tania howells: great days

great days

It has been a couple of action packed fun days and I will start with Saturday. First we saw a snail, which was a great thing to start with because he was really cute. It was the day of the famous Estonian rummage sale. My friend Grace timed her vacation to be able to go to it! We met her and her friend Gaby there and then fanned out.

I found some fantastic bits and pieces as usual. Some great vintage linens, a Dick bruna book, a picture book about a mockingbird and cake pans. I was so exited about the cake pans as such things never registerd on my radar before now. The thoughts of future cakes filled my head...

I also scored a genuine Ookpik which is such a nostalgic piece of Canadiana, I could not leave it behind. Plus, I loved the page about Ookpiks in Douglas Coupland's book "A Souvenir of Canada". That is one of my favorite books.

Lastly, we visited Allen Gardens and took in the wonderful plants.
Later that day, My mum arrived by train and she and Paul took me out for an early birthday dinner at Langolino and I had ther most fantasic seafood pasta ever.

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great finds! i think i have a sheet in the same fabric as your oven mitts. and isn't allen gardens amazing? i went for the first time a few weeks ago and fell in love with the place.

Posted by: krissy | May 07, 2008 at 04:04 PM

What a post!...one great photo after another,
cute snail, a pile of cute loot
the OOKPIK!....I love Douglas Coupland, have you seen the movie Souvenirs of Canada? It is so good, like the book, but a movie
and flowers!
must be all the pre-birthday good-vibes

Posted by: Karina | May 07, 2008 at 09:21 PM

I made this for you Tania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDG4CfctLVo

Posted by: Jason Derikozis | May 08, 2008 at 06:25 AM

hi guys!
karina, i thought of you when i posted that- i loved the movie!
and jason, that is the best ever! i love the old ookpik news reel!!!!
where did you find it- its amazing.
thank-you!!

Posted by: tania | May 08, 2008 at 09:41 AM