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Sixteen years ago when I first moved to the Leaside area of Toronto, I was very green new Mom. And I don’t mean an environmentalist. My boys were just three and three months old and I was new to the SAHM (stay at home mom) seen.
Right now at this moment I’m struggling whether to post this today or wait until it’s almost too late to do any more shopping. Oh well…I suppose on Day Twenty Four there will be booze. Today it’s pizza, and other amazing Italian food. Easily giftable, right? Now it is.
If you remember back to Day One, I sent you out into the woods to make your own charcuterie board. Well today I’ll stick with the charcuterie theme and share with you one of the best gifts I’ve ever received - the Wildly Delicious Cheese Knife Set.
If you grew up in Toronto like I did, you likely identify as an East Side person or a West Side Person - meaning you grew up east of Young Street or west of Young Street. I’m a East Side girl having grown up at Greenwood & Gerrard. Anything west Yonge was foreign territory to me.
One of my favourite trips of 2019 was my ‘bff’s’ trip to Prince Edward County. I love spending time in ‘the county.’ Whether it’s exploring the many emerging wineries, lounging in the sand at Sandbanks or noshing at one of the counties amazing restaurants, PEC is at the top of my list for a weekend getaway.
I know what you’re wondering…is it the dog, is it Liam Hemsworth? Sorry folks - neither is for sale on my gift guide. BUT the awesome Oliver Peoples shades are. To find out what’s hot in sunnies right now, I consulted with my friend Dennis at the Eye Studio on Mount Pleasant in Toronto.
My best friend has a close friend (no joke) who owns Gaspard, a luxe women’s boutique on Queen St. West in Toronto. I love following their Instagram because the shop is curated with the work of beautiful designers from across the world to right here in Toronto including their own line Mercy.
My kids love it when I ‘force’ them to look through photos of when they were little. I still have big box of loose prints that never made it into baby albums before I got my first iPhone and pretty much said goodby to Black’s forever. Remember Black’s?
If you’re attending holiday parties this season, it’s a nice touch to bring the host or host’s a small gift of thanks. Generally we bring a bottle of wine - which is lovely, but it’s also a nice touch to mix things up a bit an bring the host’s something different.
Have you had a chance to check out Province of Canada’s new shop in Leslieville yet? If not, this is one of the cute ‘made in canada’ items you can find in the shop. I always find my husband so difficult to buy for and he’ll kill me for saying this, but he returns most of what I buy (insert eye roll).
I just realized that I’ve never written a word on this site about my trip to London last August. If you follow me on Instagram, you would have seen pics from trip - but I’ve never really summarized it for you. Well here’s my summary: Fortum & Mason.
For a girl who spends most of her time in bare feet (winter included) I’m unnaturally obsessed with with the beautiful Alpaca work socks I recently bought at Moore House Fine Alpacas in Fewick Ontario. Work socks are super trendy now and I personally like wearing them when I need to keep my feet toasty warm - like at the arena, or walking the dog.
