Misfits – the show not the band

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IFC started showing Season 1 of Misfits, a science-fiction drama TV series produced in the UK about a group of young offenders (some of which are typical English chavs who remind us of people we used to know in England…aww memories!) forced to work in a community service programme. They get supernatural powers after a weird . . . → Read More: Misfits – the show not the band

What was your Christmas day wine?

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That was ours, a Narcissist Riesling from the wine collection Megalomaniac which we of course bought because we really liked the label, not because of our inflated sense of self-esteem and the overestimation of our powers and beliefs… or was that the reason why we liked it?! Who knows! In any case, . . . → Read More: What was your Christmas day wine?

“Extra-long so you never make unwanted contact.”

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The title of this post refers to the latest bags we bought to, well… to pick up our dog, Desmond’s poo! We normally buy the Dollars Store’s own version of biodegradable poop bags, but last time we were at Costco we saw these and fell in love with the packaging (if you’re a regular on this . . . → Read More: “Extra-long so you never make unwanted contact.”

Dress for the cause

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In the category “direct mail that grabs your attention”, below is the latest mailing piece we received from the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. Amongst a pile of boring pizzeria flyers and a few despised invoices, that very bright pink bra cutout certainly added a bit of colour to our post.  It’s nice to get something . . . → Read More: Dress for the cause

Snail Mail My Email – Art Project

Letter we received from Snail My Email

Letter we received from Snail Mail My Email

Isn’t that adorable?! Even though I did come up with that lovely message, I didn’t actually write it down and drew the little illustration: Snail Mail My Email did it for me. Snail Mail was a month-long worldwide collaborative art project that took place from July 15 – . . . → Read More: Snail Mail My Email – Art Project

Japan: Tradition. Innovation. – An exhibition review

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Japan has always been at the top of the list of countries we’d like to visit someday. Not only are we fascinated by Japanese arts and design, we’d also like to see if it is as strange there as depicted in Haruki Murakami’s books (recommended readings: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Norwegian Wood, After Dark, . . . → Read More: Japan: Tradition. Innovation. – An exhibition review

Converted mailbox – Project idea for Canada Post!

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We went for a walk in Wakefield, QC last weekend and saw this nice mailbox converted into a drop-off box for books outside the public library. We thought it was a great and unique example of recycling and that, actually, it’d be a good idea for Canada Post follow this example and to start . . . → Read More: Converted mailbox – Project idea for Canada Post!

Buttons Bags

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I am a bit ashamed of posting this blog entry since just last week we posted one about ice-cream… You’ll think we’re eating only sugar-loaded stuff here at YCD, and believe me, we’re actually eating very healthy food and certainly having our daily rations of fruit & veg! We do have a sweet tooth . . . → Read More: Buttons Bags

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