New summer blouses and long Kurtas purchased in India? six. wait, no - make that seven. possibly eight.
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Adventures in BlogLand
Planning Expotitions
- Saving this one for later: Giverny
- 2010: Oberammergau
- Adventures by Disney
- maybe China, M? - King's College Cambridge
- Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols - National Geographic Expeditions
- Bugaboo needs to see King Tut's treasure...
Virtual Window Shopping
- Amazon UK
- Anthropologie
- Bake It Pretty
Seriously sweet treat tools & supplies! - CafePress.com
create something amazing! - Hermes
"Travel the world of Hermes..." it's loads of fun! - Kate's Paperie
- Louis Vuitton
It's all about the bags! - Moo.com
- Paper-Source
"do something creative every day" - Pottery Barn
- Sam Weller's Bookstore
- Tabula Rasa Stationers
One of my fave local boutiques... - Trader Joe's
- Williams-Sonoma
as if I needed any more dishes...
Expeditions & Adventures
Friday, June 22, 2012
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
New Pages for New Adventures
For the first time in ever, I am in danger of filling an entire passport! Yowza! All this business travel is definitely causing it to fill up fast.
With several years still to go before mine expires, I had to request new pages be added. So awesome. I'm rubbing my hands with glee!
Friday, October 14, 2011
field trip report: the Paper Place
My last morning in Toronto, I snuck away for a brief hour to visit a shop I'd read about via Send More Mail...
It may not have been so shiny on the outside (hey! it was a rainy day!), but inside... Inside. Oh my! It's just the sort of shop we like to explore the bestest...
And maybe, just possibly, I picked up a few Must Have treasures. Maybe. Possibly.
But here's the part where I tell you that I always have a state of 'sticker shock' when I visit Canada. How can things be so much more expensive, when our currencies are exchanging so closely?!? I always wonder about that. And worry about that.
So let's just say that I tried to do my part to help the local economy.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The view from over here, No. 14
Hullo from the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada!
Walking back to our hotel and the view UP was just spectacular. Have you ever been to the top to enjoy the view? We heard it's amazing!
Is it just me, or is it rather tallll... ?
The view from over here, No. 13
So here's something that's occasionally nice about business travel... Room Service for breakfast!
The bacon was crispy, just as I ordered, and the buttermilk pancakes were HUGE. and delish! I love that my order of hot chocolate came with a small pitcher of hot milk too. What a thoughtful gesture!
I'll admit that the Room Service pancakes were an unusual splurge... usually its fruit, yoghurt, and granola (yum!). Sometimes though, a girl just needs pancakes, y'know? What's one of your favorite meals when you travel?
Monday, September 26, 2011
The view from over here, No. 12
Hullo from the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto!
Monday, September 05, 2011
The view from over here, No. 06
This is how I start my vacation planning. First, I write down all the wild ideas I'm having. Then, I figure out a cost estimate for each...
That usually puts an end to some of it.
Monday, August 29, 2011
The view from over here, No. 01
It's entirely possible that we're already planning our next getaway too. Plots and schemes, my friend, plots and schemes.
You have been warned...
New! "The View from over here... "
Pretend this is a grand re-launch of this oh-so-impressive blog, friends! Pretend there be Cake! and Fizzy lemonade! and, uh, Pretty balloons! maybe even a photograph and a few words!
... starting with last week's getaway with two of my favorite peeps...
End of summer trip to the D23|expo?... check!
Bring a pal?... check!
I brought two.