What's Up?

Hello there!

How's your week been? Mine's been pretty fabulous, actually. Lots to get excited about!

Early this week I found out I am doing yet another craft show this season! It's the Sassy Little Craft Show on Sunday December 1, from 2-8 at The Central (by Honest Ed's). You can get more details regarding which shows I'll be at under Upcoming. So much to prepare for! Of course I want to overhaul everything I did at my last show. We'll see what the next fews weeks allow.

Monday was an absolutely glorious day so my friend and I took a stroll through Cedarvale Park. It was stunning.

One evening this week my friend Dana and I took a trip to Biko's sample sale held in her gorgeous studio! We had a ton of fun ogling (and buying) her amazing pieces. And letting Corrine know just how much we love her.

Earrings...all $5!

Our shared shopping tray.

The lovely Dana, modelling a fierce necklace.

Studio HEAVEN.

My spoils. Including the studded earrings I won from her Instagram contest!

This weekend I am trying out a wicked new sewing attachment and will report back soon with sneak peeks at new pieces you'll be able to check out at craft shows this holiday season!

Until then...

Tour de Mississauga // Apple Picking

On Sunday morning I did something I've never done before. I participated in a cycling marathon. As a sedentary person, this is a big deal. My parents and I did the 30km route in the Tour de Mississauga along with 700 other people and it was spectacular.

We started at Celebration Square in Mississauga and did a full loop of the south half of the city. The majority of the route was on multi-use trails, with the exception of some residential areas and the first part of the Tour, where cops shut down streets as we all poured out at once from the starting line. It was nice to see which major roads had designated trails (Queensway and Burnhamthorpe) so we felt safe the whole time!

Right up at the start line!

We were following the purple arrows, the green ones were for the 60km!

Along the Queensway, irresponsibly taking photos.

The first chunk was mostly downhill, as we were heading south towards the lake, and east on Queensway was flat and lovely so everyone was feeling great by the 20km mark. Then the uphill started. It was a gradual incline but that combined with an aggressive wind, I had a rough time. But I finished and honestly didn't feel too stiff! How naive I was...

I spent the rest of the day apple picking (because who on earth says no to an apple picking invitation, marathon or no?) and it was delightful.

Superb Royal Galas.

This orchard had the cutest signs!

After sitting down for dinner, something was off. My knees have always had issues so pain is received with exasperation and not concern. This time it was my knees and the lower half of my thighs. I waddled around for the rest of the evening, but the pain escalated to the point that I couldn't sleep because I couldn't move but also couldn't lie still. How the heck I fell asleep, I don't know, but amazingly, everything went away by morning. I have since discovered that it was a build-up of lactic acid that was causing the insane pressure. Now that I know what it was, I can prevent it because good lord that was enough to put me off physical activity!

Now that I am thankfully back to normal mobility and a pain-free life, I can get back to more exciting things, like updating the shop! Sneak peek:

Stamp!

Thanks for reading!