Missing Ottawa a bit. These are from my last trip.

And by OC I mean Ottawa Carleton.

Since Spring, I have revisited the bangle. Big time. And rings. Not to say I’ve been shopping at all (well…)

I used to wear most of these, at different times growing up, and now I wear them all together at once. It feels like a uniform, in a good way, in that it ties seemingly different outfits together.

All the rings are my mother’s, as are the bracelets, except the skinny silver one that looks twisted like rope. This was a childhood gift I was never too excited about – until now. There’s fashion for you.

Also in these pictures is a little vintage fur coin purse (herein lies the shopping) that I got in Ottawa on my last visit. The owner of the vintage shop said customers often thought the coin purse resembled an owl. What do you think? I’ve been looking for a coin purse for ages and thought this a cute find – it even has 2 compartments. And a key fob. Awesome.

Whenever I visit Ottawa, I always go out for coffee with my dad.

Bridgehead is nice if you can find a spot to sit – very popular. Personally, I always love Ideal. It’s way more relaxed.

I was almost reluctant to share this one believe it or not! Black Camel is one of my favorite neighborhood spots for lunch. This is a place I walked by for years, kept meaning to visit, and this spring it finally happened! They make delicious sandwiches, and I get the roasted vegetable with pesto mayo. I find the sandwich to be comforting in that it kind of reminds me of school lunches packed by mom – not too fancy gourmet, but still really tasty. I also quite like their hot chocolate.

Black Camel is just around the corner from this Drake General Store. And they tweet if they run out during the day.

Some close-ups from my mother’s yard. Taken on the May 2-4 Weekend.

My latte art is getting so much better you guys. I call this cloud with snow – cute right?

In other art news, I’m working on some new print portfolio material – yay grid systems! Will share a new illustration on Friday – hopefully this will be more impressive than my latte art…

Mostly from my walk home today.

Except for the orange ones, which are a gift from my mother. She likes to buy me flowers before she leaves from a visit. These ones have been doing surprisingly well.

New (old) art for the apartment.

It might be getting a little rough around the edges, but it’s still good! I never thought of myself as a red person – let alone red, purple and orange! So bold! My parents used to have these up on their walls way back, like before I was around, and now they’re unexpectedly finding new life on mine.

It’s been so sunny and gorgeous out lately.

This weekend I will be meeting with my wine club friends. Which is always great.
Some of the corks are pictured from last time. The theme was Italy.

new tote!
and best cappuccino I’ve had in a while