Glade Creek Waterfall

Mmm more fall walks, it's nice to have energy again!

Miriam Bereson

Check out this Australian store of awesomeness, Miriam Bereson

Yearly Calendar (I want):


Sydney the Robot Mirror:


Collective Nouns Prints:

18 Weeks

Apparently I've reached that stage where a male co-worker can say "You're starting to get pudgy!" as a compliment. That actually doesn't bother me. Nor does having my friends rub my tummy. Here's what bothers me:

- When people ask how I am...but don't actually want to know. They just want me to say "Awesome!" in a glowy pregnant fashion. Anything less will get me a story about them or some other pregnant girl who either a)Threw up 8 times a day and was put on bed rest, hospitalized weekly etc (which means I am a wuss). Oooor b)Had a perfect pregnancy and worked/ran/something amazing every day up until giving birth. And probably also the day after (which means....I am a wuss). Please do not ask if you don't care. Just tell me I look pudgy in a cheerful voice, it's preferable.

- When I tell people I'm pregnant and they look surprised and say "really?". Especially people who knew me before. So they apparently think I am fat? It's a mystery.

Seriously though, I am feeling much better than last month and it's nice to be "showing" finally. I have my second ultrasound next week which will be cool, and in the meantime I am doing regular Hanna type things such as preserving tons of autumn food (and eating them, there is nothing as yummy as an apple from a wild orchard picked and eaten on a sunny day!), drawing, working and catching up on all the TV premiers.

Love to you all!

Nancy Greene - Part Two

Nancy Greene - Part One

We went to Nancy Greene Provincial Park yesterday for a wander. I brought my big camera with the wide angle lens, and my little point and shoot for the little things. Here's the what I got with the big camera:

Hiromatsu Online

When I win the lottery and learn to navigate Japanese sites, I will buy all this stuff from Hiramatsu for my kid:

Duck Lake

These photos are from last week :) But tonight was very nice too, we went out for Chinese and had big bowls of Wor Wonton Soup. Mmmm. Then we went for a nice evening walk in the park. I wonder if it is cold enough for hot chocolate tonight...I think so.

Because I want to win.

Check out the contest over at Pacing the Panic Room for a FuzziBunz giveaway. Oh that's right, this baby is so having a cloth diapered bum. Because we're cool like that.

Oh the internets...

I am home, did I say that I was going away? I spent a week at my parents, raiding their garden and making lots and lots of soup for this winter. Mmmmm. I also had a great girly shopping day down in the States with my mom where I picked up nearly all the maternity clothes I need (still not sure what to do about a winter coat) and some sweet fabric, including a great flannel to back the baby's quilt. It was all good times, but I missed my Craig and it's good to be home. I'll post some Creston photos tomorrow, but in the meantime here's some fun things to share today.

Fun new blog: Blonde Designs
I am so inspired. I need a party to plan, anyone?


So my husband's ancestors were Vikings (okay, he says they were actually fishermen...but surely they did a little pillaging in their spare time.) and I think the baby should be in touch with his/her heritage. Thus we obviously need Viking Plushies, am I right? For the baby. Although Craig says he wants the Drakkar Boat Pillow for himself. They also have Templer Knights, and merpeople...oh and angels. At Herzanart.



Of course it might be a girl (although I am sure girls need Viking Toys as well) in which case, is this not the sweetest baby girl headband on earth? by Lou and Lee.


On a non child friendly note, I'm pretty sure my brother should get these. Or the ninja in your life: Ninja Star Coat Hooks


And finally, I want to make robot cookies. With the Williams-Sonoma twist and press cookie cutter. Because then I can make aaaaall sorts of roboty deliciousness. Mmmmmm.

Summer Movies Part Two

So we did take in a few more summer blockbusters this summer. Craig kept saying that we had to go to the movies now while we still can. We did not make it out to see GI Joe (tragic, because it looked like a masterpiece), And I think Craig has given up on making me see District 9. Which is doubtless great, I'm just not in the mood right now.

Transformers

Ah Transformers. Craig felt this one was better than the first one. I think I preferred the first one but this was still a good movie. Pretty much, if you like the first movie, you'll like the second. Although it apparently wouldn't hurt to re watch the first movie because when they reintroduced a couple of the characters I had no idea who they were. That could just be me.

The effects were fantastic, my favourite part was the transformer fight in the forest which was very fun and just pretty amazing cg work. Lots of things to dodge around, many many objects that they had to render onto reflective surfaces...I was impressed. It was also pretty funny, just good action movie fun. I would only have two down points: 1)I think we could have had more of the soldiers and a bit less of the kid. The soldiers were cooler. And funnier. 2)All the guys in the world will be against me on this one but seriously...Megan Fox? I mean I'm sure she can act (well maybe...I'm just giving her the benefit of the doubt here) but it's like she got the script and they had a conversation like this:

Megan Fox: So what is my character like?
Micheal Bay: Well she's hot.
Fox: So in this scene, is she sad?
Bay: Nope, she's hot.
Fox: Okay in this scene she must be scared right, can I act scared?
Bay: (checks script) uh no, in this scene just focus on being really hot.

Seriously. She doesn't even get to be funny. Everyone else gets funny lines. Her purpose is just hotness. It made me crazy.


Harry Potter...6?

If you have seen all the other Harry Potter movies and read all the books then you know how it goes. The movie was fun, the effects and sets were great...the book was far more amusing. But that's just how it is. I find that the movies never capture how funny a ton of the characters are in the books. Also I felt that the way they spun Ginny and Harry's relationship lacked the...depth again that the book had. But seriously, again, that's just how it goes and it was a good movie.

Apparently they are splitting the last book into two movies. I just have to say that I think that's a terrible idea as the first half of the last book was super depressing and took forever to get through. But I'm sure they have a plan for that.

The Time Traveler's Wife

Now in this case I haven't read the book. Also I didn't take Craig, I went with a girlfriend. Craig was sad. I said that he didn't want to go anyway and he said that he did...he just wanted to go to District 9 first. Which I was not in the mood for. Leaving us at an impasse. Seriously though, sometimes you need a girl night at the movies. Anyway, people say the book is way better. I assume it is, they nearly always are, but this is still a great movie.

Also a sad one, it's bittersweet from the start to the finish and if you are a cryer you should take a hankie. I was worried that I might turn out to be a cryer, what with the hormones and all but thankfully I was my normal dry eyed self. I prefer to cry in the comfort of my living room which I will doubtless do when I buy the DVD. Because I am totally buying it.

It's not a depressing movie though, don't get me wrong. It's very lovely and really well acted. I enjoyed everything about it. Definitely the best drama I've seen in ages.

I went to the library to get the book out and found that I was 9th in line. Not shocking I suppose. I may end up just buying it because I do kinda want to read it before Christmas.


That is all from me today, what movies did you like best this summer?