Food for Comfort

It is that time of year that whether it is grey and wet outside or clear and crisp the warmth of comfort food calls to me. One of the best places for a good dose of comfort has got to be Burgoo.

I was there last week and as usual had such a hard time making my decision, always so hard to choose from their assortment of soul warming soups, goey grilled cheese or hearty one stop pot meals. I eventually settled on the butternut squash soup with the chicken and brie sandwich. The soup had the right amount of spice with a lovely crunch of hazelnut on top and the sandwich had a great balance of chicken, brie, crisp apples and cucumbers. My two Amis had the mac and cheese which I stole a couple bites of. The Mac n' more with peas, bacon and shallots might have to be my choice next time we go.

I apologize that the pictures are a bit dark, we were seated at the patio which was lovely on a crisp fall evening, cozy underneath a powerful heater, frosty pint of strongbow cider and piping hot meal was the perfect end note to our saturday excursions.

Happy Friday everyone

xo J

Kiss Cam

This super infectious song is my current ring tone so I get really excited every time my phone rings because I love this song so much.

I also love the simplicity of the video, makes me think of summer as a teenager when you didn't have to work and the days just felt so long.

Happy sunshine-y tuesday!



xo J

The Night Circus

The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen. A black sign painted in white letters hangs upon the gates. 'Opens at nightfall Closes at Dawn'"

- Erin Morgenstern

When I don’t have a book to read I feel like there is something missing from my day. Most weeknights I end my day by getting cozy in bed and reading for 20 to 30 minutes. It calms my mind, takes me away from whatever is lingering from work, little annoyances and worries and helps me slip into a restful sleep. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern was the perfect book for this and I purposely took my time reading it to really take advantage.

Two young magicians are entered into a competition as young children without knowing the full set of rules or consequences of what they have entered into. The mysterious Circus serves as their playing field and so much more. Morgenstern is not a complicated writer, her writing is simple and clean, but the story has a smooth flow despite jumping chronologically back and forth. Even the circus itself becomes an intriguing character of its own, one that you wish could just magically appear in your own town one day.

For me, the simplest pleasure is getting lost in a good book, this fulfilled that that on every level.

xo J

It's an arm party!

Who's at your party?

xo J

image via designscouting

Starbuck!

I attended the Vancouver International Film Festival this past Friday with a friend who I would easily call a bit of a diehard when it comes to VIFF and she is always enthusiastically trying to get us to come along. This year I took in a double header with her, and was very pleasantly surprised by the incredibly delightful film Starbuck.

Starbuck comes to us from Quebec, directed by Ken Scott, starring Patrick Huard as a lovable loser David Wozniak. David gets thrown for a loop when he finds out that the sperm bank he frequented (many, many, many times)to make extra cash back in the 80’s made an error and gave all their clients his sperm, and he is now the proud father of 533 adult children, 142 of which are seeking to find out his identity.

From an unbelievable concept comes a laugh-out-loud heartwarming tale of a middle aged screw up who finds out that he actually makes one heck of a dad, full of quick and clever dialogue and great characters, I can already see Hollywood trying to re-make this but see the original if you can!

One scene in particular where David and his bestfriend/lawyer argue over the value of a Hall & Oates guitar pick was especially priceless.

P.S. Starbuck will be playing for a limited time at fifthavecinemas , check it out!

x0 J

Design Love

As previously mentioned, I was highly excited to attend the Design sponge book signing at Anthropologie a couple weeks back, and looky here I got my very own signed copy!

I have already spent a cozy Sunday afternoon pouring over the many fabulous pages

Looking forward to proudly displaying this on my very own coffee table in a few months time!

P.S. I made a return visit to Anthropologie this past weekend and picked up these lovelies in a rainbow of colours! I have dishes! Do you know how excited I was about that?!

x.o. J

As you wish...

Vizzini: He didn't fall? Inconceivable!

Inigo: You keep using that word, I don't think it means what you think it means

This just made my life... Entertainment Weekly is doing a reunion issue and one of the featured reunions is the cast from The Princess Bride, check out here for a peek at the article and a great behind the scenes video of the photo shoot.

All my DVD's are boxed up in anticipation for my move in December but I kinda want to dig through them to find my copy of The Princess Bride, what better way to recover from a turkey coma this weekend. When I first watched the special features on the DVD the part where Robin Wright talks about Andre the Giant brought tears to my eyes!

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to everyone here in Canada!

xo J

Grey Sky Blues

We are rapidly approaching that time of year where it is not just dark when I leave for work in the morning but also dark when I leave work in the afternoon, while there are many things I reallyenjoy about fall, but I'm a sun bunny at heart and this is by far my most hated aspect. It makes me want to stay in my PJ's all. day. long.

I love you Vancouver, but your killing me with this dreary grey weather! Maybe I should just move to LA, so I could be like the always perfectly adorable Emily and still be able to wear cute outfits such as these...

Images via CupcakesandCashmere

xo J