Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day!

It was a scorcher but we managed to go to Thomson Park and enjoy some of the festivities.  We saw some animals from the Bowmanville Zoo and we met up with Tall Guy again. 

We always love to see the Historical Museum.  I felt bad for the "pioneers" - they were in full costume today. 

Of course every party needs some bouncy castle type things. 

Most exciting of all...  Joshie flew his first kite! 

After our evening plans were cancelled due to sick hosts, we ended up watching the last Eurocup game.  So sad Italy lost... so much so that we had a parenting FAIL!  We forgot to take the kids out to see the parade down the street.  By the time we got there, it was pretty much over.  So, we all got popsicles which made the kids happy and turned the FAIL into a PASS! 

It was really hard to settle down for the night - lots of sparklers and glow sticks turned the kids a wee bit  hyper.  But, eventually they settled down and didn't wake up when the real fireworks started. 

Oh Happy Day!

Leslieville Tree Festival

Sunday was my first outdoor show at Leslie Grove Park in Leslieville.

Both kids caught a cold so we didn't bring them with us.  For the past couple of days, I was fretting about the weather.   Doing an outdoor show is always risky, even if you have a tent!  This is what the weather network said our day would look like.   Thundershowers!!!

But we didn't get the torrential downpour, just a couple of light sprinkles to keep us cool. Phew!   Amanda at Leaf was really nice about giving us a table with good foot traffic near the entrance at Queen/Jones.

Here are some pics from my table display.  As we all know from an earlier post, hubby is a whiz at many things.  This time, he built me two stands to display my toy leashes.  I also brought some tricycle bags, stroller bags, and Teo's brand new bulldozer backpack.

Here's an up close shot of his backpack.  I didn't tell him that I made this for him until AFTER we got back from the show.  

I missed the tree planting part of the day, but I did get to see the scary scarecrow on stilts and a performance by Zero Gravity Circus.



Overall, we had a great time!   Special thanks to hubby who didn't get to watch the Euro Cup (Go Italia!) but we made it to the TV just in time to watch the kick off.   Also special thanks to my friends and family that came by for moral support!

ETSY - Toronto Meet Up

I've been a little swamped the last week and so I didn't get a chance to write anything about the first EVER Toronto ETSY event. It was held on June 15 at Oz. It was nice to mingle and chat, listen to 3 veteran sellers, and talk to Nada, our Canadian Community Manager.  My friend T came along with me as she is considering opening up an ETSY shop.  Hubby decided to stay home - he predicted he would be one of 5 males and he was about right!

Click on the link to see the ETSY Flickr pictures: ETSY Toronto Meetup

Afterwards, I went to Watusi for dinner with my friend T and we got some yummy dishes for sharing.  The beets were yummy and the chick pea french fries were quite unique.  I'm going to have to figure out how to make the fries for the kiddies.  What a great idea.

OK... time to go get ready for Sunday's market at the Leslieville Street Festival!