Feel-good Friday: fun little things

ENJOYMENT from this past week:

Wine & Dine - squinting in the Sunshine
Wine & Dine – squinting in the Sunshine with my good friend Rosa who I met taking tango lessons about 12 years ago.

It has become a yearly tradition.  A birthday celebration and rendezvous between two friends at the same place with a great ambience and view. I’m talking Sandbar rooftop, Granville Island. We talk about everything over a bottle of wine and discuss what has changed in the year since we’ve last been here.  What were we talking about last time oh, I see…the same thing. What has changed? What have we learned? Where do we go from here? How can we improve on perfection. Of course I can’t give you all the details but there’s always lots of laughs.

Photo: Vancouver Sun
Photo: Vancouver Sun

Honjin Sushi dinner (regarded as having the best sushi in Vancouver – definitely one of the top places) in tatami room with adventurous visitors I met in Palm Springs who make their home in Philadelphia but travel all the time.  Nice to meet up again.

Last night dinner at Cardero’s with seven other fun women before Theatre Under the Sky Stars (there were no stars in the sky last night) at Stanley Park to watch the hilarious musical Hairspray (not to be confused with “Hair” or “Shampoo”)  I loved John Travolta in the film version. The play was very entertaining with a talented cast who could really belt it out.

I speak for all women
I speak for all women.     Tank: Bear Dance Clothing (L.A.)
Sometimes I want to be invisible...but it's nice that it matches my beach bag.
Sometimes I want to be invisible…but it’s nice that it matches my beach bag.  Coco’s Closet

And of course these two characters continue to engage me:

Did I surprise you?
They look guilty.  I surprised them.
Outside Market Meats
Waiting patiently outside Market Meats

 “We’ve been sooo good so far today maybe she’ll forget about the snapping at that dog and person yesterday. What do you think she’s buying for us this time?”

You ain’t seen nothin until you WATCH THIS (1 minute video) and you will know why these dogs are SO SPECIAL:

Life is too short not to have some fun.  Enjoy your weekend.

Feel-good Friday: a day in the life

I like to start my day off right

Protein Smoothie
ULTIMATE Protein Smoothie with frozen wild blueberries, organic banana, low fat yogurt, almond milk, flax & chia seeds and the ABOVE (Brad King’s ULTIMATE Fibrelean, Wild Greens & Energy Protein – all Vegan, all amazing.  And a bunch of the littlest mermaids which make it taste all that much better.

Here are some of my latest obsessions:

A pedicure with a totally different colour. Did you know that Tiffany owns the right to the Tiffany blue color? This is very close though.
A pedicure with a totally different colour. Did you know that Tiffany owns the patent for the Tiffany blue colour? That’s why you will never find it. This is the closest I’ve come to Tiffany this week.
Homemade Soap - good enough to EAT!
Homemade Soap – good enough to EAT!

JACK, the Jack Russell Terrier from Thailand who stole my heart and is quickly taking advantage and I’m totally letting him.

He looks so innocent
He looks so innocent
Especially when he's sleeping.
Especially when he’s sleeping
But he can be a little devil. Here he pretends to be a statue.
But he can be a little devil. Here he pretends to be a statue.
Meeting up with a friend Ahhhh...a perfect way to end a day (well not quite, but close enough)!
Feeling bubbly – Rendezvous with a view.

Ahhhh…a perfect way to end a hectic work week (well not quite if you know what I mean, but close enough)!

How do you like to start and end yours?

Photos: d. king

Picnic in the Park

It may be snowing in Calgary but here in Vancouver it turned out to be a picture PERFECT DAY for a bike ride and a picnic.  We’re so lucky.picnic1 - CopyNever plan a picnic‘ Father said. ‘Plan a dinner, yes, or a house, or a budget, or an appointment with the dentist, but never, never plan a picnic.” – Elizabeth Enright, The Four-Story Mistake.

picnic6

It wasn’t really planned so it was perfect!

An ordinary picnic can be made extraordinary simply by doing it with the right furry friends.

You are so funny. No; you are!
You are so funny.  No…you are! 

 

Gotta enjoy it while we can!
Gotta enjoy it while we can!
We are brothers!
We are brothers and can learn from each other!               D. King
We enjoy the ride!
We enjoy the ride and the fresh air.

When was the last time you went for a PICNIC?

Let's see if you can fit in my purse.
A little too big for my bag?  Oh well.

Photos: Ping (Lynn) Li

Of course it didn’t end here….there was also happiness (thank you to whoever invented happy hour) sitting outside enjoying the view at Kits Boathouse.

Debbie & Rosa
Debbie & Rosa