October 7, 2014

Jamie 

Yesterday I went out for a couple of errands and so stopped by Value Village, as you do. I found a huge bag of markers and pencil crayons and stuff for $1.99 so just had to dive in! I tested them all and though I threw out the handful on the right, the rest were great, especially the little Crayola Pip Squeaks! I think I ended up with about 50 of them!

 

Shannon
This is the *only* picture on my camera for the day, so it was easy to pick which on to share! I think I need to figure out how to get pictures off my phone, because some days that's the way I take pics!

Suzie

Reg and I got bus day passes and went off to Port Moody. You can see why this was one of the neighbourhoods we REALLY wanted to live in, it's just gorgeous. It was like summer out, so hot. We actually went to go check out a car at a dealership but it wasn't there. It was two more burbs over so we took that as a bad sign, walked to the water and then went back home. I am amazed at how easy and fast it is to get around Vancouver on public transit.

October 6, 2014

Jamie

This weekend Justin and I went to visit Dad and Julie and had a great time. We even got to go out on the big river tour! The weather was grey, rainy and windy but as we stood at the front of the boat getting windswept and trying to take pictures it was pretty exhilarating! There was also plenty of cozy time hanging out, drinking tea and chatting.

Shannon
Caught up on a few movies on Netflix over the weekend, and after wanting to see it for ages I finally watched Mongolian Death Worm! And yes, it's as ridiculous as it's title, but it was quite entertaining.

Suzie

It was mostly a quiet and stressful weekend. Reg went out to kung fu Saturday so I went to have some shopping fun at Value Village. We have to figure out what to do about our car since it is not financially feasible to fix it so we spent the weekend debating whether we should get another car or not.

October 5, 2014: Random

Shannon
What could be more random than getting the Blue Screen of Death? To be honest, I didn't think this still existed, but sadly... it does! I must have fixed whatever was wrong though, as it thankfully didn't put my computer out of commission, so that's a good thing!

Suzie

Saw these in a mall in downtown Vancouver last weekend after the Etsy Popup. They had knitted boxing glove type hands but they didn't fit in the photo.

October 4, 2014

Shannon
After a very full week I need some major couch time, good thing there was lots of TV to catch up on! One of the things I watched was Selfie, the loosely based on My Fair Lady new series that is about a woman who has tons of social media followers but real friends, and asks a coworker to rebrand her. It has some issues, in particular I'm not sure who it's targetting, but I certainly laughed while watching it and enjoyed the zeitgeist nature of the show.

Suzie

Reg and I explored one part of our neighbourhood by going out and walking to one of the many libraries. We seem to be kind of distant from a whole bunch so we are exploring which is the nicest one with the best way to get there. One the way home I saw these metal mushrooms in someone's garden and fell in love with them. They reminded me of those mushroom drawings you did Jamie! I love it. Art is everywhere.

October 3, 2014

Shannon
Reading Childhood's End threw me for a few different loops, from reacting to the book itself and thinking about science fiction in general, in particular that I've read way less of the genre than I thought I had. Hmm...I sense an exploration on the horizon. Perhaps far horizon. Reading takes *way* more time than watching movies.

Suzie

Reg and I dropped off donations at VV yesterday and were looking at furniture and I had an instant reaction to this feeding chair. Is this the same one we had when we were REALLY young? It felt like it! And it's the colour I have been so attracted to for the last few years. Just had to share.

October 2, 2014

Jamie

I shared this as the daily card yesterday and WHOA did it turn out to be right on so many levels. I am working really, really hard to get the next Full Moon Dreamboard Workshop out so that's intense. Plus, as I work on it, I see how much the Hunter's Moon has to do with intensity too! I think I'm going to need an intense amount of sleep after all this, that's for sure!

Shannon
It's been a whirlwind of a few days of vlogging, podcasting, editing and more. Wow. The one thing I really thought I wouldn't be able to actual do was my September Reading Wrap Up, in part because I was racing to finish one last book before doing it, but I did! WOOHOO! At the end of every month I keep realized there is way too much vlogging I have that is on or around the end/beginning of the month (which essentially is the same time period). Anyhoo, maybe next month I'll think of a solution to this. Hopefully.

Suzie

Yes, you are seeing this right! Downtown there is a pixelated Killer Whale statue made with Lego! You can also see the Olympics statue in the front right corner of the photos. Vancouver is a wild and beautiful place. I really love it here. It has changed so much since the Olympics and for the better. You can now walk along the waterfront all the way to Stanley Park and people are out everywhere. It's a magical place.

October 1, 2014

Jamie

Last night was guitar night and we had a great time. We finally played our most recent song quite well for our teacher, yay! And nothing says "celebrate" like going out afterwards to the pub. We even got one of my favourite seats - you're inside but it feels like you're outside. Unfortunately lately we've felt like the service is disappointing (last night being a stand out in that regard) and so we may have to find a new spot for post-guitar chat!

Shannon
Okay, I know you are suppose to start the month with White Rabbit, but ... I'm going to go with my rooster instead. I really need to remember to take breaks, and my trusty rooster timer will hopefully help me in my quest.

Suzie

Recording stART yesterday was totally the highlight of my day! I loved hanging out with the both of you and can't wait to being more creative in an artsy way. :) Thanks for the support on my happiness. It meant a lot to me. It's wonderful to be feeling more at home again.