Yes I did a post like this only nine days ago, but the tweets have been on fire so here were the best of the best from the World Series games so far!
Fall Fridays Vol. 4
BAKING/COOKING
I made this sweet potato kale salad with hot ginger dressing and it was great. I added feta and Iād definitely make it again. Perfect autumn meal.
CRAVING
If I donāt buy these new STAMPS OF DELIVERING STAMPS soon I might explode.
DRINKING
I had a chai latte for the first time and it was so good. I never, ever drink chai tea so I thought for sure that Iād hate it but here we are. I donāt know when I adopted this ideology that I think I know everything, but I absolutely do not. What a miserable trait, I really hope it leaves me entirely someday.
EATING
Forever love a Hillstone salad. That almost-shaved grilled chicken they add to their caesars? Ungodly.
Hillsone caesar salad
EXPERIENCING
I made a batch of pumpkin coffee syrup and I think one of the best feelings in the world is sitting on my couch on a Sunday morning, drinking an iced pumpkin coffee in front of my Halloween village. I DONāT ASK FOR MUCH.
This Halloween village + me against the world
LISTENING
Officially a week until the 31st, so my Halloween playlist has started playing.
LOVING
All things baseball. The great tweets. The Tim Hortons Blue Jays cups!!
Tim Hortons Blue Jays cup, 2025
SHOPPING
I just bought these brass spiderweb coasters because 1) they look like theyāll last years, 2) I deserve to have nice things and 3) the world is burning but I still donāt want cup rings on my coffee table.
WATCHING
Old CSI episodes. Itās been so long since Iāve seen this show that I donāt remember any of the plot lines, so itās like watching it for the first time again. Love Grissom.
WEARING
My new ivory Blue Jays crew sweater from Peace Collective. Deeply considering these shorts, too (below).
Peace Collective Blue Jays shorts
You can read Fall Fridays Volume 3 over here and Iām doing an autumn highlights reel on Instagram.
The Best Blue Jays Tweets
Too many great tweets, here are my favourites!
Fall Fridays Vol. 2
BAKING/COOKING
I made the Milk Bar pumpkin salted caramel pie and it turned out wonderfully! Incredible rich, but good. Also made this easy bacon pasta that was more than satisfying.
CRAVING
All things cranberry. The best homemade cranberry sauce of all time: a cup of white sugar, a cup of apple juice, a bag of fresh cranberries and the zest of an orange.
DRINKING
This oat maple brown sugar creamer is great in iced coffee.
EATING
We did Thanksgiving a week early, so leftover sandwiches were back and better than ever.
EXPERIENCING
The joys of October. Weather has finally shifted to chilly, the leaves are on their way out and the pumpkins have been bought. Look at this incredible soap my friend bought me!
Soap made my Royal Toronto
LISTENING
A week later, this is still me at the moment:
LOVING
The Blue Jays.
SHOPPING
I have my eyes on so many things: this NYPL ornament, this too-expensive Aritzia sweater in brown, this Roots vest in hazelnut brown and these mouse ornaments. And I know I donāt need another pair of brown boots, but these are gorgeous.
WATCHING
I saw the first couple of Paranormal Activities for the first time and they were pretty fun. Also watched the Summerween episode of Gravity Falls with the kids and it was unexpectedly great!
WEARING
Living in this new Zara sweater.
You can read Fall Fridays Volume 1 over here and Iām doing an autumn highlights reel on Instagram.
August Actions 2023
I may frame this
I may frame this
Summer is almost over and I think this is the first time in years that Iāve been a little sad to see it go. I was able to visit Scotland with my family, Marla came to see me in New York, I spent the majority of August in Ontario with friends and the kids, we played so much of Wiiās Warioware: Smooth Moves, Iām maintaining the tan of my dreams and Iāve never eaten so much fresh corn in my life. What kind of summer-loving fiend have I become?? In any case, hereās what went down in August.
Friend hang!
More friend hangs!
I finished my Summer Saturdays series that I loved doing. Iāll definitely do this again (maybe sooner than you think).
The best tweets of August can be found over here.
Loving the new Urban Outfitters Cherry ICEEEE nail polish.
The coolest job of life would be to come up with nail polish names
Obsessed with making this heirloom tomato toast as long as itās in season.
Made these stuffed summer shells that Iād definitely make again. Summer pasta is underrated.
Summer stuffed shells
Went to a Blue Jays game with my brother Robbie and some of his kids and it was so great.
Skydome, August 2023
CN Tower, August 2023
I need to bite the bullet and just buy the Lemax pumpkin patch train, right?
Maple syrup greek yogurt? I never knew how much I needed you.
Also made cake pops for the first time with my niece Maya and they turned out perfect. Halloween cake pops up next.
At my parentās house, I found myself constantly making pizza (with store-bought dough) and itās so much better than I remember homemade pizza being. Maybe itās because you need to heat the spread-out dough (on parchment, with olive oil rubbed on top) for ten minutes at 450 degrees and THEN put all the sauce/toppings/cheese on it and put it back in for another ten minutes at 500 degrees.
Sausage pizza >
If youāre anywhere near Woodstock, Ontario then you need to get these incredibly squeaky cheese curds.
Went to the Humber Bay Shores Farmers Market and got this great honey soda.
Incredible honey soda
Beach sit!
My greatest discovery this summer? Sponge toffee is ungodly perfect. NO ONE TOLD ME.
In my shopping cart:
Snow globe Christmas stamps from the USPS.
Warm Apple Pie candle at Bath & Body Works
Witches dancing in the moonlight from Lemax (okay, I legit might have a problem)
Iām in love with the Silk Creamy Maple Almond milk flavour for iced coffee.
My dad got a letter from King Charles for his 100th birthday, which is a big deal whether you care about the royals or not. And since his coronation was in the middle of May and my dadās birthday was the first week of June, thereās a very good chance that this was the very first 100th birthday letter signed by THE KING OF ENGLAND, which is absolutely the neatest thing on the planet.
Dadās 100th Birthday letter from King Charles
I went to the CNE with my mom and it was lovely. Tried the footlong freak fries that were texturally amazing. I was intrigued by the street corn soft serve but was unwilling to spend over $5 for it. And nobody should pay over $20 for a pina colada in a pineapple so we made them at home instead.
Freak fries at the CNE
Parents with pineapple pina colada
I tried the Benefit brow pencil (because I was temporarily out of the Colourpop one I love) and it was absolute trash. Returned it immediately.
Also flew in a Harvard airplane!
The coolest photo Iāll ever be in?
Some things I watched:
Barbie (for the second time): would honestly go a third time if anyoneās into it.
The Summer I Turned Pretty (season two): I think I loved this season even more than the first. I loved that almost every episode had some fun event that took over the entire episode (the carnival one, the house party one, the motel one, etc.).
Outer Banks (first two seasons): I canāt explain the grip this show has on me. The disgust-turned-to-love I have for JOHN B confuses even me.
Simply Irresistible: so laughably awful, Iām surprised Sarah Michelle Gellar got any work after this. The magical crab was the best character.
M3GAN: first of all, itās not a horror movie so itās weird it was sold that way. Itās really not good, but also very fun to watch with kids.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit: I forced the kids to watch this one because my brothers and I saw it about ten thousand times when we grew up. Heathers love this movie.
Junior: how did I never see this 90s classic? It should be law to watch one 90s movie each month. Theyāre so uncomplicated and good.
The last ten minutes of Beverly Hills Chihuahua: I came home to my niece Tianna watching this with my mom and Baby Dog and I saw literal minutes of it and cried. I canāt see pretend-dead-dogs even when they turn out to not be dead. IāM ONLY HUMAN. (The movie itself seemed actually adorable, maybe.)
And So It Goes (the Michael Douglas/Diane Keaton movie): ugh! So bad. When you get Rob Reiner to do a job meant for Nora Ephron - you get this piece of shit.
And Just Like That (season two): are there people out there who donāt see what a train wreck this show is? I want to talk to them. Also, Carrie is not a cat person. Whoever made that choice truly does not understand this character. Since when does Steve speak Italian? Charlotte was the real winner of the season.
Only Murders In The Building (season three): love how itās starting out so far, but itās not really as exciting as the previous seasons.
Summer Rental: truly the worst John Candy movie of all time.
Talk To Me: good/original, but too much gross-out horror for me.
Since itās the first day of school today, I always think of what we shouldāve been learning in school instead this time of year.
I got Baby Dogās teeth cleaned for the first time in her life and it was a phenomenal experience. I was at Pet Valu and saw that they worked with an organization that cleans your dogās teeth without putting them under anesthesia. The team at KissableK9 Care was beyond impressive and kind and the whole thing took thirty minutes. I have before and after photos that are pure insanity. I would post them here, but likeā¦ even a chihuahua likes her privacy sometimes. Cannot recommend KissableK9 enough!
Visited the Applewood outdoor pool in Mississauga a few times and I canāt wait to try their lane swimming next summer.
My babies! (Yes their boyfriends are my babies too I guessā¦?)
Some things Iām looking forward to this month: putting the final touches on my Halloween costume, creating an autumn list of things to do, taking Nathan to see The Shark Is Broken on Broadway and I really want to eat the tomato salad at Shukette.
The Harvard flight day
If youāve got any interest in reading last monthās roundup, you can see what went down in July over here. And my summer highlights on Instagram can be seen here.
Romeo & Baby Dog being alarmingly cute
Jays Commercial
Love this.