YAY! I’m now carrying Sick on Sin buttons in the store. I have a big bowl of them at the front desk … come down and look at them. They’re so fun.
SOS also sent me a few extra goodies to give away … so I have this fab veggie magnet set to give away to the first person who does an online sale at Sarah’s Place online store.
I also have other goodies to give away in-store (533 Pandora Ave) so come down and check them out. Thanks Sick on Sin! 🙂
My dear sweet friend Hayley was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. 🙁
Hayley has always had an incredibly bright outlook on life and in spite of her diagnosis and exhausting treatment she has continued to keep a Positive Mental Attitude about it all!
She’s my hero. 🙂
These PMA (positive mental attitude) shirts were screen-printed by her cousin Jessica to help raise funds for Hayley’s medical costs.
Despite living in Canada and having medicare; many of Hayley’s expenses are not covered so 100% of the proceeds from the shirts go directly to help offset the costs of Hayley’s treatment.
You can come down to Sarah’s Place (533 Pandora Ave) to try them on or purchase online HERE.
You can read more about Hayley and the PMA Fund HERE.
Hearts On Noses Mini Pig Sanctuary in British Columbia needs our help!
The caretaker/director is out of work and needs funds to help her care for 40+ piggies (plus a couple horses, cats, etc.)! Please give what you can using the PayPal button on the site – even $5 makes a difference, and spread the word!
The abandoned and abused piggies Hearts On Noses has saved and nursed back to health need us! Thanks for caring!
Why on earth is this Ikea kitchen island $379 in the US and $549 in Canada? Our dollar is almost comparable to the US dollar …? Outrageous! 🙁
Very sad to hear about the passing of Francis Bay. She’s was a distant cousin on my Dad’s side… and such an inspiration.
Beyond Walls – My Story from beyond walls on Vimeo.
A new interview with me & GreenMuze blog.
Check it out HERE.
Ok ok. Maybe not right around the corner but I went into a drugstore yesterday and they had Halloween decorations up already so … we’re close! 🙂
So just in time for winter I got these AWEsome Hoodlamb Parkas! I LOVE this jacket for numerous reasons.
You might think that we in Victoria BC don’t need a jacket this warm but it does get cold here. It’s a damp cold. The cold sea air gets in your bones! So I’ll be sporting this jacket all winter with my rubber boots and my umbrella. Tres Chic! 🙂
If I don’t have your size or you’re a dude and you want to get a men’s version of this coat – shoot me and e-mail and we’ll tawk.
Come down to Sarah’s Place (533 Pandora Ave) and try one on or if you can’t make it – you can always buy them online HERE.
**The first 3 sales of this jacket get Free shipping **
(in N.America only)
Use the coupon code: yousnoozeyoulose when you check-out.
Wahoooo! I just got an order of purses in!! Miss Betty is back and is looking hot! I get so many compliments on this purse! I love love love it!!
This photo makes me miss Dexter so much … 🙂
I also have Sophia back in stock but in 2 different colors. First we have BLACK with studs. So 1980’s rocker it makes me want to pull out my Loverboy Album and tease my hair.
I also have Sophia in Ice Blue with Burgundy accents. This is one seriously sexy and sophisticated purse…
I also just got in Brooklyn in Silver and Gold. Big enough to carry around all your belongings – and it adds sexy shimmer to every outfit!!
The photos don’t do the bags justice … you really need to come down to Sarah’s Place (533 Pandora Ave) and check them out. If you can’t make it to the store the bags are also for sale online HERE.
I’m so so so in love with the fashion blog Advanced Style.
It not only showcases stylish and creative woman of a certain age but also gives me a glimpse of how fabulous my future can be. 🙂
I’ve always loved bows and girly frilly things but as I enter my mid-forties I was starting to feel like someone my age shouldn’t wear bows anymore. I don’t want to enter Baby Jane territory (if you know what I mean).
Well bugger that!!
After reading the bows post over at Advanced Style – today I am rocking a bow without shame!! If you feel like rocking a MissMuffinCake bow – they available HERE in my store in various fabrics.
My favourite quote from Advanced Style blog comes from Joyce who states “I Don’t Want To Look Younger – I Want To Look As Great As I Can At Any Age.”
That’s my new mantra!! 🙂
I had to get 4 stitches last night because of a freak vintage 60’s glass tumbler incident.
If you don’t like gross photos then do NOT proceed with the rest of this post. If you are interested – scroll past the cute puppy to read the rest of the story. Don’t say I didn’t warn you …Â 🙂
I was trying to organize our liquor cabinet and since Gerry and I started experimenting with drinking 2 years ago we have amassed quite a collection of booze bottles. (How do you know what you like unless you try EVERYTHING!).
I was trying to fit my vintage 60’s bowling ball tumbler glass into the cupboard and the next thing I know the tumbler is flying through the air. It hit the cabinet, shattered and then fell to the ground. The bulk of the glass landed with such a force that for a second I thought I had dropped a liquor bottle on my foot.
I looked down and quickly realized that I had gashed opened my foot! I immediately squatted down and applied pressure. My foot was gushing blood so I carefully crab-walked over to the kitchen so I would bleed on the tiles instead of our wood floors.
Gerry asked if I was ok and I said “YES! Get my iphone.” Why on earth was my first thought was to take and tweet a photo of my cut up foot? *laugh*After a quick photo session we had a good look at the wound and realized that I probably needed a stitch. Boo. 🙁
I had JUST changed out of my work clothes and was sitting on the kitchen floor in my pajama-shirt so while I applied pressure – Gerry ran to grab my bra, t-shirt and sweats for me to change into. I handed off my foot to Gerry to apply pressure to my bloody foot while I got dressed. Then I wrapped my wound with a pressure bandage and we hobbled to the car.
We talked about going to the ER but Gerry was so smart and called our local clinic (only 2 blocks away) and they were indeed open for another 20 minutes. “Do you do stitches?? We’ll be right down!”
We walked into the office and 15 minutes later I walked out with FOUR stitches. Pretty gross…
Once home – I gave Fergus some hugs (he seemed very concerned by the kerfuffle) and then I lay on the couch while Gerry brought me wine, propped up my foot with pillows, made dinner and then cleaned up the glass and blood. What a husband!! After dinner we watched the season 4 finale of Damages. Now THAT was bloody. 🙂
Check out the tumbler that cut me … what a jerk! 🙁 I’m so lucky that a.) I didn’t lose a toe and b.) it narrowly missed my tattoo.
Now I have to try and keep it dry for the next 5 days … not easy to do.
Thank goodness we haven’t renovated our bathrooms yet and all the senior handlebars are still intact. Makes getting out of the tub a lot easier. 🙂
