Fall

Fall in Toronto has been the Summer we never had. It was warm. It was beautiful. I went on endless bike rides. I sat on a patio with friends on as many warm evenings as I could. Sigh, as a warm weather lover, I could get into Fall if it was always like that.

The sunshine made it so much better for me to be productive. Making jewellery in nice bright light is so pleasant. I've also been working on new displays for the One of a Kind Show.

Fall skies are especially lovely.

Snuck away to Collingwood with friends last weekend and I've been playing catch up this whole week. Been busy working hard building up stock during this busy Fall season.

Took a break for some fam time. My sister says this is possibly the greatest photo she has ever taken. I mean, does she think this is better than any photo she has taken of her babies? If this is the case I thought I owed it to her to share it! Haha! Not sure why but we thought this pic of me was so hilarious! We took her little ones trick-or-treating on this chilly Halloween. They are the cutest! Forgot to steal some of their candy haul though!

A few days ago the warm weather finally broke and it turned cold. I turned off the air conditioning and two days later turned on the heat. Seems like Fall is truly upon us now, over a month after its official arrival. Halloween is over and I heard a few Fa-la-las and Christmas jingles already. Feel like I can't wrap my mind around any of this! The big One of a Kind Show is only 3 weeks away! So much to accomplish before then.

Pretty excited to debut the MoonRox Collection for Fall/Winter 2017 tomorrow! All the new arrivals will go live on the website then!

So, I had better get back to work... triple spell-checking before the website update goes live! Another late night is ahead for me!

Until tomorrow...

xo

M

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Thank you!

Wrapped up my 15th year at the One of a Kind Spring Show! 15 years/30 shows in the books! I started when I was 7 years old. This is my story and I am sticking to it! ;)

We really have the best, nicest, loyal and amazing customers! A huge thank you to everyone that came by to pick up a new MoonRox piece or just to say hello. Thanks to my family and friends for all of the assistance with ever facet of this business over these years. Absolutely could not have done it without your help. Thanks also to the OOAK team and my creative family for 15 fun years. Looking forward to many more!

Spent today with family and friends and eating pastries and spicy hot meals! Back to work tomorrow!

Thank you all for letting me share my work with you!

xo

M

Hong Kong, part II

It's been a busy Summer and now as I browse these pictures, my memories of these experiences have already dimmed!  Glad I took so many photos!  Sorry for the delay in posting these.  Here are the photos from the second part of my Hong Kong travels.

Landing in HK after our Maldives break!

Pastel colours of Wan Chai.

Lovely little speciality shops. Stationery...

china...

Entry way into the old days!

Interesting architecture.

A visit to Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on a steamy hot and humid day.
Not the best idea.

Eyeballing the high end shops in Central.  This was the Fendi window.

Picking up souvenirs for the people back home!

You can find anything on the streets of HK.

Tutus, leis, and a giant yellow t-shirt with with Winnie the Pooh's face!?

The Peninsula Hotel, the oldest hotel in Hong Kong.  A reminder of the 1920's...

with a modern bar with padded walls at the top of it!

Favourite meal.  A simple and delicious bowl of lai fun with char siu (noodle soup with barbecue pork) at Tsui Hang Village.  Yum yum yum... could eat this now.

Love seeing the remnants of days gone by peeking thru all the modernity of the city.

Pretty floral soup pot turned plant container.

Alleyway juice spot. I favour these spots over the fancy trendy juice bars!

A taxi ride via winding roads.

Waterfront at Stanley.

Building and pier both painstakingly moved from Central to Stanley.
Above is Murray House and below is Blake Pier.

Stanley Market.

Lovey dovey speech bubbles, a version of love locks at the viewing deck of the shopping centre at Stanley.

Hot pot with my cousin and her family.  So good and so fun!

Korean grub at U-Hang on High Street.  Loved the decor.

At the horse races making picks based on jerseys!

A gai si, or wet market.

Tea shopping and tasting with Mom.

Dense green foliage amidst tall apartment buildings.

A three week trip was over before I knew it.  I didn't have any jet lag upon my return to Toronto, but it took me weeks to recover from the over eating and intense family time!  Now as I write this a couple months after the trip, I have witnessed a few more friends lose some very close loved ones. Reminds me how lucky I am to have two healthy parents that love to sidekick with me!  I am so  grateful to have been able to spend some quality time with fam especially in such exotic places!