVy2TcxBMd/s640/DSC00478+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A Canadian classic!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cheese Curds! Also known as "squeaky cheese" because it squeaks when you chew it (if it's fresh)!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So delicious!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nR8DbDGGZcxJosOMx9ZQj5I81x8wqm3Di8GfD96VHvaKF2UcJDV6wUB4UueRwio8BJsQw9Z2GnxsJ1wGZYqs8Uo3XP8wT9N0gFKp8S2BN7UOo3MEHCQkUUUXoolKGSp9GcdJjl9B8Lob/s1600/DSC00479+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nR8DbDGGZcxJosOMx9ZQj5I81x8wqm3Di8GfD96VHvaKF2UcJDV6wUB4UueRwio8BJsQw9Z2GnxsJ1wGZYqs8Uo3XP8wT9N0gFKp8S2BN7UOo3MEHCQkUUUXoolKGSp9GcdJjl9B8Lob/s640/DSC00479+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Summer Sausage!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Apparently this is a Canadian thing as well!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Basically just a smoked meat in a sock!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Not a real sock, but that's what the bags are called).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8Tu2RWL6ZPeuIHXeCPdaHUinps9ZlHUH-Te6eHcPg79pZxhR0dODRRDoyoKrk-cH6BRPrVbz0FKjR9ZNQSiw-sgh4iW-Ia1ESJSuhLsLq15oTmQDh3dqHrfbauUW9AVukdeSm_QREcIH/s1600/DSC00475+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8Tu2RWL6ZPeuIHXeCPdaHUinps9ZlHUH-Te6eHcPg79pZxhR0dODRRDoyoKrk-cH6BRPrVbz0FKjR9ZNQSiw-sgh4iW-Ia1ESJSuhLsLq15oTmQDh3dqHrfbauUW9AVukdeSm_QREcIH/s640/DSC00475+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fancy a JUMBO kosher pickle?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What-the filthy vat & garbage bag storage don't entice you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Only $1.00 each, though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bSeTzSG5dafGL8SzhN7X1OWaMiWV2kG7Z2ORro4P4ROJ3kAW4RuPggmCuOttEdRxNvu7IgJdynUwXEuFnKPTKx7OUR0FvbBn_Li2XXRaB1cpJ7X3IVxI6aGzqJMfYOuzn1zONm3068ep/s1600/00430019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bSeTzSG5dafGL8SzhN7X1OWaMiWV2kG7Z2ORro4P4ROJ3kAW4RuPggmCuOttEdRxNvu7IgJdynUwXEuFnKPTKx7OUR0FvbBn_Li2XXRaB1cpJ7X3IVxI6aGzqJMfYOuzn1zONm3068ep/s640/00430019.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, if you really don't believe me that Mennonites are everywhere in my town, this is a horse & buggy PARKING spot in the local Wal-Mart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am not kidding around!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IFcBm9-AvuGYixA6U47kHlh12gYfEXZx-ykK-rjHJrO48FPECS-UhuFw1CPY6mg9OdyhxBe0wjq8s-WiFdZI1uKLJNUOqCscthgwPDF5j3tfGDg17bsycJ7z7kz9O0ZgVSjeQ6xbEAH0/s1600/DSC00481+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IFcBm9-AvuGYixA6U47kHlh12gYfEXZx-ykK-rjHJrO48FPECS-UhuFw1CPY6mg9OdyhxBe0wjq8s-WiFdZI1uKLJNUOqCscthgwPDF5j3tfGDg17bsycJ7z7kz9O0ZgVSjeQ6xbEAH0/s640/DSC00481+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Standard St. Jacobs Farmer's Market item. Aslan could do with one of these!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrVujr6h-k55mN3EWzFjPxBhf6QZ0HWG0obGvVrv0B9HSSU6fccD87iJp_dfx-Kv4K-jJCfnu0WGS5m0tULoM6MS0sKYXCNqFyuwcT-FQ3GnSdQ2oqyvmfio_g_ylSvmn2STh1ho0-oLN/s1600/00410008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrVujr6h-k55mN3EWzFjPxBhf6QZ0HWG0obGvVrv0B9HSSU6fccD87iJp_dfx-Kv4K-jJCfnu0WGS5m0tULoM6MS0sKYXCNqFyuwcT-FQ3GnSdQ2oqyvmfio_g_ylSvmn2STh1ho0-oLN/s640/00410008.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is another local hotspot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My grandma's go-to for stationary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Love that they had to identify exactly what a "handful" means.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Goose & Gramma Make Homemade Doughnuts!</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(This could have been a post all on its own!)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2rbqbxH-rCiEwLGC9BDGH8xPDU5IDEXrW_BZLjCpVxq-de77oxtg5WCnouY9XZanxz7dVY6qrfYx3W4_Ye8ZDhQftyh343KzyI07xEbFUteKcT0IK1iZyRcW6VDNJKW4iFt_6E_c5Rqn/s1600/DSC00612+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2rbqbxH-rCiEwLGC9BDGH8xPDU5IDEXrW_BZLjCpVxq-de77oxtg5WCnouY9XZanxz7dVY6qrfYx3W4_Ye8ZDhQftyh343KzyI07xEbFUteKcT0IK1iZyRcW6VDNJKW4iFt_6E_c5Rqn/s640/DSC00612+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA9Ls28FV3-fpXt4Fn-_k9M0v9ykgjdvfmsfNGAe6PeMtNl0f742gme4egQCcAxDbqsvQ5IOvyW9uELiAlMGuTBcx3jG3gSzA0sk91VV6TAJrREJw3xfX86vsVCrHL3qlHcCeI82oN66l/s1600/DSC00622+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA9Ls28FV3-fpXt4Fn-_k9M0v9ykgjdvfmsfNGAe6PeMtNl0f742gme4egQCcAxDbqsvQ5IOvyW9uELiAlMGuTBcx3jG3gSzA0sk91VV6TAJrREJw3xfX86vsVCrHL3qlHcCeI82oN66l/s640/DSC00622+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicquP6MMju4O2arSJrSZspdkAr601UWWsr_sPHezKE4XoydT-DHmgwovDtlicn2K_H85A8jPthNPmqJITIGll3-8Z5irhz0kV9zBnliNBegkAKNKf0nrdxu1xu_XM6l35wn_jFLz5EDpb6/s1600/DSC00627+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicquP6MMju4O2arSJrSZspdkAr601UWWsr_sPHezKE4XoydT-DHmgwovDtlicn2K_H85A8jPthNPmqJITIGll3-8Z5irhz0kV9zBnliNBegkAKNKf0nrdxu1xu_XM6l35wn_jFLz5EDpb6/s640/DSC00627+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Took quite a bit of preparation to make these doughnuts happen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Aslan & Gramma had to take a trip to the grocery store for some quick rising yeast as she was all out!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*AND I didn't receive my invite. I was left at home!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tasty little things, though!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ebUd9fylWJHNy2vNf1H9UrFJ-pKekeemzmNAYHxXbrEwOJbJN0lQVRxgYUgUCcd6SGoIyi8H3LjWioGoRoNjToBwz_m1Nr2qW5VjP276FXzdO_ybLS5avTw3-BA1owVY3_MtSp-btmEr/s1600/DSC00533+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ebUd9fylWJHNy2vNf1H9UrFJ-pKekeemzmNAYHxXbrEwOJbJN0lQVRxgYUgUCcd6SGoIyi8H3LjWioGoRoNjToBwz_m1Nr2qW5VjP276FXzdO_ybLS5avTw3-BA1owVY3_MtSp-btmEr/s640/DSC00533+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of the following days, we woke up quite early to go to Niagra Falls! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Took me awhile to get myself sorted this particular morning!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmgefejhpfggfx6WkobUVyN84v_sq4nwEvKIO_KNatnitSnkNVE_ze7_1liiAcoG4AaksiucYQNSMbWkim1BeiZr69WEzLE66PhqzwX5mUSFy3datfIa-9dDfnFyhg7lsV00I4FN2jC9y/s1600/DSC00742+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmgefejhpfggfx6WkobUVyN84v_sq4nwEvKIO_KNatnitSnkNVE_ze7_1liiAcoG4AaksiucYQNSMbWkim1BeiZr69WEzLE66PhqzwX5mUSFy3datfIa-9dDfnFyhg7lsV00I4FN2jC9y/s640/DSC00742+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We finally get to Niagra Falls and as we park the car we looked up and saw this view. We knew we were not going to get the best of views that day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Zt2qoKD_zo9Pl0RDWf2JkAm12ZATsRHyVmicr2A7LPHj9OrCWcovu8SHF0SCcGqypGup-KrxzycTkD872Lyi9fe-60hyphenhyphenr4-SnEo85QLKXO_wZRrpathCsMOVB0pmVjbVBOjUQtGdM1zN/s1600/00430014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Zt2qoKD_zo9Pl0RDWf2JkAm12ZATsRHyVmicr2A7LPHj9OrCWcovu8SHF0SCcGqypGup-KrxzycTkD872Lyi9fe-60hyphenhyphenr4-SnEo85QLKXO_wZRrpathCsMOVB0pmVjbVBOjUQtGdM1zN/s640/00430014.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The entrance to the local tourist trap. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was mainly empty with the occasional splattering of a group of Chinese tourists.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSUBM1M-o1SD1Qni56RTmLluJAQ79Pf83ElBaZr5SdZ42z4UJ8Ad7jsn7BnXcHNn27PcCUtlNl5x2VCTsYuQtQGFyNtBn3CRn1BoLhS3Wr9IAMkbLnuubI_lf9dbDDNO1uRTS9gzvqdz_/s1600/00430013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSUBM1M-o1SD1Qni56RTmLluJAQ79Pf83ElBaZr5SdZ42z4UJ8Ad7jsn7BnXcHNn27PcCUtlNl5x2VCTsYuQtQGFyNtBn3CRn1BoLhS3Wr9IAMkbLnuubI_lf9dbDDNO1uRTS9gzvqdz_/s640/00430013.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">During the winter months many of the activities at the falls are closed down; including this lift which takes up to a platform form which you can get an amazing view.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMetmH_CbQF8dvFZSZ8eZI3ljhLOLUNvAkyLy5Hxz4TiKkpNblqLMF3rjcpuCwPxBC0dP0GbpVLUHnisNl1LWMcaLgcmjwxmh8-OE4pCCRNYs6VmDcF7uOD2Fn9a92rBWq5A4XLOHB9Yq/s1600/DSC00789+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMetmH_CbQF8dvFZSZ8eZI3ljhLOLUNvAkyLy5Hxz4TiKkpNblqLMF3rjcpuCwPxBC0dP0GbpVLUHnisNl1LWMcaLgcmjwxmh8-OE4pCCRNYs6VmDcF7uOD2Fn9a92rBWq5A4XLOHB9Yq/s640/DSC00789+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As we approached the the horseshoe part of the falls the visibility (and the spray) got worse and worse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0juIHjyGP_0rHRaqWD5xrdKZITlQnD5bwbgL-sICE5kirgV5yEwtkxW18ejDvpuogfKMVdTj4-zYTJMhQoEcnuIG4DyVWOGuls2TZ0gyEpCIiE8fA9sDlEVkIf7_16mzvrYSy6xX2b6Sr/s1600/DSC00745+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0juIHjyGP_0rHRaqWD5xrdKZITlQnD5bwbgL-sICE5kirgV5yEwtkxW18ejDvpuogfKMVdTj4-zYTJMhQoEcnuIG4DyVWOGuls2TZ0gyEpCIiE8fA9sDlEVkIf7_16mzvrYSy6xX2b6Sr/s640/DSC00745+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ta da! You could only really see about half of the horseshoe falls. I realise that it sounds/looks like we had a terrible time but it was actually quite fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> It kind of reminded us a little of what it was like on our US road trip. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fog did block off the views but it also made everything dissolve into beautiful nothingness. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHe17GG1gnK0yBF6rOtEH9QPzIdyOBGEMOpH76yqmc1JWZO7NRtVU28w7HMNoYE3dQF4jJZogJ5QU-boGIf4aetk2X0glM0q26eGCjLSnDBMdkdS3Saa2PSQI_aaqavTIpKpoQMj8Xw60/s1600/DSC00796+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHe17GG1gnK0yBF6rOtEH9QPzIdyOBGEMOpH76yqmc1JWZO7NRtVU28w7HMNoYE3dQF4jJZogJ5QU-boGIf4aetk2X0glM0q26eGCjLSnDBMdkdS3Saa2PSQI_aaqavTIpKpoQMj8Xw60/s640/DSC00796+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As soppy as bread and butter pudding.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQr51_Lv1L0_Dpgh82AW2LlO3tbzjZIJdSH8kxkqT7pPAwv_GP-ExXrCf2c08k_G0mF9uTkfKqNAjg1JT0t6wL795-KjO-le-9xPKMTSfCXSlY3P01wANK6KZ0h2QwnTW2-awH2yHOKI1/s1600/DSC00552+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQr51_Lv1L0_Dpgh82AW2LlO3tbzjZIJdSH8kxkqT7pPAwv_GP-ExXrCf2c08k_G0mF9uTkfKqNAjg1JT0t6wL795-KjO-le-9xPKMTSfCXSlY3P01wANK6KZ0h2QwnTW2-awH2yHOKI1/s640/DSC00552+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of my favourite spots to go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thought Aslan might like taking a few photos here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj2w04KJMDbuqzbTARxavXag3QTOfvHaDYM3VeUKav8XAdfSfhtzi2lj0Yexq5pJfgrCXC1XIny6Yy9SuDSvqEJH0Ltepwwdg2xPIy19RyKhJ5r4JfcaqfOaUbR8BMZF3OdP7NnAKJNyE/s1600/DSC00558+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj2w04KJMDbuqzbTARxavXag3QTOfvHaDYM3VeUKav8XAdfSfhtzi2lj0Yexq5pJfgrCXC1XIny6Yy9SuDSvqEJH0Ltepwwdg2xPIy19RyKhJ5r4JfcaqfOaUbR8BMZF3OdP7NnAKJNyE/s640/DSC00558+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The family dog!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Boom! Real name: Boomer!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He loves going for walks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Of course we had to take him along!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGsaBtOXujiqQ5iOBWHkYt6MU-toPMVPZudEqgtSulHq309W0IppmnrzvDuMOuk-LcQyW21Bj9Dx3yNFPV0bmjuZqulxncSM0zPpxhhMVQtTkN4eTEpp6wYCMgL6wB9Bkau_FK7MTJwf9/s1600/00420010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGsaBtOXujiqQ5iOBWHkYt6MU-toPMVPZudEqgtSulHq309W0IppmnrzvDuMOuk-LcQyW21Bj9Dx3yNFPV0bmjuZqulxncSM0zPpxhhMVQtTkN4eTEpp6wYCMgL6wB9Bkau_FK7MTJwf9/s640/00420010.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">REALLY old style Canadian mailboxes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tKqkBq38pZ56c-Umc5A5i_lZwy700ealLbU1VEeZFUsJTSxiKszOAiO-axthLYUEaBZPLut25r6hKswhrkVsLrxJnpWmLu47rjR6bo-faofP4cvhLTqAtUB14qu1lUMLJIHS_Dt5B7jw/s1600/DSC00527+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tKqkBq38pZ56c-Umc5A5i_lZwy700ealLbU1VEeZFUsJTSxiKszOAiO-axthLYUEaBZPLut25r6hKswhrkVsLrxJnpWmLu47rjR6bo-faofP4cvhLTqAtUB14qu1lUMLJIHS_Dt5B7jw/s640/DSC00527+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We LOVED watching this show when we woke up every morning! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Its a Canadian classic about a clever dog and the adventures he gets up! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Estée's mum said this was one of her favourite shows when she was growing up and we have to say that it is still great today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One episode involved two orderly single people that got together in the end because of the dog. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was very sweet.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjajBjLBw_uH8je2J-BAqb8q7oO1o71CFFL8cFAlvE3LP9p-irQt9zILWuNL2RMJbw9YMz4QbDhv_xUAqsT_o6TSRSLFfYJR9bQj-cP4t5H5g1MNBczwiSBqmyp0pcswSvMFGRwX4xINyg/s1600/DSC00583+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjajBjLBw_uH8je2J-BAqb8q7oO1o71CFFL8cFAlvE3LP9p-irQt9zILWuNL2RMJbw9YMz4QbDhv_xUAqsT_o6TSRSLFfYJR9bQj-cP4t5H5g1MNBczwiSBqmyp0pcswSvMFGRwX4xINyg/s640/DSC00583+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Overwhelmed by the consumer choice at a dollar store (especially after England's limited range of produce at Poundland). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqfjQ3Em8I8QewukdN_NcNK-KRyZfDdi1dtlSo3hQ2LfMlyaSsWTZ46WP2S6DJs0mfZqG3hZdv1ujTXWJhHeezCMq91HG-bh7Gzgv2WZ8SdzaYEqoFA6tn23XOhu92RCTrzAz_DFpHH0q/s1600/DSC00723+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqfjQ3Em8I8QewukdN_NcNK-KRyZfDdi1dtlSo3hQ2LfMlyaSsWTZ46WP2S6DJs0mfZqG3hZdv1ujTXWJhHeezCMq91HG-bh7Gzgv2WZ8SdzaYEqoFA6tn23XOhu92RCTrzAz_DFpHH0q/s640/DSC00723+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the range of delicious cured meats at OSOGOOD butchers. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They have the best baloney and wieners there! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The girl who served us was really nice and Aslan got lots of free samples; including an odd looking sausage which consisted of pork jerky suspended in pork gelatine (it was delicious according to him). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She also told us that man who set up the butchers stole the name from a butcher's shop in London that he used to work in before he came to Canada. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Has anyone heard of an OSOGOOD butchers' in London?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWCy3h7eVPWq3GCXE9JZjU5O91tdBwAssX3_So0Qy24uQYnjG4JcmJ1al8XkXO0G-nngs1sVNNFH12h4OcmLFGO1sNGJltzk3YeuirciLSD12DAYfzA_1CMuYGdpySZXvtw7doJo3OTHq/s1600/00430009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWCy3h7eVPWq3GCXE9JZjU5O91tdBwAssX3_So0Qy24uQYnjG4JcmJ1al8XkXO0G-nngs1sVNNFH12h4OcmLFGO1sNGJltzk3YeuirciLSD12DAYfzA_1CMuYGdpySZXvtw7doJo3OTHq/s640/00430009.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Needless to say we visited Value Village again (and again). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF-DYXqfwysJJWzZwGYfi7hOtW7v07VSMfrP4EYJe5cqmtT6_CeYROnSBNICRfzzVcscJC_JlzU0rlHNZ_SL8_4TKOFMLexIj3rIUFneB6fa5TUC1GeMetJOg_rjNHQuD5Qjkl2jws-NX/s1600/00410017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF-DYXqfwysJJWzZwGYfi7hOtW7v07VSMfrP4EYJe5cqmtT6_CeYROnSBNICRfzzVcscJC_JlzU0rlHNZ_SL8_4TKOFMLexIj3rIUFneB6fa5TUC1GeMetJOg_rjNHQuD5Qjkl2jws-NX/s640/00410017.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of Estée's favourite charity shops got closed down. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On a brighter note, the Halal butcher's next door is doing a booming trade!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL3BE1pu8JVT6b2UYomkbE23av3F65Qj2G6G4q7KSiQL0PfnqCCv3oETAAacToYl3zYhyphenhypheneC2iMSm9d0FUAgH9bYc3pbbqq9ZlrdfLSFzed2hqIi2_CytFn4BPmucxJZrKSna1Ed7zZeAT/s1600/DSC00511+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL3BE1pu8JVT6b2UYomkbE23av3F65Qj2G6G4q7KSiQL0PfnqCCv3oETAAacToYl3zYhyphenhypheneC2iMSm9d0FUAgH9bYc3pbbqq9ZlrdfLSFzed2hqIi2_CytFn4BPmucxJZrKSna1Ed7zZeAT/s640/DSC00511+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last but not least, the top knot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If I'm just having a relaxed day, my hair usually looks like this & Aslan makes sure to document it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm sure this isn't the last you'll be seeing of it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That's it for our trip!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I said we have many more posts in progress!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We're doing a new thing where we do one "date" a week!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*hint* this week we went to a museum!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Until next time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Goose & Button</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">x</span></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-65058289217807219942012-01-22T01:28:00.000-08:002012-01-23T12:18:42.178-08:00Canadian Thrift Store Finds!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going to antique markets, thrift stores & junk shops is something both Aslan and I love to do!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> It's even better when we do it together because there are two sets of eyes!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Aslan and I have similar, yet very different tastes when it comes to second hand items.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I love what he chooses & other times I have to give him the stare down (ladies, you know the one)..</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">We didn't actually do too much thrift store shopping while in Canada, but there were a few things we just couldn't resist!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">...</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">We even made a <a href="http://youtu.be/ucVOz2yUVYA">youtube video</a> about it!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Onto the first item,</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDHy7ULFzyX4mB4QfC9YanNRbdgeAYi4i4M4hQT7pTkJGb5ktC7l2aqkqIqagcMIcU1hGiIRlBOQIZmkCEtZiiYYfXdjFscU8_nAhpUhG1jK7HB-1U-3PsJt5tA3K4qbSENfRxpiB_FcE/s1600/DSC_1908+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDHy7ULFzyX4mB4QfC9YanNRbdgeAYi4i4M4hQT7pTkJGb5ktC7l2aqkqIqagcMIcU1hGiIRlBOQIZmkCEtZiiYYfXdjFscU8_nAhpUhG1jK7HB-1U-3PsJt5tA3K4qbSENfRxpiB_FcE/s640/DSC_1908+copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <u>A schnitzel-shaped vase!</u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still almost positive this is called milk-glass.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I love the look of white décor.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">In fact, in Canada my entire room is basically white!</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFdeS2jxQZkw81D-Cg4ZrUN3c7aqc_e1oXcxLF5PxSzgcU9k-KmPrkeQS7lRgMXCDydWC4IIC_pDfgJJ9NMK1v2owwbdwfU8d8f1sqmvKhBGMiBeWXcIlLT1DiDVco76ySVvNvHwKPtu7/s1600/DSC_1902+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFdeS2jxQZkw81D-Cg4ZrUN3c7aqc_e1oXcxLF5PxSzgcU9k-KmPrkeQS7lRgMXCDydWC4IIC_pDfgJJ9NMK1v2owwbdwfU8d8f1sqmvKhBGMiBeWXcIlLT1DiDVco76ySVvNvHwKPtu7/s640/DSC_1902+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">This little guy was hiding at the very back of the shelf.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is why ample time & a lot of searching is necessary if you want to find some treasures!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">If you're not in the mood for wasting a day away, I suggest you go another time!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">...</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I was really attracted to the little bobbles for some reason (haha)</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">& the shape is pretty hilarious as well. SOLD!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">...</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Next up is a wooden box! Pretty standard, really.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhGCZuWT4TsP_SZeRlVh2AYj3rPWwo7ILBsr8FycPyB77Y_G_HeRlUmmnzjn1fplQyE0AsIldZW0l1Qy_C1D0FVwhEtvGSFR3JRs39vBnLT8nZQXW_wM70ymAblnN9iIqaPzNUmyRVu_v/s1600/DSC_1921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhGCZuWT4TsP_SZeRlVh2AYj3rPWwo7ILBsr8FycPyB77Y_G_HeRlUmmnzjn1fplQyE0AsIldZW0l1Qy_C1D0FVwhEtvGSFR3JRs39vBnLT8nZQXW_wM70ymAblnN9iIqaPzNUmyRVu_v/s640/DSC_1921.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no idea why I wanted this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some reason it caught my eye & I thought for a couple of bucks-why not!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still not sure if I should paint this, or just leave it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe put some blushes in there? Hmm, I don't know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLG3TtPSPlc6ZjNepVnAuOgLesHRD-bt2fN_RoZtahlYe2qswYGD1YRq4KbNbSnMCLJYMK6AnGaIaGT_0ZTpZ1dNtVbDzXDZEuJ1IX-zpUR1iw_VS5cxWcEzsT4B-K4e6A1CUwiKhABwn/s1600/DSC_1912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLG3TtPSPlc6ZjNepVnAuOgLesHRD-bt2fN_RoZtahlYe2qswYGD1YRq4KbNbSnMCLJYMK6AnGaIaGT_0ZTpZ1dNtVbDzXDZEuJ1IX-zpUR1iw_VS5cxWcEzsT4B-K4e6A1CUwiKhABwn/s640/DSC_1912.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><u> My new coffee filter bowl! ($0.99)</u></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">This has got to be one of my favourite things (aside from the fruit bowl coming up next)! </div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I've already set it up on my makeup table. It's filled with eye primers at the moment!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">It's quite weird really because I don't actually drink coffee.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe I'm a coffee lover at heart.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">(I had an issue with drinking at least 6 cups of coffee a day from the ages of 16-19. Now I can't even look at the stuff).</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_bRt6A_8qNYX1S84gWaMy_XhU42YkjpsIgH0whYoNoG7zyqanMUZHXHfXUIyELYdsyDjn26Htn4YSEB9qCM1eaKhxvlfev-z9hdVrJwj9z_kXXglvHmYRNooqu_vGkpBvr1tph6uWkbo/s1600/DSC_1941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_bRt6A_8qNYX1S84gWaMy_XhU42YkjpsIgH0whYoNoG7zyqanMUZHXHfXUIyELYdsyDjn26Htn4YSEB9qCM1eaKhxvlfev-z9hdVrJwj9z_kXXglvHmYRNooqu_vGkpBvr1tph6uWkbo/s640/DSC_1941.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <u>FRUIT BOWL! ($1.00)</u></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Whenever I'm scouring the housewares section in thrift stores I put myself into my "future home" mode.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">You may have heard of <u><a href="http://pinterest.com/essiebutton/">Pinterest</a></u>? A place where dreamers can come together (that's cheezeeee)..</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">My advice is to imagine your perrrfect home (Pinterest has helped me think of new ideas) when going through the aisles.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ask yourself, "does this suit the vision I have?"</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">THIS is one of my favourite houseware items I've ever come across!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">& let me tell you-there have been MANY!</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQgt7zVZcherhW4KvoY-vuRorqvvXJ6InntY707hsEHBfJPiOlCRLMzJ2nNi7LgV6JY_yCqOSl1_05udB5xUfdXb6-jH90SO3rN91v5x9tz3RHidFK8z9_mc39bJ4FSYa7gF8Y1lEHhuh/s1600/DSC_1945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQgt7zVZcherhW4KvoY-vuRorqvvXJ6InntY707hsEHBfJPiOlCRLMzJ2nNi7LgV6JY_yCqOSl1_05udB5xUfdXb6-jH90SO3rN91v5x9tz3RHidFK8z9_mc39bJ4FSYa7gF8Y1lEHhuh/s640/DSC_1945.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">A little silver polish thanks to my Grandma & it's sparkling!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Currently holding plenty of clementines!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">It does the job & looks great doin' it!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTX3u6A9unFB5OLDjTXjnKoF9gc2K3V2YOcDlBvKzHSq2JWVIuSp0mAz1Myq7PUmb5PJ9R2ooMGDbYTWoFC6HgkLIagil9gnA_RkkZCPp93ICAPXWsxrw4AEpYxKH0BI5ycsTiUXtHO3Iy/s1600/DSC_1954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTX3u6A9unFB5OLDjTXjnKoF9gc2K3V2YOcDlBvKzHSq2JWVIuSp0mAz1Myq7PUmb5PJ9R2ooMGDbYTWoFC6HgkLIagil9gnA_RkkZCPp93ICAPXWsxrw4AEpYxKH0BI5ycsTiUXtHO3Iy/s640/DSC_1954.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Silver Tea Tray ($3.99)</u></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Another beauty related item! Yes, I am obsessed. </div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">As I said in the video, I plan to put my perfumes on this try & whatever else I think might be useful.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Now I just need to find the space for it!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">One day I'll have all the space in the worrrlldd. Oh, to dream.</div></div>Anyway,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyObl-H7Zzet3BAXXTUQ6JeNtqpk7FPW6NfN_Q1SwO-RRt3K6PwLQY-HteRku2nGR9wR_9q3b0ykjl45gFbZNgTfknzS32F10SMvFb6fxVYOglNjFtUC-0YXhv2Ac_EzbrfOI76CH_7ob/s1600/DSC_1955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyObl-H7Zzet3BAXXTUQ6JeNtqpk7FPW6NfN_Q1SwO-RRt3K6PwLQY-HteRku2nGR9wR_9q3b0ykjl45gFbZNgTfknzS32F10SMvFb6fxVYOglNjFtUC-0YXhv2Ac_EzbrfOI76CH_7ob/s640/DSC_1955.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used to go to <u><a href="http://www.muji.com/">MUJI</a></u> for all of my beauty-related storage, but I've learned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only is it a bazillion times cheaper, but it's so much more interesting! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would love to walk into someone's house & see all of their hand-picked items!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially the functional ones!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">...</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I'd love to know of any interior focused blogs you read!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I really enjoy seeing different styles & getting some inspiration (especially storage!) (and if it involves makeup storage EVEN BETTER)!</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">...</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Note: Aslan is not interested in beauty storage.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">x</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Estée</div></div></div></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-41898344115104703792012-01-08T16:09:00.000-08:002012-01-08T16:09:35.588-08:00What We've Been Up To:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Good morning ladies and gents. It is a beautiful sunny Sunday over here in Canada, and being the cave dwelling hermits that Estée and I are, we decided to stay indoors and give you guys a little update on my trip to Canada. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup9MwJukus-gQJ_eV1cqcHsOcb94gm09Sot-8G4YpEwVTVS78rc8yK5BWYT57Tm4-4tDzeg6DwiIJHpK2H5GGiUw_IYBS39gCHMoRSGEB4b-cbK1zvybUdX97CjFuszwkic9gDjN1wumW/s640/DSC00033+copy.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I am at Heathrow Airport in London, and this was pretty much one of the most taxing flights I have ever taken. <br />
My flight was early in the morning on the 1st of January and I had to a stop-over at Paris as well so I couldn't really get any decent rest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhejmpotdkUERu5CIXQH25gvtcdZqi2vVaXeVcvprvxATGBtnE0UDdQLD7Hpj3JyeFuFPUViW3LY1ytAXQnbW3Mavl6GnF_4aJy7N3oz9A4Rg7Z3RDJaKY-06yz9IOW5-Q3uFuAD9RFZOW/s1600/DSC00098+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhejmpotdkUERu5CIXQH25gvtcdZqi2vVaXeVcvprvxATGBtnE0UDdQLD7Hpj3JyeFuFPUViW3LY1ytAXQnbW3Mavl6GnF_4aJy7N3oz9A4Rg7Z3RDJaKY-06yz9IOW5-Q3uFuAD9RFZOW/s640/DSC00098+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Goodbye England, you soggy grey land.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz3JDNznKO5t0tO5CDEbbI0RmBsSxQMm4i4ljHel8Qt_cg7qh_yuT6z4G1x4j2O6HxvXr5OJ6hoX05hCF86PEyH0who7lVrRZ0zF77zCXPE33ZiR3I2x5fO60tvvojZmtf3xfDxhQNPi2/s1600/DSC00152+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz3JDNznKO5t0tO5CDEbbI0RmBsSxQMm4i4ljHel8Qt_cg7qh_yuT6z4G1x4j2O6HxvXr5OJ6hoX05hCF86PEyH0who7lVrRZ0zF77zCXPE33ZiR3I2x5fO60tvvojZmtf3xfDxhQNPi2/s640/DSC00152+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello Canada, you cold (very cold!) yet bright land. <br />
It was freezing when I got here and it was snowing quite a bit too! I'm glad I packed my long johns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRMP1WG_gE8ZvgO-S-4ja1yWJ_gRp73vmPMfxmPYkEtW4GA_AFnsIhQtajaMrmE_Soit8I0CYVQYqamPQp2atCafVt6d-vaUxAjFHpTxlkKPUpO6ZRw9L8owpZ66Etw3QwgaK7BsGBCG9/s1600/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRMP1WG_gE8ZvgO-S-4ja1yWJ_gRp73vmPMfxmPYkEtW4GA_AFnsIhQtajaMrmE_Soit8I0CYVQYqamPQp2atCafVt6d-vaUxAjFHpTxlkKPUpO6ZRw9L8owpZ66Etw3QwgaK7BsGBCG9/s640/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got to Toronto in the late afternoon and was picked up by Estée and her lovely Mum. <br />
I was pretty beat so I just wanted to get some rest, but we managed to sneak in a quick visit to Harvey's where they make some of the most delicious burgers!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NIrlIMlLViZjrCoklkGCdcUYYFAJsFybgDPlJYDZHNMD1LO4ufOEyQoEJ8aI5j2HbM44sjWU7Kff-dCj5H2QycxixRjkaL2NPx0n_NfLSv6keSxGcaVfpUjx0HWaNiE-RlauLsFwytO_/s1600/DSC00199+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NIrlIMlLViZjrCoklkGCdcUYYFAJsFybgDPlJYDZHNMD1LO4ufOEyQoEJ8aI5j2HbM44sjWU7Kff-dCj5H2QycxixRjkaL2NPx0n_NfLSv6keSxGcaVfpUjx0HWaNiE-RlauLsFwytO_/s640/DSC00199+copy.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was one of my christmas presents from Estée's Grandparents: a HUGE jar of peanut butter, and by huge I mean obnoxiously large. <br />
This thing weighs 2kgs!!! The biggest jars of Sunpat in England are like only a quarter of the size of this heart attack in a jar. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqU00kq7DZsku7JOYhgfpM3TTICTHBn-HKSR4dbEZl8mQIv4hpmlF2Er-Rn0Pcoq-mNlzCWaCMgMnpAVNpzrRKlTUxbynSMWJawVfmg2QzJx6bXSdA2DSUWj5OBmhOAVXePFLOGZ5qudS/s1600/DSC00208+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqU00kq7DZsku7JOYhgfpM3TTICTHBn-HKSR4dbEZl8mQIv4hpmlF2Er-Rn0Pcoq-mNlzCWaCMgMnpAVNpzrRKlTUxbynSMWJawVfmg2QzJx6bXSdA2DSUWj5OBmhOAVXePFLOGZ5qudS/s640/DSC00208+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the road. Estée is driving me around here which makes for a nice change. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCxKmGzkoXhYl7rAuqlFpWqWwEp5BXNnz4Y3g2u2WxQJo9hLiUU-C3ZCXFREpUkvM_Qs6wNipbwxswZAC6vjHk_U1LzV5ayTtfdkqsP87FDw3q_C0GW60tlnxlfuA3_w3g2b_5Pednkjm/s1600/DSC00245+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCxKmGzkoXhYl7rAuqlFpWqWwEp5BXNnz4Y3g2u2WxQJo9hLiUU-C3ZCXFREpUkvM_Qs6wNipbwxswZAC6vjHk_U1LzV5ayTtfdkqsP87FDw3q_C0GW60tlnxlfuA3_w3g2b_5Pednkjm/s640/DSC00245+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick pit-stop. Tim Hortons is a Canadian hot spot best known for it's delicious coffee, donuts & let's not forget Tim Bits (the donut holes). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2pTgBRDcuSrr3VM56RFwWjX7NCh-cBV-6G2XyWBU7vqZFmtXGecgKOOqmWjxKbZUL1mXhcBCRUmnd0tiOvvwVrpbSrpjIuNvpdkuwub6pb-7n4wm26zf_b0zOBkDdaKrfFYleI-NY5-X/s1600/DSC00260+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2pTgBRDcuSrr3VM56RFwWjX7NCh-cBV-6G2XyWBU7vqZFmtXGecgKOOqmWjxKbZUL1mXhcBCRUmnd0tiOvvwVrpbSrpjIuNvpdkuwub6pb-7n4wm26zf_b0zOBkDdaKrfFYleI-NY5-X/s640/DSC00260+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the road again, but now fueled up. Estée cannot get enough double doubles! (Double double=two creams, two sugars when ordering coffee).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9ihPm8296wPqt4fYeM4AExk1BR0gxPkKbyN208oIknCl7KX57TuSDbNm8kc4FRSUjaHCfx-jjo-Qe2dt3XvM7R7k2s3sS1acyisDiYY8_Ab2O2H3dT71SX0M4AQbm2SMa1xe5YkKcls2/s640/DSC00264+copy.jpg" width="640" />Talize- a local thrift store. <br />
Let me tell you, British charity shops have nothin' on the sheer volume & size of North American second hand stores. <br />
This is bigger than the average Sainsbury's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIstZ8hOIfb0h2jSCXMe5dda3Ie2NmRZVu6TByodVIPvFVBxd8_j89NcBMv4mBVgixeoVzWV_iBZya42Ja_puTMIQkg3qOylPwjsNvkoKQ4n4pVcN-H-AQBhKO5uFDWr_0cjIxS9_QaTb/s1600/DSC00250+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIstZ8hOIfb0h2jSCXMe5dda3Ie2NmRZVu6TByodVIPvFVBxd8_j89NcBMv4mBVgixeoVzWV_iBZya42Ja_puTMIQkg3qOylPwjsNvkoKQ4n4pVcN-H-AQBhKO5uFDWr_0cjIxS9_QaTb/s640/DSC00250+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
The view from the inside. Denim anyone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3GmdGpjbC687GjtoV7MoVGF-NNeJ8qbtxHyy4lLM4vvc7xy3Kzk2Q0vL-wuk59urxL6GL8dsyWQcB3-t90X27VxpilMz_i4hyphenhyphenjfjAY_C96k5h_4wU15tRIx_raabL9NB4AFEnKwoPFFN/s1600/DSC00287+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3GmdGpjbC687GjtoV7MoVGF-NNeJ8qbtxHyy4lLM4vvc7xy3Kzk2Q0vL-wuk59urxL6GL8dsyWQcB3-t90X27VxpilMz_i4hyphenhyphenjfjAY_C96k5h_4wU15tRIx_raabL9NB4AFEnKwoPFFN/s640/DSC00287+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lost in the sea of second hand goodness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGR3OlEeBEwhmpPXdz_AlhlIGbTSnGvLJtnRazCcNMmddVDHPQMZZxURT839LqxR-uMkL_aQr_GgzowI-4bDQrZr0LeqXya2lwn1uh91QiCYEGgPa-fjKWmB6OsNX7nKXXmYkCPBhBvWS/s1600/DSC00289+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGR3OlEeBEwhmpPXdz_AlhlIGbTSnGvLJtnRazCcNMmddVDHPQMZZxURT839LqxR-uMkL_aQr_GgzowI-4bDQrZr0LeqXya2lwn1uh91QiCYEGgPa-fjKWmB6OsNX7nKXXmYkCPBhBvWS/s640/DSC00289+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saw this funky shirt. It made out this material that felt like chain mail. <br />
We did make a little video of me modelling it but unfortunately we had some technical difficulties with that. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0SvxfV2Fm3ytTfjBhPa6bmBwMbcs-rCktPKYoMx37rr5Apar_4eyoCWBE2qcIzLjitkb_6l-ORvMURnGRTeK17fOmLazzkXQD6ow2bkwEnl_kvbl2-tgxEf_nq0DrtTc_8n3-qJIN64k/s1600/DSC00282+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0SvxfV2Fm3ytTfjBhPa6bmBwMbcs-rCktPKYoMx37rr5Apar_4eyoCWBE2qcIzLjitkb_6l-ORvMURnGRTeK17fOmLazzkXQD6ow2bkwEnl_kvbl2-tgxEf_nq0DrtTc_8n3-qJIN64k/s640/DSC00282+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Estée's still workin' on that double double believe it or not! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mvMrq7x3NwHylONnWMWQBqzvhCyRSY8tlCOxHhWaA89JLEkyJEnpda_oDI-reWuY5x-qDDeNik07LmHtfvLr3WrbfK4tTDvQKXEC1gVd8KHPhCTEdZFxo_8ydk2REIp5aKYpeXzCrdpZ/s1600/DSC00278+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mvMrq7x3NwHylONnWMWQBqzvhCyRSY8tlCOxHhWaA89JLEkyJEnpda_oDI-reWuY5x-qDDeNik07LmHtfvLr3WrbfK4tTDvQKXEC1gVd8KHPhCTEdZFxo_8ydk2REIp5aKYpeXzCrdpZ/s640/DSC00278+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
BAM! Nostalgia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD_AXa5HpHarTux6MA4PxBug_e1WMoltdCvy75o7B_P43sSCmtzVjyyTNuTozTc8M-GQ-hwpD5jaKVHLZlKvNLHRcFyGTqr-mGIIV4aH7bsAVJ0Ad67tGirguQzm0YCrzWjtJLkU95vpf/s1600/DSC00435+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphB5xhsF_yQVPJPSvCsqC9r5cyBjq5G_kJkEPXIIQGZFDWvfc25E1PwgQSt_Ti4s5rHgZTV0e1wqfiC2cJkvShR3Qmu-nxRjCj4XAoeiLGrLh54usu_dKDBSoPaU9XcIYYs3CJhrKpLnR/s640/DSC00262+copy.jpg" width="640" /><br />
Canadian Problems. Frozen slush/future rust.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCao2GkFT8tsq_TfQw0qdp1NFaGViikPFeRfrTkqV6w96IVjhyphenhyphenuxqnCE0zqnBYkSHv5La0qAAC9GHytyOMRj4sW3Qlag51eRgRptsLP03SqJFGLp2iga8777QDQONc-gRHWJ8UHQB9ZrY/s1600/DSC00361+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCao2GkFT8tsq_TfQw0qdp1NFaGViikPFeRfrTkqV6w96IVjhyphenhyphenuxqnCE0zqnBYkSHv5La0qAAC9GHytyOMRj4sW3Qlag51eRgRptsLP03SqJFGLp2iga8777QDQONc-gRHWJ8UHQB9ZrY/s640/DSC00361+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
This is a standard sized portion for a burger over here.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhcVjVmio3UtzcEf0_9_UM2OwxYQR3qjxgj5wShItE8FLgNCKPmY4WW7k6bAco3wQUj-dg69cblgSUDp2KXbCBXSWrwB6x09xYAhW669kjVlhL3cp1cwdb7rF97XdzGncKp3v1uJ8s_m2/s1600/DSC00363+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhcVjVmio3UtzcEf0_9_UM2OwxYQR3qjxgj5wShItE8FLgNCKPmY4WW7k6bAco3wQUj-dg69cblgSUDp2KXbCBXSWrwB6x09xYAhW669kjVlhL3cp1cwdb7rF97XdzGncKp3v1uJ8s_m2/s640/DSC00363+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is a standard sandwich. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eCNauHFDI0mPYanFAFFldHEMWJ3ZhMDFllns8Oui0g6avyn2UNHPOJc7ZgYAng4awxBwcLP4M5okAqUDmDrpXvYRUyRMxgcfYxCRQEHZYSogBb4iwS2xeNZgGLGzhG_Ype8DNw1cYAKj/s1600/DSC00375+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eCNauHFDI0mPYanFAFFldHEMWJ3ZhMDFllns8Oui0g6avyn2UNHPOJc7ZgYAng4awxBwcLP4M5okAqUDmDrpXvYRUyRMxgcfYxCRQEHZYSogBb4iwS2xeNZgGLGzhG_Ype8DNw1cYAKj/s640/DSC00375+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Estée looking a little uncomfortable after that burger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4rtb0ZSLWoBFoSRm7X1pj8qS6EFhLHmlW5I22HWat9MY8Q7-XS97KCNPG63c3iy-Ly2fhpjje8_MPd5_HZAIspYbgmOOXbB3RSYQzTLJrxAJP1p_i8G-tQVqMzoKM0xIKThFlB_ECeYk/s1600/DSC00405+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4rtb0ZSLWoBFoSRm7X1pj8qS6EFhLHmlW5I22HWat9MY8Q7-XS97KCNPG63c3iy-Ly2fhpjje8_MPd5_HZAIspYbgmOOXbB3RSYQzTLJrxAJP1p_i8G-tQVqMzoKM0xIKThFlB_ECeYk/s640/DSC00405+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A little gem we found in another second hand shop called 'Value Village'. <br />
Estée looks a little like Baba Yaga here. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yLDRiFa3eQP74HK8wDg4YgQfz-UPfwrqcDhczIhAKTyoBm23VdJo1dOtYD4RXgOEWywZimWeivfPMtqr4rGrCZy4OJZsmr0eWXjbFsNfLJjNPn4d4iM-qo6v5tbOQX4XZocyCUrSzo0c/s1600/DSC00402+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yLDRiFa3eQP74HK8wDg4YgQfz-UPfwrqcDhczIhAKTyoBm23VdJo1dOtYD4RXgOEWywZimWeivfPMtqr4rGrCZy4OJZsmr0eWXjbFsNfLJjNPn4d4iM-qo6v5tbOQX4XZocyCUrSzo0c/s640/DSC00402+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eric (Estée's Brother). Red eyed & dangerous.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU18AmjW0Ye24vP3AqzNLLNblHJIZSyhP4eQHwtPSgM1f9jtTRXgh6TPdm3otZCXrhYi-tixp5-kv14a48jwdzBIaniyFBfCCoTR2ZX2coTCrnpN-VYxZ1MPy3qG4sxG2uTjKEcfqjxmlL/s1600/DSC00407+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU18AmjW0Ye24vP3AqzNLLNblHJIZSyhP4eQHwtPSgM1f9jtTRXgh6TPdm3otZCXrhYi-tixp5-kv14a48jwdzBIaniyFBfCCoTR2ZX2coTCrnpN-VYxZ1MPy3qG4sxG2uTjKEcfqjxmlL/s640/DSC00407+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Me looking like the Asian version of <a href="http://comedyforanimators.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/TrailerParkBoys2006-still_large.jpg">Bubbles</a> from the Trailer Park Boys. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJRkmB6Mp92dF0FSrT3hUPRwZAZvaaf73pCClc9L7vxEm0PMEObirMhW_dNVD-tW-w6JaWbgZetcqEZOz2yXDsPM6HgNk7JedTqTe5v_JSTw4-tgaaEn5JOVJsbxSLI5u9r6lQVlJLcFq/s1600/DSC00377+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJRkmB6Mp92dF0FSrT3hUPRwZAZvaaf73pCClc9L7vxEm0PMEObirMhW_dNVD-tW-w6JaWbgZetcqEZOz2yXDsPM6HgNk7JedTqTe5v_JSTw4-tgaaEn5JOVJsbxSLI5u9r6lQVlJLcFq/s640/DSC00377+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Picard's Peanuts! <br />
We're not too sure if this is a one-off, but Estée remembers coming here on the regular as a kid. <br />
Ontario grown nuts! How can you go wrong!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM2JLM2KJ1HW-fI0B5EHWTVh20EwJybO0ctJ6PAXQku2wQZTFmur0K4_JFBJtPnQ4aJJSkLFmtChoyWZojYuGqal5NFPYlxjEtkx32hAgWZkyJtpW8-uQrG9igQbn6CaLHwLeqBVxiorH/s1600/DSC00396+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM2JLM2KJ1HW-fI0B5EHWTVh20EwJybO0ctJ6PAXQku2wQZTFmur0K4_JFBJtPnQ4aJJSkLFmtChoyWZojYuGqal5NFPYlxjEtkx32hAgWZkyJtpW8-uQrG9igQbn6CaLHwLeqBVxiorH/s640/DSC00396+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some lovely <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonite">Mennonites</a> in the peanut store. <br />
We were tempted to buy them, but at 30 bucks each we had to say no way!<br />
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Speaking of mennonites, we took a little trip down the road to the St. Jacobs farmers market to take a look at some salves & ointments. <br />
If you want to read more about these-their uses & the history, take a look at Estée's LONG post on her beauty blog <a href="http://essiebutton.blogspot.com/2012/01/just-put-little-petro-carbo-on-it-essie.html">HERE!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmo9AkmWv_hFdBszrcQJaqC3c2wLOdFlWsNl3o86Ze_ckGWZQlcqJklCdtai8Q326WNzvMpx-2Z1ZysBPCVyoFxbEc9wIYMjPzBDzXXnxVlLgAWXXUW98fzgte3ARAAZ_Ko7RisVX8JgSp/s1600/DSC00337+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmo9AkmWv_hFdBszrcQJaqC3c2wLOdFlWsNl3o86Ze_ckGWZQlcqJklCdtai8Q326WNzvMpx-2Z1ZysBPCVyoFxbEc9wIYMjPzBDzXXnxVlLgAWXXUW98fzgte3ARAAZ_Ko7RisVX8JgSp/s640/DSC00337+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Here we are in DOLLARAMA!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeHNerCIY6Bv1EoEasGidXhuiUO9RfMWNIqmQIn6kXTC1kOh6Vd5kKXl_dBHSMSw3BI6QxWX4v5l9d7vjztnK0QXzyS7fzWyc1iXrdNAt52KfLdjPUGpjLaUq_h-zKydbxQNMc53X3oCA/s1600/DSC00348+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeHNerCIY6Bv1EoEasGidXhuiUO9RfMWNIqmQIn6kXTC1kOh6Vd5kKXl_dBHSMSw3BI6QxWX4v5l9d7vjztnK0QXzyS7fzWyc1iXrdNAt52KfLdjPUGpjLaUq_h-zKydbxQNMc53X3oCA/s640/DSC00348+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Limited Edition French Canadian Corn Flakes from the dollar store!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD_AXa5HpHarTux6MA4PxBug_e1WMoltdCvy75o7B_P43sSCmtzVjyyTNuTozTc8M-GQ-hwpD5jaKVHLZlKvNLHRcFyGTqr-mGIIV4aH7bsAVJ0Ad67tGirguQzm0YCrzWjtJLkU95vpf/s1600/DSC00435+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD_AXa5HpHarTux6MA4PxBug_e1WMoltdCvy75o7B_P43sSCmtzVjyyTNuTozTc8M-GQ-hwpD5jaKVHLZlKvNLHRcFyGTqr-mGIIV4aH7bsAVJ0Ad67tGirguQzm0YCrzWjtJLkU95vpf/s640/DSC00435+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The chip aisle in one of the larges Wal-Mart stores either of us has ever seen. <br />
It probably takes about 15 minutes to walk from one end of the store to the other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwNP4Y1YJV_zXB4C7JRbUS3T3i5uuh2Afbs4zrMAIWD4_kEZhm02NWcza9S8xb3zicMLY2GhlVxxg6h8W-HsV2Unnbs5KhBPoA8uTgZH9UaFqedtuPYXWFzb6gBPzKLsm3hD4Ir-PzPXs/s1600/DSC00236+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwNP4Y1YJV_zXB4C7JRbUS3T3i5uuh2Afbs4zrMAIWD4_kEZhm02NWcza9S8xb3zicMLY2GhlVxxg6h8W-HsV2Unnbs5KhBPoA8uTgZH9UaFqedtuPYXWFzb6gBPzKLsm3hD4Ir-PzPXs/s640/DSC00236+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.awrestaurants.com/#/home">A&W. </a><br />
I warn you now-do not get Estée going on the topic of A&W. <br />
I never knew one woman could love one fast-food place so much. <br />
There's a lot of history behind this place, though! <br />
Her grandma tells us she remembers going on dates to A&W with Gramps- pulling in, rolling the window down & waiting for the waitress to rollerblade out & place the tray on the car window!<br />
There's also retro music that plays from outdoor speakers as you pull in! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSLcj7C2-lmLhw6ZoxxWImtDbM8jPDiM0BwZszWq3Jg7bzdETQIxa3ngidTnEdS7Kxhdoh5C4V1zpWow1qS8c2vI2Sd7gvCv0QkYz2kdf6MxKry_Ivnl6PZWNqJg3oZWerLxYg1BQxREk/s1600/DSC00423+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSLcj7C2-lmLhw6ZoxxWImtDbM8jPDiM0BwZszWq3Jg7bzdETQIxa3ngidTnEdS7Kxhdoh5C4V1zpWow1qS8c2vI2Sd7gvCv0QkYz2kdf6MxKry_Ivnl6PZWNqJg3oZWerLxYg1BQxREk/s640/DSC00423+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Of course we had to go skating!<br />
Luckily Estée's brother's skates fit me so we didn't have to buy a pair. <br />
(Almost impossible to rent skates in Canada because if you're Canadian you're BOUND to own your own pair).<br />
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There you have it!<br />
Don't worry there will be MUCH more to come!<br />
Next week we're going to Toronto & Niagra Falls!<br />
xx<br />
Estée & Aslan</div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-52161057012649490792012-01-05T04:52:00.000-08:002012-01-05T04:52:21.832-08:00Late Christmas Present<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been thinking about getting Estée a little ring for a while now, and what better time to surprise her than Christmas right? This is not an engagement ring or anything serious, but I just wanted to give her, what I suppose most people would call, a 'promise ring'. So here it is:<img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMh1ib2DZ9rolBJR5ualv3MifDYz8nNo6sBAY9OSvTSEsfRfL0tFUFvciz-NyCKoZtOMWUK4xc209QksGANkyrdZwPOYD2NiF5nuy30okMcaU5wKhfpXegkfXP2BvdT_r2bqJJtE5MpmiP/s640/DSC_1512.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Initially, I was thinking about going just for a plain silver band but after hours or scouring the web I realised that they are all exactly the same and somewhat uninspiring. Once I understood what I was looking for it was quite simple really because I knew instantly where to look. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuu8f8GmXvINwl446QAj5kv36MW0v-e-BlFEb3-ok9ortAYR8ZRt2HIrC0jYdtVDwms_iLCyyZIjP0lXAK93sEyXnJCMZiz3pFeIfu_anMr6rm3ub235zcg7GVQ0wBwl7f9aQfWPTetxY/s1600/DSC_1537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuu8f8GmXvINwl446QAj5kv36MW0v-e-BlFEb3-ok9ortAYR8ZRt2HIrC0jYdtVDwms_iLCyyZIjP0lXAK93sEyXnJCMZiz3pFeIfu_anMr6rm3ub235zcg7GVQ0wBwl7f9aQfWPTetxY/s640/DSC_1537.JPG" width="640" /></a>Estée showed me an amazing blog a couple months back called <a href="http://www.junkaholique.com/">junkaholique</a>, which is run by a husband & wife team who also create rustic/artsy pieces of jewellery that they offer under the guise of <a href="http://www.rustjewellery.com/">Rust</a>. As far as I am aware, I believe all their jewellery is handmade in their little workshop in London, which is something quite special in the age of mass produced 'alternatives' that you see on the British High Streets. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxVI7bQt5anUEGfiMaNwTibRKBFKGR6NoaqXQEdvefxdAdRlXkoT8InE86ADUnGjM8yv2OX_2T9cIH90UtWAqZRrufN35Eo-KV_TluuZw8Xekx3aUkczoM4Tdh102BeBbZ-5LMSuU0L_M/s1600/DSC00166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxVI7bQt5anUEGfiMaNwTibRKBFKGR6NoaqXQEdvefxdAdRlXkoT8InE86ADUnGjM8yv2OX_2T9cIH90UtWAqZRrufN35Eo-KV_TluuZw8Xekx3aUkczoM4Tdh102BeBbZ-5LMSuU0L_M/s640/DSC00166.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The ring that I settled for in the end is a little silver oak leaf mounted on a simple band. It was quite hard to make up my mind which one to go for; in the end it came to down to between this and the bay leaf equivalent, but that was only available in gold and I am not really a huge gold fan (probably something to do with early childhood memories of being kissed in a very slobbery manner by my golden grill'd Grandad). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazVgZKcW5lKmCOUBPNNOUwAA2Rrt9yZjA87eosEtLttz_VJk3ugVoau4FBQ1Dk6lgmVLNAdoYcSTKIp4UOccRM-fGAH4C-Kh74fLEapM-YdVlOcYUCB4jNMCBpNHeHvUAxWiFS8T3YijB/s1600/DSC00168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazVgZKcW5lKmCOUBPNNOUwAA2Rrt9yZjA87eosEtLttz_VJk3ugVoau4FBQ1Dk6lgmVLNAdoYcSTKIp4UOccRM-fGAH4C-Kh74fLEapM-YdVlOcYUCB4jNMCBpNHeHvUAxWiFS8T3YijB/s640/DSC00168.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just chose the one that I thought Estée would like best. With the benefit of hindsight I suppose I could try and pretend I saw some symbolism between the oak trees and things lasting a long time (Estée hoped that was the reason for my choice) but to be honest I just like the way it looks (yes I am a horribly shallow person). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ta ta,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aslan</div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-92113197205178033702011-12-31T07:08:00.000-08:002011-12-31T07:08:45.704-08:00Soon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZvP_6q8CXx6kBisdfwEOH0gNj4BM50ZOzJ8KHJ32uHeLBx2jrX1oBB8CWkHDlsoL18kq5sVmSHDe6a4UUyZWzAX3Wm29rmxUKlYye_tEb1b9X4bVJXi39Xks83xlVsdmmNLGt42gRZZO/s1600/DSCF0129+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZvP_6q8CXx6kBisdfwEOH0gNj4BM50ZOzJ8KHJ32uHeLBx2jrX1oBB8CWkHDlsoL18kq5sVmSHDe6a4UUyZWzAX3Wm29rmxUKlYye_tEb1b9X4bVJXi39Xks83xlVsdmmNLGt42gRZZO/s640/DSCF0129+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
I miss coming home to this.<br />
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See you very soon,<br />
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AslanGoose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-20388571298324732242011-12-27T16:09:00.000-08:002011-12-27T19:13:57.990-08:00A start.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello there ladies and gents (although at this point in time I think its only ladies). If you havent figured out it by now, this is not Estée but its Aslan a.k.a. Goose. I realised at some point last week that I ought to do a post otherwise this whole blog is going to seem a one sided affair. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">I decided to pop my blogging cherry by a simple little post that will (hopefully) make up for my other half's broken promise. When Estée embarked on her journey across the pond she originally </span><span style="text-align: center;">intended to </span><span style="text-align: center;">intensely</span><span style="text-align: center;"> document it. But you know what flying is like right? Getting up a the ass crack of dawn; cold public transport; arguing over luggage weight, getting felt up by a stranger etc etc. Basically, its a delicious orgy of stress</span><span style="text-align: center;">, so I dont think we can really blame Estée for overlooking a little thing like constantly taking pictures.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Dont worry, I am here to help out and provide a substitue of sorts to that promise. Here are some pictures I took from my last journey that involved a stress orgy. Enjoy!</span></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Oh one other thing. I have no idea what I am doing here. I know this is a blog about Estée and I, but I dont know anything beyond that, so get ready for some random posts to be coming from me. I still have not decided what I am going to limit my posts to so it could any of the following: life updates, posts about our little dates, philosophising with half baked ideas, craft related things, general rants, camera/lens reviews, camera tutorials, music reviews, and things that 'grind my gears'. I am just giving you a polite warning early on so you can abandon ship now. </span></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bye for now,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aslan</div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-86140685694223809012011-12-24T12:07:00.000-08:002011-12-27T19:19:13.329-08:00One of My Favourite Things!<div style="text-align: center;">My mom always says, "the best things in life aren't things". This is true, but let me show you a little something I consider to be one of my most prized possessions! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YQKQbFEjNf9FkM2dfvvHlGhf3uxf4w0wAicrG79_D1ysn_uhUrKtBr8_q3aGF_p5-eTBfBOyPNZGBdjUAOAoh36_4HcVonNqHZMydpUb9SUso1BHww3OOQl577Fgm5U_gCPRKVRAianh/s1600/DSC_1242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YQKQbFEjNf9FkM2dfvvHlGhf3uxf4w0wAicrG79_D1ysn_uhUrKtBr8_q3aGF_p5-eTBfBOyPNZGBdjUAOAoh36_4HcVonNqHZMydpUb9SUso1BHww3OOQl577Fgm5U_gCPRKVRAianh/s640/DSC_1242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When Aslan & I went on our USA ROAD TRIP a few summers ago, I found the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on. It's a seashell jewellery box! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAgqhrLvbgaZ_i8mTJT9-5U4rZq1Q0shf6B7vIVDI5lQ56QXafVjOhe-_33rH_-psPyJYedeO4j5Ds_vS9sdC_QIANZ5sBEc7kFRmZKyblSFYR1rWR3UCdskil0_UTXkRTya6WgSKoLr-/s1600/DSC_1257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAgqhrLvbgaZ_i8mTJT9-5U4rZq1Q0shf6B7vIVDI5lQ56QXafVjOhe-_33rH_-psPyJYedeO4j5Ds_vS9sdC_QIANZ5sBEc7kFRmZKyblSFYR1rWR3UCdskil0_UTXkRTya6WgSKoLr-/s640/DSC_1257.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every single inch of this box is covered with intricately placed seashells. It's one-of-a kind & I really feel like this item was made for me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7UbEkYpw7toGU225Q56qL6SOceqsSWxozbE7nCNCes38JLU8ZK0_YXUN9daVuzLMCgOQuCjLFUHyEBOTVYynGXag5ut5xbkadEPd7WSrs3Udh5r5EP9lxxmemAgXZvzb3tKuGBR-mbxs/s1600/DSC_1265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7UbEkYpw7toGU225Q56qL6SOceqsSWxozbE7nCNCes38JLU8ZK0_YXUN9daVuzLMCgOQuCjLFUHyEBOTVYynGXag5ut5xbkadEPd7WSrs3Udh5r5EP9lxxmemAgXZvzb3tKuGBR-mbxs/s640/DSC_1265.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really love the detail along the edge of the lid. I feel like this is so girly & summery & just perfect! I was so scared it would get ruined in the car, but luckily it survived without a scratch! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5axs_VF_6FtaUH7v52A8ew6ZI8b0BRTqIKbask0Q1KVHWx_qVr8i0666sMVrVhBKx4FdHY_ht3QdYilx3EAFK2I_AYy0jv7lRDOFfBMWRurhiUOLXNXsdkWPv5wwjXHrZGqONSJgBcaN/s1600/SHELLSHOP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5axs_VF_6FtaUH7v52A8ew6ZI8b0BRTqIKbask0Q1KVHWx_qVr8i0666sMVrVhBKx4FdHY_ht3QdYilx3EAFK2I_AYy0jv7lRDOFfBMWRurhiUOLXNXsdkWPv5wwjXHrZGqONSJgBcaN/s640/SHELLSHOP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the shop we bought it from. I have no idea what the name of it was, but it was in Cape Cod.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The funniest thing was that the owners dog was sleeping on the counter when we went to pay-AND it wasn't even a small dog! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5d2wNRR-zU6Hnojul9fL4nP4xRqYSoXMGp2ZY0iZhqDkG6RDVae1oQBWslt2a4Rb4w0OLwQAt9vuKm2QxoIy9EkCH6gVmZLh0PpBv1VQKm-j9eelrzULL_6GgWP-ZFihvEBrXCLTpzrn/s1600/IMG_9992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5d2wNRR-zU6Hnojul9fL4nP4xRqYSoXMGp2ZY0iZhqDkG6RDVae1oQBWslt2a4Rb4w0OLwQAt9vuKm2QxoIy9EkCH6gVmZLh0PpBv1VQKm-j9eelrzULL_6GgWP-ZFihvEBrXCLTpzrn/s640/IMG_9992.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Just thought it might be nice to show something that means a lot to me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Estée</div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-19947350641467024062011-12-18T08:18:00.000-08:002011-12-27T19:20:29.441-08:00Button (& Mama Button) Make Cookies!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favourite memories from growing up is making sugar cookies with my mom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No one's sugar cookies taste as good as my moms SO, I always make it a point to eat as many as possible while I'm at home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfLeIsYuYqxaKwJbiKsCn9xXkCyDjd8SqHGvCl7VdZts82oNj_IAhNlHPAuhUATrg3whdQFgfeIFOgBGnMRwoM21HjOdVWibx8UjnJVws1LUu0d9Pre8ScObD8p7wBZpi3IRmXaoKDElo/s1600/DSC_0980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfLeIsYuYqxaKwJbiKsCn9xXkCyDjd8SqHGvCl7VdZts82oNj_IAhNlHPAuhUATrg3whdQFgfeIFOgBGnMRwoM21HjOdVWibx8UjnJVws1LUu0d9Pre8ScObD8p7wBZpi3IRmXaoKDElo/s640/DSC_0980.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See that little *neon* green slip of paper? That's the same recipe card we've been using since I was maybe 7 years old! See title: Sugar Cookies (The Best!)</div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wtbHkB0mluY" width="640"></iframe><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Had to make a lil' video of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNixLBw_ynX5gjFdtOb198wUxcHSJ4-W-cban9Cxv8ye_3FSNtFvzdAXycZU2kmlRhrtv_bRCICrkgB9dfhsHQzpQdfEMIJv_av6xZZQXuiBk71sPalsZyXUI425Gq1N6TTvIIeqx8tt-s/s1600/DSC_0988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNixLBw_ynX5gjFdtOb198wUxcHSJ4-W-cban9Cxv8ye_3FSNtFvzdAXycZU2kmlRhrtv_bRCICrkgB9dfhsHQzpQdfEMIJv_av6xZZQXuiBk71sPalsZyXUI425Gq1N6TTvIIeqx8tt-s/s640/DSC_0988.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Make sure you get all of your cookie cutters ready to go. As you can see we've been collecting quite a few & I'm sure my gramma has thousands more in her basement. Lord knows she has surplus amounts of EVERYTHING. In fact, we just went to Wal-Mart the other day so she could pick up MORE toilet paper & salad dressing. *Future post* A look into my grandmas pantry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Bd4WpZv2s2tzq1VtRLmLqLFqhSdYHBEqr1_9T7Iv_OgkaXC4SnzIgo1SCLlMl_h7Lz-rHmJW9Hsic4EBcpZ0APmiZkSHYwZtxnrrhkna5tTZPJwfNSwebFsxkqhofIxgDc3gtLqhaDG/s1600/DSC_1007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Bd4WpZv2s2tzq1VtRLmLqLFqhSdYHBEqr1_9T7Iv_OgkaXC4SnzIgo1SCLlMl_h7Lz-rHmJW9Hsic4EBcpZ0APmiZkSHYwZtxnrrhkna5tTZPJwfNSwebFsxkqhofIxgDc3gtLqhaDG/s640/DSC_1007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> OK, so after you roll out the dough, start putting those cookie cutters to use! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkueJKtnmVg2W_HwqxVz9w-6FGZiVLu6ieYjVlvJyqyZMwY6DlRJIRzr6uE-p29uJPg33-RejpC0pRBA-cB0B-Wcb-hyBzz9rqTc2a13w62EPuZoZ3RtKf7b1t_uKrrjZqSiqhyphenhyphenZRrtsyg/s1600/DSC_1011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkueJKtnmVg2W_HwqxVz9w-6FGZiVLu6ieYjVlvJyqyZMwY6DlRJIRzr6uE-p29uJPg33-RejpC0pRBA-cB0B-Wcb-hyBzz9rqTc2a13w62EPuZoZ3RtKf7b1t_uKrrjZqSiqhyphenhyphenZRrtsyg/s640/DSC_1011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> OMG LOOK WHAT WE FOUND!? It's a GOOSE! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Make sure to dunk your cookie cutter in flour before you start because it will stop the dough from sticking to it. Unfortunately, it doesn't always help. One goose lost a foot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o_vvNzwNXpN_SFVpnGhr-XBVA1RKihUm0BJi9B8b60KACM7ostLvcO3D0zl8YtPULcwSsBNq-jFQKxS4TjtQpWjjFymBN_kH1jfEe4v5H6geUqz_INRCK3ehNVVIOEMpdr60gYg3Q5FT/s1600/DSC_1015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o_vvNzwNXpN_SFVpnGhr-XBVA1RKihUm0BJi9B8b60KACM7ostLvcO3D0zl8YtPULcwSsBNq-jFQKxS4TjtQpWjjFymBN_kH1jfEe4v5H6geUqz_INRCK3ehNVVIOEMpdr60gYg3Q5FT/s640/DSC_1015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There you have them! A wide variety of Christmas treats (Lions, Geese, Canadian Flags)..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrjyE4F5JfD4koQpYB1_L6bIljWagfoUQSjlWcUETwOqhVeXlV8b7G0jX40o4V-Yb5EwBP_IDD0zibWfiAOKbMyvGQy7EWa8kGaSz8Rip2T8MTS2vk4mzhJVfBGhQNAkSEsLQs_i2hyphenhyphenCN/s1600/DSC_1019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrjyE4F5JfD4koQpYB1_L6bIljWagfoUQSjlWcUETwOqhVeXlV8b7G0jX40o4V-Yb5EwBP_IDD0zibWfiAOKbMyvGQy7EWa8kGaSz8Rip2T8MTS2vk4mzhJVfBGhQNAkSEsLQs_i2hyphenhyphenCN/s640/DSC_1019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Now for the clean up. Luckily, my mom always does it because I don't do it right. FINE by me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsFbAP9ECPhFDqHLj_2c3aSbaTbqYIjBzdNTqUPhHbCiP-IvmSxXa7HDDRdpOM6PaEaB52gPQKFTuVio1qDLZB1ELkgJmHHi7-EeJkKfkiDBoEjZiZtLKhw_YZsCpG7NCEPdWrMA2ul9v/s1600/DSC_1021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsFbAP9ECPhFDqHLj_2c3aSbaTbqYIjBzdNTqUPhHbCiP-IvmSxXa7HDDRdpOM6PaEaB52gPQKFTuVio1qDLZB1ELkgJmHHi7-EeJkKfkiDBoEjZiZtLKhw_YZsCpG7NCEPdWrMA2ul9v/s640/DSC_1021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ALWAYS put icing on them! I don't know the exact recipe for this, but basically it's a butter-milk icing. (Butter, milk & icing sugar). Add a bit of food colouring & VOILA!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54J-ZRUpQm1xXVOptsG7FZHoL2_D4ow1zNex0cDkYApKewro5qWzcQEAyTRZ3H4gFdYAkymnpZ9EB7fixQcb-c-OzZrWZtMhTSWiaFNnsnI79iqJa-v7OWW9b7wc-PRplKi1awDxNPk2B/s1600/DSC_1022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54J-ZRUpQm1xXVOptsG7FZHoL2_D4ow1zNex0cDkYApKewro5qWzcQEAyTRZ3H4gFdYAkymnpZ9EB7fixQcb-c-OzZrWZtMhTSWiaFNnsnI79iqJa-v7OWW9b7wc-PRplKi1awDxNPk2B/s640/DSC_1022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> MMMMmmmmMMMmmMMM. The lion didn't turn out so well, but I think the rest of them are Okay!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGzu3mpTrxLiiRGs7YMcofLHdrWGwXQWU4Q_PEo4J3eHSk_osbOqfzVRlvyGGQH4dOdQLTZLPS-KKcC-KK1SZVxpXsqOH8kVQjpf-yPtVK-Ru_I-FAPfJGcAxabowlxMF6cr3bdtq4lKA/s1600/DSC_1081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGzu3mpTrxLiiRGs7YMcofLHdrWGwXQWU4Q_PEo4J3eHSk_osbOqfzVRlvyGGQH4dOdQLTZLPS-KKcC-KK1SZVxpXsqOH8kVQjpf-yPtVK-Ru_I-FAPfJGcAxabowlxMF6cr3bdtq4lKA/s640/DSC_1081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> JUST LOOK AT THESE GEESE. I think they are the cutest cookies we've ever made!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05Wjye3RLIh1TiWYMZJjT81lMJve3y19VQytyLCpAAU1lyvuafNe3Y8W2b-aO8a5N38qKro95DD85L8wrKkrWAnTDx0y8y-VtxysLt6G3BdGLcoiihBNvt3Qo5nmXEkx5sYlJyRk3vpM7/s1600/DSC_1084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05Wjye3RLIh1TiWYMZJjT81lMJve3y19VQytyLCpAAU1lyvuafNe3Y8W2b-aO8a5N38qKro95DD85L8wrKkrWAnTDx0y8y-VtxysLt6G3BdGLcoiihBNvt3Qo5nmXEkx5sYlJyRk3vpM7/s640/DSC_1084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">& look, we even made a Button! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">♥</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Goose & Button</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">♥</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">xx</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Estée</span></span></span></div></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118375041899899524.post-26238402425986807012011-12-15T16:40:00.000-08:002012-01-23T11:17:22.474-08:005:30AM, Button Goes to Canada, All Things Canadian:Allow me to introduce myself! I'm Button (AKA: Estée). I'm 21, born & raised in Canada, but now live in London, UK. I get to go home for Christmas! It's been almost a year & I'm absolutely dying to go back, but will deeply miss Goose.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Goose is my boyfriend. He's 22, born in Kazakhstan, but has lived in London, UK for the majority of his life. He's going to be my co-blogger! I'll just say it, we're madly in love & it pains us to be apart!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Eta38ECnp-M" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a little snippet into your 5:30 AM travel to the airport. We were a bit upset.<br />
Especially Goose, but you didn't hear it from me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1as87vjZJbaGV8YE3jiTDVCCcMWFZumnXWqLIsMY-1TJjeUQ5OIECY44B4e181R7T5fEg4i3ve5cj6Vi2mJbJTF9mxnn6OG4blTzNC66TFxbx9Cfi9rgWtCTO8d-5zDso_Y510D1mkDjo/s640/DSC_0874.JPG" width="640" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">After an (almost) 8 hour flight, I'm home! Toronto! What a feeling this was! It's hard to explain, but for the first time in a year I didn't feel anxious & I just <i>knew</i> where I was & felt <i>home</i>. Was surprised I didn't see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sekLEG8xsOs">THIS</a> when I arrived. </span><br />
<img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvI68dc1CuxSYvrY-eExYYKfe489PEv6MHlB5iRhYtUDjLtc8hoLHzTz9jeVY5CVUNtQIGc7EU6EyCmK_FvgUTExZdm6j7BhV0y7bVZZ57tcgBqUHrd2o88I-xMcJBxOvzTYOLZSVQsO8/s640/DSC_0899.JPG" width="640" />My favourite. <a href="http://www.timhortons.com/">TIM HORTONS.</a> If you're not Canadian you won't appreciate this, but it's basically a Canadian necessity. Can't live without your Tims coffee & donuts!<img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bgvUFjCIrMfoSPTfxxv3tMCt8dCdecc1UhzB9G-_12VIjMd5_sZNUG3eMstS0Z7BNciiqFu4RfNmLa3waqzW1_5aP2oLFVbj6D0IO8NWhOEOnjv1xZClO4F4vzCU1iZeFpXEJoOT_cWA/s640/DSC_0911.JPG" width="640" />Or in my case, muffins! Ahh, my favourite. The chocolate chip muffin. Tastes just like it used to when I was a kid-except they're now double the price & half the size.<br />
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<u>Onto the DAIRY Products:</u> <img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXqRYXBAXz0m-3ZJR_Wjg0YmGV6UYIQcj-g_TOaDvzudJK9IZgrKIyd2Cz0qMorSuKq53Y3Ojd52qSSIfHjqOdnl1nDoAk4SckMjLw-DMMgB9uY7_MO3FMcRJaB67fIoNT4dS3PFQycHV/s640/photo-4.JPG" width="640" /> <u><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curds">Cheese Curds: The Squeaky Cheese</a></u><br />
If you're Canadian, you're bound to know what these are for. Besides snacking, cheese curds are put into (is it our national dish?)<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine"> POUTINE! </a>MmmMMmmmMMMmmmmm... I'm sure there will be an upcoming post dedicated to the deliciousness of poutine. <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Yes, our milk comes in cardboard cartons as well as BAGS! BAGGED MILK! <br />
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Saved the best for last! My favourite fast food restaurant. The place I go when I'm feeling happy, sad, neutral. I absolutely LOVE...<a href="http://www.aw.ca/">A&W</a>! Such an amazing menu not to mention the decor. Just click on <a href="http://www.aw.ca/">THIS</a> link & take a look at their website. ROOTBEER! If you eat in *not in this case* they serve your root beer perfectly cold in a CHILLED mug because they don't want to dilute the flavour. Amazing. Absolutely amazing.</div></div></div></div>Goose/Buttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02872183726764858457noreply@blogger.com17