By no means do I have a "green-thumb", however the bloom of this Christmas Cactus plant at the office is taking my breath away. I LOVE its hot-pink hue!
Learn more about this wonderful flora!
xo
Lady J
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Friday, 29 November 2013
What I'm Into...Cactus Plants
By no means do I have a "green-thumb", however the bloom of this Christmas Cactus plant at the office is taking my breath away. I LOVE its hot-pink hue!
Learn more about this wonderful flora!
xo
Lady J
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
The Land of the Midnight Sun - Part 2
My lovelies, in the middle of the week I was able to go shopping... (surprise, surprise) and hit up local shops and sight-see! I have to admit, if you ever choose to visit this place SAVE UP, seriously! I stuck with buying reasonably priced accessories, from a variety of stores (can't show them all here since some of them are gifts):
Great local shop with many items from Northern clothing to beautiful souvenirs:
Colourful beaded earrings (Down to Earth Gallery) with a fantastic soapstone trinket box (Northern Transition)
Honourable mention: this dress was lovely, but due to all the beading and the fact that it's vintage, the sticker price was well over my budget! and majority of Facebook friends told me to hang it back up *sobs*....
Below is one of the most popular galleries for tourists....the statue of a man just in front is an "Inukshuk", you may have seen it during the Vancouver Olympics. Here in the North, it's a very well-known image. In Inuit it means "in the shape of man", its historical meanings are as a guiding post for travelers, food storage and cultural events but in modern day, it is a symbol of friendship and good luck to humanity. On the left is a Totem Pole usually used for recording events and storytelling:
The art that I could afford came from this gallery and sure added weight to my checked baggage but worth the hassle for sure. The paintings are from three different Northern artists. I think I'll hang them up at the office!
Bought some Icewine-flavoured Tea (which is non-alcoholic) and later some real (White wine) Icewine for my Mama. Icewine is made from grapes that are picked after November 15th and are actually frozen (temperatures must be colder than -8*C (46*F) and then freshly pressed. I makes them very acidic and strongly flavoured)...I think it smells like flowers with a little tart after-taste.
Also I got her a beautiful floral stitched tablecloth....now you all know where I get my fanciness from, right?! jks
The "Down to Earth Gallery"...many businesses in the tourist district "Old Town" are housed in renovated cabins like this one:
The owner let me take some quick shots of the gallery itself...look at all the beautiful Northern art (crazy expensive, BTW)
Love the name...
...it's very accurate!
What do you think of my rabbit fur ear muffs???...surprisingly I am actually looking forward to Winter now! (BTW my lippie is NARS in "Red Lizard")
The next day was all about sight-seeing...Outfit of the Day (OOTD), no tacky tourist look for me!!! Check out those sexy hiking boots hahahah...I did miss my regular array of flats and heels on this trip though!
I had a chance to go to this cool restaurant recommended to me by a local citizen. I thoroughly enjoyed the Salmon Burger with Poutine (my love)!
which had excellent exhibits highlighting the Dene and Inuit Aboriginal cultures!
"The Community Flags of the Northwest Territories" at the entrance of the museum, demonstrate the diversity of different tribal nations, cultures and languages across the province, there are over 30 flags.
"Children of Light" by Abraham Arghik Ruben circa 1979; made with African wood stone, ivory, pipestone, mortar and walnut.
Can you see all those intricate images within the raven? Loved it, I stood and stared for quite some time!
Coming Soon: Part 3...
Great local shop with many items from Northern clothing to beautiful souvenirs:
Colourful beaded earrings (Down to Earth Gallery) with a fantastic soapstone trinket box (Northern Transition)
Deliciously warm moccasins made with rabbit fur and lined with wool, I am really enjoying the bead work on the flowers...the beige ones are mine and the blues are for my older sister!
Cute shop, I would recommend it:
Photo-op in the dressing room...I love my new navy blue leather pencil skirt!
Honourable mention: this dress was lovely, but due to all the beading and the fact that it's vintage, the sticker price was well over my budget! and majority of Facebook friends told me to hang it back up *sobs*....
Did you know that Yellowknife, NWT is also known as the "Diamond Capital" of Canada??? Clearly it's fate that brought me here lol
Bought some Icewine-flavoured Tea (which is non-alcoholic) and later some real (White wine) Icewine for my Mama. Icewine is made from grapes that are picked after November 15th and are actually frozen (temperatures must be colder than -8*C (46*F) and then freshly pressed. I makes them very acidic and strongly flavoured)...I think it smells like flowers with a little tart after-taste.
Also I got her a beautiful floral stitched tablecloth....now you all know where I get my fanciness from, right?! jks
The "Down to Earth Gallery"...many businesses in the tourist district "Old Town" are housed in renovated cabins like this one:
The owner let me take some quick shots of the gallery itself...look at all the beautiful Northern art (crazy expensive, BTW)
Love the name...
...it's very accurate!
What do you think of my rabbit fur ear muffs???...surprisingly I am actually looking forward to Winter now! (BTW my lippie is NARS in "Red Lizard")
The next day was all about sight-seeing...Outfit of the Day (OOTD), no tacky tourist look for me!!! Check out those sexy hiking boots hahahah...I did miss my regular array of flats and heels on this trip though!
I had a chance to go to this cool restaurant recommended to me by a local citizen. I thoroughly enjoyed the Salmon Burger with Poutine (my love)!
And there he is:
After that...I could barely breath, can you say food-baby! I took my time and walked just outside of downtown to the...
"The Community Flags of the Northwest Territories" at the entrance of the museum, demonstrate the diversity of different tribal nations, cultures and languages across the province, there are over 30 flags.
Moose-hide canoe....
"Children of Light" by Abraham Arghik Ruben circa 1979; made with African wood stone, ivory, pipestone, mortar and walnut.
Can you see all those intricate images within the raven? Loved it, I stood and stared for quite some time!
I learned that traditionally the majority of the Dene's diet and resources comes from the caribou.
Souvenir coins from my friend's husband! These once had $1-2 exchange value within Yellowknife and area but aren't recognized any more...but they have always used Canadian currency:
Monday, 5 August 2013
The Land of The Midnight Sun - Part 1
Hello all,
I just came back from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories last night and although exhausted I had a fantastic time! Sadly, I couldn't go to each and every place I wanted but did enjoy the places I got a chance to experience. It's a small town just like any other with so many cute local shops and friendly people.
I have broken up postings into 3 parts for your viewing pleasure and to cover everything, so let me share my 5 day vacation with you:
Flying in with a view of Great Slave Lake and surrounding islands with bedrock
I just can't get over the provincial licence plates, their just too cute
Of course everyone is curious as to why I went to Yellowknife in the first place...and its to see one of my best friends and her little cutie, Baby E.L.M.O. (her initial make up the acronym)!
When this picture was taken I had just gotten off the plane 30 mins before, rushed to the hospital and she was born just the night before (July 30th)...in fact E.L.M.O. is about 16 hours old in this shot! Auntie Josie welcomes you to the world;)
Photo credit: Facebook
Changing the subject completely...
Although it's summer time here at 15 - 20*C (59 - 68*F), that week, the air was really crisp and made me feel a little colder compared the regular folk. They call it "The Land of the Midnight Sun" since throughout the months of June to the ending of July, the sun never really sets due to the region's northern location.
I don't know if you can see the time on my watch but look at all this sunlight in the sky at 11:30pm!
This picture is of my friend's townhouse (another part of the city)...she literally has a forest as her backyard (12:30am)!
In fact, one night I tried to stay up to see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), since they still come out occasionally on very clear nights in August but they didn't come out for me:( One local shop owner told me a theory is that the lights are from a reflection from a special kind of rocky mineral and the moonlight, others say it's a chemical reaction in the sky, my personal favourite comes from the traditions of Aboriginal peoples who believe its their ancestors dancing and sending messages...its more romantic.
Stay tuned for the additional highlights throughout the week of style items and this Glam Girl's trip to the cabin!!!
xoxoxoxo
Lady J
I just came back from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories last night and although exhausted I had a fantastic time! Sadly, I couldn't go to each and every place I wanted but did enjoy the places I got a chance to experience. It's a small town just like any other with so many cute local shops and friendly people.
I have broken up postings into 3 parts for your viewing pleasure and to cover everything, so let me share my 5 day vacation with you:
I just can't get over the provincial licence plates, their just too cute
Of course everyone is curious as to why I went to Yellowknife in the first place...and its to see one of my best friends and her little cutie, Baby E.L.M.O. (her initial make up the acronym)!
When this picture was taken I had just gotten off the plane 30 mins before, rushed to the hospital and she was born just the night before (July 30th)...in fact E.L.M.O. is about 16 hours old in this shot! Auntie Josie welcomes you to the world;)
Photo credit: Facebook
Changing the subject completely...
Although it's summer time here at 15 - 20*C (59 - 68*F), that week, the air was really crisp and made me feel a little colder compared the regular folk. They call it "The Land of the Midnight Sun" since throughout the months of June to the ending of July, the sun never really sets due to the region's northern location.
I don't know if you can see the time on my watch but look at all this sunlight in the sky at 11:30pm!
This picture is of my friend's townhouse (another part of the city)...she literally has a forest as her backyard (12:30am)!
In fact, one night I tried to stay up to see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), since they still come out occasionally on very clear nights in August but they didn't come out for me:( One local shop owner told me a theory is that the lights are from a reflection from a special kind of rocky mineral and the moonlight, others say it's a chemical reaction in the sky, my personal favourite comes from the traditions of Aboriginal peoples who believe its their ancestors dancing and sending messages...its more romantic.
Stay tuned for the additional highlights throughout the week of style items and this Glam Girl's trip to the cabin!!!
xoxoxoxo
Lady J
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