Christmas Tree

Here is the tree at the mall, they have since had the lighting ceremony! We have started our Christmas shopping, there have been some good deals that we couldn't resist.

Christmas Spirit

I snapped these Christmas sweater photos for you while shopping at the mall. I decided to wait until after US Thanksgiving to respectfully post them, haha.  Are you in the Christmas spirit?

Paint Party Friday - Apple

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! I did an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") on canvas of an apple, it is an overhead view and I decided to put it on a green background for more of a festive theme.  It is coloured with Sharpie oil paint markers.

No printing required

Happy Thanksgiving to our American family and friends!

We recently saw a couple of movies, one was 'Bohemian Rhapsody' which we really enjoyed and 'A Star is Born'.  Lady Gaga is very talented but I would say we preferred Bohemian Rhapsody.  The movie theatres don't require us to print our tickets anymore, we can just purchase them online and have the tickets scanned from our phone.

A hit toy

I was watching the Toronto Santa Claus Parade on the weekend, some young girls were asked what they wanted for Christmas.  They said they wanted an LOL Surprise doll.  I had never heard of these so I went googling and found this article.

Lol surprise stands for 'Little Outrageous Little Surprise'.  It is a hit toy that debuted last year.  It is a dome shaped plastic case with dolls, accessories, clothing and charms that must be unwrapped individually.  The surprise and appeal is in the slow reveal which can take hours.  It is a toy for the snapchat, instagram, youtube generation.

Colonoscopy

I have an upcoming routine colonoscopy. In preparation I bought this package of Pico-Salax laxative. My brother told me that was TMI (too much information) for him. However, this preparation was very mild on my system when I used it for my last colonoscopy over 5 years ago. My husband used something different when he did his around the same time and it was brutal in comparison.

So if you are a certain age, I hope this information will be useful to you.

Simple Pleasures

I am excited about my new Ralph Lauren kitchen towels that I found at Costco recently. They were under $15 for 5 cotton towels. My old ones badly needed replacing. I love the subtle pattern and colour. This is what I call a simple pleasure!