Vancouver Island

On the beach.

Some important items were found.

Seaweed bulb.

Triangular prism!

This muscle mussel had a lot going on.

This guy, not so much.

These barnacles live at our house now. I had fun scrubbing them with a toothbrush.

VACATION PURCHASE

In a Mexican coffee importer's shop in Vancouver:

Yes! A beaver doorknocker for our future home!!

His back-leg-n-tail lifts up for knockin'.

More plant news

It sprouted! First time ever this has worked for me!!

Keeping my fingers crossed...

Miracle-Gro

I gave this cactus some fertilizer.



It seems to have liked it quite a bit?

Poachin' eggs

This one is twins!

Finished product:

It was pretty good.

Found in the garden

Huck Finn's fishing hook!

I'm pretty excited about it.

If life gives you tofu

Make tofu and beans?

[Not recommended]

Attention brid lovers

Cocktail for sale.

On my street

Remember this guy?

Here he is, just hanging out.

Next time we need sheets

I am getting these!

Yes—they come in queen size! Thank you Vermont Country Store.

This exists

http://garfsomething.tumblr.com/

Sorry, world.

Package has arrived

That is correct—C. S. Lewis wrote sci fi!

At the landscaping store

The cutest lil watering can you ever did see.

Found this on my phone

Exley has learned how to use the camera????

Sidewalk

Wig washing.

SPECIAL DAY

This guy lives on the steps of a building on my street.

He is soooooo cute, but he always runs away from me.

BUT--today, he let me pet him!!

Lookit those lil pink lips.

Francis

At his post.

Contemplating yard garbage + onion grass.

Supposedly the landlord will remove the garbage this week! AND build us a new fence!

(The onion grass is up to us, however.)

Sitting in the railway station

Got a ticket for my destination...ooh ooooooh ooooooooooh...

(Destination was Newark Airport, btw.)

Thrift-store bed linens

First, take them to the laundromat and warsh them.

Then:

ON THE BED!

Where they look awesome.

Impulse buy

Not bad. But also, not good.

This was better.

Boswell and Rousseau

Talk about cats.



"A hen would obey your orders if you could make her understand them. But a cat will understand you perfectly and not obey them."

Sage words. (Good luck with the hen.)

Also, worst fear: being mocked by teenagers.

Day-glo pouch

It's his raincoat.

He's looking at the cord, like, Don't you know how to use a camera?

In the yard

Grass!!?

Nope.

It's one hundred percent onions.

Quite the savory aroma out back.

Francis

Heard a dog on TV.

Purchased

We went on a quick trip to Montreal last weekend, and our friends took us to the giant "Fripe-Prix Renaissance" near their place. It was amaaazing.

As you can see, I found something very special:





That is correct. A bug-eyed lion double coathook.



Good work Véronique: 24/25.