But you can't paint, so a photo will have to suffice. This is like that.
A couple of weeks ago I asked the wonderful people at Paper Republic if they could create a custom wallet for me. My wish list was for it to have:
- Olive green leather on the outside, brown leather on the inside
- Enough slots to hold 6 cards
- A place for me to insert a Field Notes notebook
- Enough space to clip my pen inside
- Some room to hold a few random things like band-aids or business cards
They said "sure, no problem"!
Fast forward to today, FedEx shows up at our door and delivers this beautiful custom wallet with a personalized note inside it.
I love everything about it. The quality and craftsmanship is amazing.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this company rocks. If you're in need of a cover for your journals, a wallet, or something customized, get in touch with them. You won't be disappointed.
My sister turned even older today. She's like 95 already so we're going to stop counting now I think.
In all seriousness, happy birthday Pircsi! Love you. ❤ 🍰
During the last weekend of February, I had the privilege to join her on one of her many trips to Algonquin Park. It was a beautiful and therapeutic experience I will never forget.
It was also -19°C and I froze my fingers and toes off on a hike through the Mew Lake trail but it was well worth it.
We also saw a Pine Marten (almost impossible to photograph) as well as the resident ravens known as Beavis and Butthead.
Like I said, it was an experience I will remember for the rest of my days. I am looking forward to going again.
You can view the rest of the photos here.
I impulse bought a jar of Patak's Tikka Masala cooking sauce from Food Basics. Cooked it up for dinner today. Nikki and I had it on chickpeas with a side of rice and John had it on the leftover roasted chicken from last night also with a side of rice. It was a huge hit. We gobbled it all up.
Will definitely buy again.
Here is a list of technologies I will never own or use again.
- Social media*
- Smartwatches
- Chat GPT
* I am close to ditching Instagram, the last remaining social media account I have. (Update: It's done!)
Got me some cool new kicks yesterday. They're Timberland Redwood Falls Chelsea Boots. I quite like them.
Our go-to restaurant when I was in highschool and college will soon be torn down to make way for "Stacked Towns". This is another step towards the overcrowding of the Niagara Region. I recently read an estimate of 12 million people will be moving to Niagara in the next 10 years. Hopefully they will also focus on expanding roads. Traffic is becoming horrible everywhere we go.
