Blue + Gold

Mila and I went for a walk this past Thursday and I couldn't help but be overcome with love for the colours of the water, sky and dried up grasses. The blues and golds were muted, but brilliant at the same time. When the sun hit them at just the right spot and at just the right time, they jumped out of nowhere and hit me in the face.

I had to lure Mila into continuing our walk so I could stay outside for a long as possible. I did not want to be inside.

It was warm and it was gorgeous.

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Sewing pillows for a cause

There is no question that I live in a pretty cool neighbourhood, but it got even cooler recently when a group of people got together to form The Lakeshore Syrian Connection to sponsor a Syrian family. To help raise funds for the family sponsorship, The Lakeshore Syrian Connection created an online auction so I decided to do my part and I made some pillows for the auction!

I went to Designer Fabrics in Toronto and found this fun grey, cream and red plaid and added a soft cream backing to make them cozier for the winter months.

If you're looking to get some new pillows and you're in the area check out the auction to bid on these pillows and more.

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Product Review | Prana Dry Roasted Coconut Chips

My mouth is on fire.

I set up these photos and then promptly after taking them I started mowing down on these super spicy coconut chips from Prana. I probably should have waited until I uploaded the photos to make sure they worked because I ate them all and wouldn't have been able to do any retakes.

Alas, a couple of weeks ago Prana sent me four flavours of coconut chips to try and it's taken a lot of will power not to eat them before writing this post 'cause they're that good. I even had to snatch them away from my husband! (He would have definitely eaten them!)

Prana Coconut Chips make you believe you're eating potato chips in a way. They have lots of flavour, a bit salty and a bit crunchy. But they're not chips and they're not deep fried so you don't have to worry about eating a million of them (right?).

As I mentioned there are four flavours:

JIVE – Spicy Chili
HULA – Sea Salt & Pepper
CHARLESTON – BBQ
CLASSIC – Coconut

My favourite were the BBQ.

Best of all these new coconut chips are vegan, organic, gluten-free and GMO-free. I think they'd be perfect to go along with your other appeys this Christmas! Pick 'em up here or get them at your local health food store.

(psst. I was provided the coconut chips, but the reviews are my own. I only want to tell you about things I love after all!)

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