Month: December 2009

Underwears

Posted by Caitlin Jane – 14/12/2009

I’m in desperate need of new bras-or brars, as my boss calls them-and I’ve been on the hunt for the kind I like. But no, I am unable to find them. Here’s what I want: NO padding. No ‘light lining’, as it’s called at LaSenza. Just simple and preferably no under wire either. There’s nothing like that anywhere, it seems, although I got this piece of lacy fluff today and will give it a test run tomorrow. It’s pretty, my favourite colour.

That’s not me, I’m much prettier

Hmm. Moody. Tomorrow I clean my craft zone.

So if you’ve got any bra recommendations for me, that would be swell. I’ve looked in the boxed bra drawers in Zeller’s, on the racks in Walmart, in La Senza…I’m not looking to spend a fortune either, so don’t tell me Agent Provocateur, ok, or anywhere in America because I don’t shop at Target very often.

It’s a Rose

Posted by Caitlin Jane – 11/12/2009

She’s grey, she’s fat, she meows!

licky loo

I got 99 problems but my coat ain’t one

Posted by Caitlin Jane – 10/12/2009

Winter, it seems, is finally here which means I’ve worn my new winter coat all of 3 times. It’s stunning, not just in appearance but in it’s warmth, a knee length down-filled coat is very cozy. Oh, so warm. I wore it to the grocery store this morning and actually had to take it off while shopping because I was so sweaty, my arms were wet! I absolutely love this coat, it’s wonderful, and has 3 inside pockets! And a hood that comes off! And when I  wear it on the subway, it feels like I am sitting on the comfiest pillow ever. And it looks super with my gorgeous boots.

Winter coat!

Harder than you’d think to take a picture of a long coat. Just imagine it’s down to my knees.

It’s funny, as I type a blog entry about my lovely new winter coat that my darling buddy bought me, he’s dozing on the couch right beside me while wearing his own winter coat. His ancient winter coat that I swear he’s been wearing since 1998.  He’s tired because the tarp kept him up all night: the one on the skylights in the interior space where we sleep, it’s windy outside so the tarp flap flap flaps and it’s pretty noisy but doesn’t bother me much. He kept thinking someone was coming into our place to murder us. I took a picture of him because I think he looks adorable but I won’t post it without his consent.

I’m also working on my second attempt at chocolate truffles. I actually weighed the chocolate this time, so hopefully I got it right.  And for dinner we’re having scalloped potatoes, chicken and broccoli. Gosh, how domestic am I anyway?

(Oh, and ps, I got my second email from Richard Christy. He’s my favourite!)

Glorious

Posted by Caitlin Jane – 09/12/2009

I got a mandoline slicer the other day at Winner’s. It was only $20 and comes with several attachments for grating and stuff (and we needed a new grater) so I’ve used it daily since. I made salads on the weekend and made some pickled onions and today I sliced up some raw beets because nothing says health (to me at least) like raw beets. I am already planning an enormous vat of scalloped potatoes (“eww” says Ari when I announced this, but she thought I meant scallops and she’s right, scallops are EWWW).

I almost wonder how I’ve lived so long without one.

There are also cookies on the horizon, proper crinkles with Skor bits.  I’ll share them with my loved ones but only if Lake Saab gets mopped up.

beets.

I dressed them with the sauce from the pickled onions (which was really just fresh lime juice, salt and a little olive oil) and a squeeze of orange juice.

It’s a 2 parter

Posted by Caitlin Jane – 03/12/2009

1. Pigeon! This one, again at Bathurst Station, was too pretty to ignore so I snapped her picture. She looked like she might be offering Lotto advice.

White pigeon

This was across from the Jamaican patty bakery downstairs.

2. For Joanie:

Fish! Pants!

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish pants. On Queen West, outside of CityTV. It’s hard to take a decent picture when you’re trying to be discrete.