Time flies!

Okay, so I've slacked off...I told you I wouldn't keep this up lol. I've noticed my counter not going up very much, so I figured I was pretty much talking to myself here hehe. I have managed to keep myself busy though. On Tuesday I hopped on the street car again and headed to the Croc Boutique on Queen st.. Yep, that's all they sell is Crocs, I new there were different styles, I just didn't know how many. I bought myself a pair of Croc flip flops, very comfy, headed to Curry's Art Supply and picked up a couple more Copic markers, went to Walmart, at the other end of town, to restock some of the things I've used up while I've been here, hit Sobey's to restock as well, then came home...it was a long day, but a good one. 

I went to Riverdance Wednesday afternoon, woohoo! Did you know, if you call the box office (The Canon Theatre/Mirvish productions) the morning of the show there's a good chance you can get a cheap seat...it only cost me $20. Yes, I was in the very last row, on a stool no less, but it didn't matter, the show was great and the seats in front of me stayed empty so I, along with the two women on either side of me, moved down at intermission and enjoyed the rest of the show a little more comfortably...and we weren't the only ones, it was like musical chairs in there lol! 

Today I checked out the Farmer's Market at Sherway Gardens, (it's a mall), set the GPS and found another scrapbook store I wanted to check out before I went home. The store is called Scrapalicious and it's yet another great store, (they're online too). I did find some of their things a little pricier, but others weren't too bad, and I enjoyed chatting with the employees, not to mention other customers. Christine, if you read this, I think I've sent yet another soul to Scraptime.

You know the swan I mentioned in an earlier post, that had been nesting since I arrived in Toronto on the sixth? Well as of Tuesday, the nest is vacant. I see a couple of swans in the pond that seem to stick around, I'm hoping I'll get a glimpse of some babies before I go home...which is only two days away (well maybe three). I can't believe the month is over all ready! 

Anyway, as I've said, I've stayed busy. Now I need to go and get busy at some other things, like starting to pack and such, blah! Besides, I think I've already written a mine novel. Have a fantastic weekend!

The view from here

I should have posted yesterday, as I've taken lots of pictures I'd love to share, but...maybe over the next day or two. I found the goslings, along with a few other things, here they are:

I just caught this guy as he was taking off.

This fellow was coming in for a landing, he got behind the bushes before I was able to snap the shot.

These little fellows have already grown a lot since I first saw them.

This is from Lee and Pauline's window

Just another pretty bud, you can even see a bug on the far side of the bud in the foreground.

I do believe this fellow was vougueing, (<--I don't think that's quite a word, but it works), for me

Yesterday, after another nice walk, (albeit a little wet), in the morning, I decided to go to the third weekend of the Festival of Chefs at The Cheese Boutique. I've never liked lamb, but chef John Higgins did some sort of pulled lamb with caramelized onions, on a baguette, (I'll check the Boutique's blog later to see if it's posted yet, and get back to you with better details). Oh my goodness, was it ever good! I didn't try the wine this time, as they were temporarily out of glasses (imagine)! I'm sure it was a lovely wine, I guess I'll just never know lol.

Before I headed to The Boutique, I thought I'd check a couple of the crafty type blogs/sites I follow, and stumbled across a thread in a forum discussing where to by copics...preferably cheap. Now, I had heard of Curry's before (again from Christine at www.scraptime.ca) and had checked out their website when I was at home. Little did I know, there is a Curry's hardly 10 minutes away from here (I'm still at my brother's in Toronto), oh joy! I headed to Curry's to pick up a couple more Copic markers, which I did only get a couple, (man I hate budgeting), but I will definitely be stopping in again before I go home! I made a quick stop at the Boutique, and Sobey's then it was home to play (scrapbook). Today I may just scrap some more since I actually got a page done yesterday (notoriously slow scrapper here). I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their long weekend. Oh, and does anyone know if the Sunday of the May 24 weekend (today), is national "I better get out and start jogging again" day, or something. Holy cow! there were joggers everywhere! Many were in packs!

p.s. I think I ended up showing most of the better pics I got, so you'll have to stay tuned to see if I get anymore.