tiny baby peppers

 

These red peppers are so tiny <3

They are tiny but incredibly sweet... even sweeter than soft drinks! :O

dried mango snacks

 

These weren't as tasty as I thought they would be :(... 

H&H Thai Honey Mango

maturity

 

Everyone needs to live by themselves/alone at one point in their lives. It isn't to be independent, it is to become responsible.

Lancome

 

This is my favourite Lancome product :) it is a much-needed product for dry winters.

lunch

made a pit stop at the Big Apple and got this called "White Pizza"

it was a Greek style pizza :)

and my all-time favourite, Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich <3

let's give this one more try

 

taken in the same spot as yesterday's photo post... good morning! ☀️ is rising :D

good gloomy morning

 

where's the sun?

Looney Tunes world of mayhem

 

I love the Jack-o-Lanterns on the side :D (this is a late post still not feeling well :( )

sick :(

 Thank God for this... 🤒 

tastewise: not as bad as I thought and also not as good as I thought... 

good night 💤 

french bread

 

this is really the only other way (butter, being the best way) to eat bread (this kind)

Rosemary, virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt :D

Mr Monopoly Pennybags

I was today years old when I learned that the Monopoly Man's name is Mr Pennybags :O :O :O

on a sidenote... I'm enjoying the illustrations on this McCafe coffee cup of Mr. Pennybags

 

caged... trapped.... sort of...

 

this cutie caught my eye... <3

pizza

 

I was craving for pizza the WHOLE day!!! It is so cold 🥶 ... thankful for pizza today ❤️ 

🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕 

autumn/fall soup

 

what's cooking? 

(note: now that I'm looking at this picture... I realize how much cleaning this pot needs 🙈 damn you, hard water 😡)

🎃 pumpkin soup, of course :D

loneliness

 

The lonelinest feeling isn't living by yourself. The loneliest feeling is living with others but they make you feel like you are living alone.

autumn in my yard

 

thanks to the warm weather, we are still enjoying the fall colours :D 🍂 🍁 🍃 

I love the vividness of the pink leaves (I'm kind of embarrassed for not knowing the name of this bush... it has been with me for over 22 years 🫣 )

update: I checked, it is called "Burning Bush" <3

mochi's

 

These were overrated :(... didn't really like them... hardly any filling and hardly any flavour :(

Sushi night :D

Love Sushi/Sashimi night! :D 

 寿司と刺身の晩ご飯。。。大好き💕

photo dumping some autumn fall pics

 

I went on a road trip and this "lake" caught my eye :)

I got a little too excited and took more pictures than I should have...

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if you made it this far... congrats! :D... 

Remembrance Day/Memorial Day

Now, more than ever, we are reminded of the blessing of being in peace. On this day, Remembrance Day/Memorial Day, we reflect on the privilege most have taken for granted, a peaceful world. 

It is heartbreaking to see so much conflict happening around the world. 

When I was still in school, I was forced to memorize this poem every year for Remembrance Day, and now, as the wars are becoming more intense, this poem speaks so much more to me than before. Please take a moment to reflect on each word and what it means to you.

original handwritten version 

In Flanders Fields 

by John McCrae 1919

In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow 

Between the crosses, row on row, 

That mark our place; and in the sky 

The larks, still bravely singing, fly 

Scarce heard amid the guns below. 

We are the dead. Short days ago 

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, 

Loved and were loved, and now we lie, 

In Flanders fields 

Take up our quarrel with the foe: 

To you from failing hands we throw 

The torch; be yours to hold it high. 

If ye break faith with us who die 

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow 

In Flanders fields.

late blooming roses

 

Rose in autumn

Remember a few days ago when I was shocked there were flowers blooming in fall/autumn? Well... today I can across this rose... I thought their season was in July/August?... nonetheless... I liked seeing it in autumn/fall :)... it allows me to enjoy my walks more :D ❤️ 

fully bloomed roses in Autumn :O

autumn leaves

 

it took this one longer than expected to change colours... but I'm glad it finally did <3

abandoned

 

someone left their race car on a park bench :O

Black Eyed Susan

 I didn't know flowers still bloomed in fall/autumn... but this one was a beauty 💕 

practice makes perfect

 

I always get confused... need to practice more! 💪 

raw walnut

I have never seen raw walnuts before... I never even thought of what they were or what they looked like... I've only known them as shelled or unshelled.

Today, I saw one... predried... (I thought it was a plum, pear... etc) but my phone told me it was a walnut! :O

If you ever wondered, or not... well... now you know :)

Canadian, eh?

 

Found some Canadian goodies :D

wood wick candle

I didn't know what people meant when they said they preferred wood wicks over normal cotton wicks... but after using my first one... I can see why people prefer them. (I think both are good in their own ways)

side view

Wood wicks make a unique crackle sound and cotton wicks don't. Wood wicks burn quicker than cotton wicks.