..........grateful for....My Town

Okay so technically, Brampton isn't really a town.

It's city. With over 640,000 people in it.

That's a lot.

And we're part of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) here in the southern part of Ontario.

So, thats like, another 6-9 million people. Thats a lot of people.

But the cool thing is, Brampton is like a small town.

We can go places and run into people we know.

I like that.

Hey look, it's the Mayor Linda J!!

Farmers Market

My street; the heritage section. Brampton's as old as Canada is.

"New" City Hall

Chingcousy (Sheen-coo-see) Park

At Ching Park

Downtown Brampton,  Garden Square. Always all sorts of things going on down here in the Summer.

"Old" City Hall

 Canada is celebrating being 150 years old as an official Nation! Woot!

 Farmers markets, Winter Markets, Horse drawn carriage rides, Bands, entertainment, movie nights...

and two of the BEST ice cream shops around. Pizza Cones (what?!? YASSSS Pizza cones), amazing restaurants, B-town is the place to be.

I like it, anyway.

Sick sick Sick SICK sick.

Ugh. Is there anything worse than a hard-hitting Cold.

Wikipedia says:   "The common cold (also known as nasopharyngitis, rhinopharyngitis, acute coryza,^[1] head cold, or simply a cold) is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract which primarily affects the nose. Symptoms include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, and fever which usually resolve in seven to ten days, with some symptoms lasting up to three weeks. Well over 200 virus strains are implicated in the cause of the common cold; the rhinoviruses are the most common."

Lookit. These little buggers are responsible for the misery.

In layman's terms: You lay on the couch because everything is achy and it sucks and you can't breathe and So. Much. Snot. Gah. 

 

This is Day 3. 

I will say that I haven't just been wallowing on the couch in a sea of tissues (with aloe). I did manage to shower every day, and yesterday I vacuumed and even ventured out to Target. Where I realized I had no business being.

So, no. No sewing this week. Nothing. I did watch a lot of Netflix and discovered the BBC Channel for documentaries on Youtube. Yay.

This gratuitous shot of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy is brought to you by Dayquil.

I also read and reread several of my favourite Bloggers for inspiration when I'm feeling better; which I shall now share with you. Enjoy.

  

I have been a long time fan of Rita at Red Pepper Quilts.

Her amazing attention to detail and precision floor me every time I look at her work. I aspire to be as good as she is, some day. :)

 

Another quilter I love is Crazy Mom Quilts; her tutorials are great and she's a fellow Canuck. :)

And it's really neat when you find another person that writes like you do; it's like reading your thoughts in someone else's life. Weird? Maybe. But this is a great healthy living foodie blog that I discovered this summer, and have had a great time catching up and trying several of her recipes.

 

Check out Meghan at Clean Eats, Fast Feets

That should keep you busy for awhile. Thanks for your patience whilst I wallow. Heh.
Oooh. There's a documentary on Wombats starting. Must go!!

How was your week??