sunday shorts

trixie and i took a mini road trip today. we went to flamborough, ON (near hamilton) for the mizener's antiques and flea market. we had high hopes... and, alas, were sorely disappointed. nonetheless, it was a really fascinating experience which i'll write about in more detail tomorrow.

so, instead of spending the day at the flea market, we spent about 45 minutes. and then shopped elsewhere... buying almost nothing, but having a fun afternoon.

the fun afternoon was capped off with the purchase of a glazed raspberry filled krispy kreme donut (aka: heaven in a handful).

i also now have my eddie bauer parka. it was super on sale this weekend (here, in canada, no less!), which helped justify its purchase. plus, as lou pointed out previously, those jackets are made to last YEARS, so i'm considering it an investment. plus, i've already given it a test drive -- i wore it home tonight in the rain. perfect.

a friend of mine recommended a shot of scotch as a sore throat remedy. so, last night (and after two frustrating weeks of soreness), i gave it a try. know what? i woke up this morning and it was gone. now, it's come and gone before, so i'm not yet ready to declare this "cure" a winner. and i did do a whole slew of other stuff yesterday to remedy the throat (including sleeping with my bedroom door closed and a steam humidifier running all night), so it could be the combination of treatments that worked magic. but, for now, as i type this... the throat's good.

it's a perfect night for the couch + a movie. my options are "elf," "the reader" and "rachel getting married." i am undecided. i've seen "elf" many times but love it; i haven't seen the other two but am not sure i want a downer flick tonight. at the same time (literally), there's a "dog whisperer" marathon on... and i do love that show.

and, finally, i saw a purple chair today. AND a lime green one. they're not *quite* what i'm looking for, nor were they actually for sale (they were in a shoe store!), but they were pretty funky and cool.

see? fun!