Beaux Mondes

1. Bre of Scout & Catalogue just launched her beautiful spring 2012 collection. Not only do we adore the gorgeous lookbook shot by our friends Anabela and Geoff from Fieldguided, but we love the printed and hand dyed silk scarves that are new to the collection. Look closely and you'll find skulls, ferns, and butterflies throughout the ink blot illustrations.

2. Argan oil. The ultimate fix to all hair concerns. Olo, a tiny fragrance line based in Portland offers this amazing argan oil hair tonic infused with cedar and rose, It's the perfect solution to taming frizzy ends and giving your hair some shine. A couple drops is all it takes. 

3. We are willed by wanderlust, and this leather rucksack by Erin Templeton makes us want to go on an adventure. With reclaimed fur details and a 60s style braid, this bag also has soft straps that make it easy to sling over your shoulders or wear as a backpack.

4. Every Obakki collection impresses, but the spring/summer 2012 collection is especially lovely. Inspired by prisms and abstract design elements, designer Treana Peake created textural looks through origami-esque pleating, custom geometric prints and soft draping. Lightweight fabrics like sheer cashmere, linens and silk slub jersey compliment the feminine, airy styles. And punches of rich saffron and indigo brighten the natural colour palette. Check out Assembly of Origami, the behind-the-scenes video of the editorial shoot for this collection.

5. This notebook set by Antica Cartotecnica, a multi-generation stationary seller based in Rome is made with vintage paper that is over 50 years old. Three lined notebooks come in the set and are bound with rope twine. When we do visit Rome, we will most certainly stop in the shop to admire the antique pens, vintage pencils and stationary dating back to the 40s. But in the meantime they are available online at Vetted.

Canadian Everyday

Winter is winding down (did it ever arrive?) Anyways, on days when its chilly out there's no better way to spend an afternoon than with a hot cup of tea and a pile of magazines. We love these cheeky porcelain mugs by Toronto based designer Wendy Tancock. We picked these up at the Shop at AGH around Christmas time. With funny sayings like "The Canadian flag is the hardest *@#& flag to draw", how can they not make you smile? You can also find her Canadian Hero and Canadian Everyday card series at The AGH. Take a look at Wendy's blog to see her latest designs. She pokes fun at iconic imagery and Canadiana themes like the name for a case of beer "two-four", poutine and the Tim Hortons double double. 

We got this delicious apple cider tea by The Republic of Tea and its seriously yummy. There's bits of apple, orange peel, rose hip and berry leaves in each tea bag as well as cinnamon, cloves and cardamom seed to give it that spicy flavour. A cup of this, an HBC blanket and you'll be all snug and cozy on a cold(ish) winter day.

 

This makes us giggle everytime we go to have a sip of tea. 

Granola

On Saturday, we went to Detour Coffee for breakfast. We're hooked on their Train Wreck espresso and we had to get our fix. As you know one of our favourite pastimes is eating, so lattes aside, I had the Weekender Breakfast with eggs, hash, bacon, oven-roasted tomato and toast with tomato chilli jam...and Jacklyn tried their house-made breakfast sandwich consisting of a chive biscuit with egg, bacon and aged cheddar. I also tried their "famously addictive" granola for the first time and enjoyed it so much I bought a package to take home. I guess its true. I love the combination of whole grains, nuts, seeds, seasonal fruit and coconut (which is surprising because I'm not usually a fan of coconut). Detour lists 'love' as an ingredient. Cute! They serve it with a seasonal fruit compote, so afterwards I made a trip to Goodness Me and picked up natural yogurt from Mapleton's Organic Dairy and some frozen blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. A little drizzle of honey on the yogurt, topped with the berries and Detour granola -- its the perfect breakfast.