Easter in Richmond

 During Easter weekend Jack and I went to Richmond. We visited the park (for the first time!) and saw the magnificent deer. We stayed in a lovely hotel called 'The Richmond Gate' where we had afternoon tea upon arrival, went swimming in the evening and left the next day feeling very refreshed!

Snapshots and Sugarsnaps

 It is typical nowadays to take photos before leaving ones house. Always eager to enter into tradition, Jack and I posed for a few of our own snapshots in my room. The hour was roughly 7pm on a Saturday evening. The night was young.

That was Saturday, but this is Sunday and Sunday means preparing ones lunch for the next day ahead. I thought I'd use this space to share my current favourite foods/snacks/beverages.
Hydrating myself has not always come naturally to me. I have to remind myself to drink water and teas but find this easier now because of my zesty blood orange tea! Plus blood orange is such a fun work to say!
Love snacking? Then why not try these delicious sugar snap peas!? They are a little pricy but worth it as these sweet, crunchy little pods will keep you full without spiking sugar levels. Plus theyre green so they must be good.
Contrary to green goodness is number 3 the Smarties yogurt. This is an evening treat where creamy yogurt and mini smarties transport you away. The energy spike that hits me straight after this delight comes just before my bedtime. For roughly 30 minutes I'm bouncing off the walls. This is followed by an exhaustion so great that I'm asleep as soon as my head hits that pillow

The Coven: The Next Supreme?

Ahhh Only 2 more episodes of American Horror Story: Coven are left, and the question everyone is asking 'Who will be the next supreme!??' Ive seen Pro Spalding votes on Facebook but somehow I doubt he will be the supreme. This is a cheesy sign Ive made showing my enthusiasm for the t.v show, any excuse to dress up as a witch and use photoshop

Me in 2014

I needed some new passport photos and jumped at the chance as I seriously enjoy photo-booths. I was unaware that I couldve had 4 different poses in my photos and got 4 identical ones instead. this was disappointing... but it gives me a reason to return to the booth! Me in 2014

Woman in the Forest

WOMAN IN THE FOREST

Dried leaves crunch under heavy foot,

Forest smells lure wanderers in

Honeysuckle, lavender

The woman, oh gatherer

For nighttime brings moonlight and magic begin

This is a photo I took and poem I'd been thinking of for a while

3 Days in Dublin

 My mum and I spent 3 lovely days in Dublin in October. For mum, she was returning home. 

For me, a place I had spent many summers as a child. Only now, I was fully able to appreciate the charm and beauty of  Dublin city and the people who inhabit it.  

Ireland has a certain magic, rooted in its legends and tales. A certain quality of the delightfully odd and eccentric .... in Ireland you get a feeling anything could happen! 

Vulcan

 The town of Vulcan is a vibrant and proud community situated in rural Alberta which we visited.

Even though I have never seen Star Trek, I could still appreciate the bizarre little town and could only imagine how much joy it would bring to a visiting 'Trekkie'.

'Capitalizing on this coincidence, the town has built a Star Trek–themed tourist station (the Tourism and Trek Station), which provides tourist information, displays Star Trek memorabilia, provides unique photo opportunities. The town has also created space-themed murals and signs, and hosts an annual community-wide Star Trek convention known as "Spock Days". This convention attracts hundreds of Star Trek fans from around the world^'

Summer in Alberta part 2

 Alberta felt like everything I had been expecting. The largest railway stretched across Lethbridge and a rare glimpse of an old train chugging across it made this impressive landmark even more so. 

 We visited the largest tepee in Medicine Hat and took in the badlands and rising hills (coolies) that surrounded us. Natasha and Mitch lived in a darling house with a red door. their basement film room made a perfect setting for watching films, two we watched were 'a time to kill' and 'patch adams' (both which Id never seen previously but enjoyed). 

The stretch of bars along lethbridge make a great night out. the smokie stand for late night snacks attracted alot of visitors as did the Top Hat club.

Unfortunately I saw less cowboys than Id hoped for but I did get to visit a cowboy bar and saw many horses grazing. 

we made lots of new acquaintances in Alberta and loved seeing our halloween buddies once more!!

September in Alberta part 1

We met Mitch and Natasha in B.C on Halloween. Ever since, we have been friends and on Sept 11th we went to visit them in Alberta. Alberta is known for its cattle industry, farming and oil. The place we visited was called Lethbridge. Jack rented a car and we drove 14 hours through the Canadian rockies. they were breathtaking! 

 We drove through Banff on the way and I felt very close to it since I had seen so many photos of Marilyn Monroe there in August 1953. 

 We arrived in Alberta at 10pm. We had set out around 4.30am that morning so we felt great to finally be able to stretch our legs and be off the road. We had taken many stops ofcourse (plenty of tim hortons). 

The next day, we went to Medicine Hat to meet Mitch. It was here we saw the largest ever tepee!

we also saw the pinto potato man or bean man (whoever he is??)

 

Mitch and Natasha have 3 cats, but this is Mr.Buttons and I loved how fixed he was on this special lookout post. Dreamily, looking out of the window of his new house... watching the world go by

 

We visited beautiful Waterton with Its rich mountains and fresh sea air. We stood by the river and watched as the glistening blue water travelled by off into the distant mountains.