Saturday, April 27, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Cold comfort
I'm a very tried and true person when it comes to things I buy. I stick with the same thing for years and rarely deviate from that shopping list- especially when it comes to beauty products. As such I am often victim to my favorite things being discontinued. I'm talking to you Body Shop (Honey Chapstick and nail buffer)
But now and then I try something new from a friend and I will be all I NEED TO HAVE THIS TOO
Case in point, Kleenex Cool Touch: these unassuming tissues are so cool! Ha. I just called them cool without realizing it. You may have tried tissues with menthol or lotion but I don't know how these are done or their cellular makeup but they are cold. Physically cold to the touch. It's bizarre, but lovely. Miss N had them and I kept taking one as I left her house just to keep in my pocket. I like sleeping in a cold bed and that's the closest I can describe the sensation. There is something odd yet comforting about them to me. Try them out!
But now and then I try something new from a friend and I will be all I NEED TO HAVE THIS TOO
Case in point, Kleenex Cool Touch: these unassuming tissues are so cool! Ha. I just called them cool without realizing it. You may have tried tissues with menthol or lotion but I don't know how these are done or their cellular makeup but they are cold. Physically cold to the touch. It's bizarre, but lovely. Miss N had them and I kept taking one as I left her house just to keep in my pocket. I like sleeping in a cold bed and that's the closest I can describe the sensation. There is something odd yet comforting about them to me. Try them out!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Rolling with my homies
You know those über celebrities? Those dudes who roll in the matte black phantom series cars?
Check it- I bought the EXACT same thing. For my feet.
Black on black baby!
Check it- I bought the EXACT same thing. For my feet.
Black on black baby!
Oh. Hello.
So it's not like I don't have things to say, but I realize its been a while.
I've decided to write about what may appear to be random, but things that catch my eye, worth mentioning, or I find entertaining. Lets see how it goes!
I've decided to write about what may appear to be random, but things that catch my eye, worth mentioning, or I find entertaining. Lets see how it goes!
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Gone to the dogs
I think my earliest memory of wanting to go on a specific adventure or trip might just be the dream of dog sledding. When I was about 5 or 6 we once went to a dog sled event (Race? Rally? Trade show?- don't know) but there were pens of puppies for sale and lots of activity. I also grew up with a husky who apparently would have made a great sled dog, but lived a domestic life in Prince George. And these events set something in motion, a love for the dogs and that image.
30 years later, here I am. My dear friend miss B has a lovely art project in the works and I was invited to tag along not once, but twice! Last year we went, and this weekend we went again for further development. We drove to northern Saskatchewan to meet up with an outfitter who has a team, and then takes us out on a frozen lake. It wound up being amazing to return as we had already made connections with the couple and their dogs in 2012, and we had a better idea of what to expect. I smiled all day! It was beautiful big blue skies and bright out in the sun but it was close to -20C.
I was thrilled to make my loop again... Long sweeping around the lake- and half way through I was offered the chance to drive the sled. I could not say no. But I'm no expert driver: it's quite the combination of things. Are the dogs tangled in their ropes? You have to manage the foot break, a drag pad and a separate break on a rope that looks like an anchor dug into the track. You also have to hang on for dear life. They're fast and all they want to do is run run run! Off we went... But about a minute later we turned a corner, got into a groove and then slowly ever so slowly we started to tip. And tip into the snow. Right about there my guide said "break!" Too late. The sled was on its side and I was face down in the snow- about 15 feet behind them. Luckily he threw out the extra break and stopped them. (If a toppled sled with a passenger wasn't enough) If this was real and I was out in the wilderness they would have been long gone. First rule of dog club: you don't let go. Ever. They stop for nothing.
I was able to get sorted and drove them into home. It was in a word, exhilarating.
30 years later, here I am. My dear friend miss B has a lovely art project in the works and I was invited to tag along not once, but twice! Last year we went, and this weekend we went again for further development. We drove to northern Saskatchewan to meet up with an outfitter who has a team, and then takes us out on a frozen lake. It wound up being amazing to return as we had already made connections with the couple and their dogs in 2012, and we had a better idea of what to expect. I smiled all day! It was beautiful big blue skies and bright out in the sun but it was close to -20C.
I was thrilled to make my loop again... Long sweeping around the lake- and half way through I was offered the chance to drive the sled. I could not say no. But I'm no expert driver: it's quite the combination of things. Are the dogs tangled in their ropes? You have to manage the foot break, a drag pad and a separate break on a rope that looks like an anchor dug into the track. You also have to hang on for dear life. They're fast and all they want to do is run run run! Off we went... But about a minute later we turned a corner, got into a groove and then slowly ever so slowly we started to tip. And tip into the snow. Right about there my guide said "break!" Too late. The sled was on its side and I was face down in the snow- about 15 feet behind them. Luckily he threw out the extra break and stopped them. (If a toppled sled with a passenger wasn't enough) If this was real and I was out in the wilderness they would have been long gone. First rule of dog club: you don't let go. Ever. They stop for nothing.
I was able to get sorted and drove them into home. It was in a word, exhilarating.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
So I've been home about a month. The return was turbulent in many ways. There are things I would have changed and the top one of them would have been making plans to stay longer!
It's nice to be back with family and friends, and get all those things done I'd been thinking about. Start making art again. Make some recipes I missed. Make some I've learnt. Having a glass of wine with a friend and tell some stories. And start planning the next trip.
Oh yes, I am.
As for my trip I'll leave you with this: do it. I highly recommend going and living and being somewhere else. And for as long as you can muster. I saw this text last summer just before I left via http://underagedandengaged.blogspot.ca
And I kept it in my thoughts. Run with it.
It's nice to be back with family and friends, and get all those things done I'd been thinking about. Start making art again. Make some recipes I missed. Make some I've learnt. Having a glass of wine with a friend and tell some stories. And start planning the next trip.
Oh yes, I am.
As for my trip I'll leave you with this: do it. I highly recommend going and living and being somewhere else. And for as long as you can muster. I saw this text last summer just before I left via http://underagedandengaged.blogspot.ca
And I kept it in my thoughts. Run with it.
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