Troy and I have been to many thrift stores, antique markets, and flea markets all over Southwestern Ontario in our search for vintage cameras that we can actually use to take photos, or those that just look cool enough to justify the fact that we can’t really take photos with them due to film unavailability.…… Continue reading Vintage Camera Junkies

I tag my Flickr photos with the seasons in which the photos were taken, but lately I’ve been more and more tempted to tag the photos I took recently with “winter” instead of the actual season, ie. “autumn”, because the ground is already covered with snow and the temperature is already below freezing. My question…… Continue reading Seasonal Confusion

You might have noticed the 9rules logo sitting pretty in the sidebar for a few days now. Apparently, someone out there thinks that this weblog actually has content. Promise me you won’t tell them the truth, will you? 😉 Nothing is going to change around here. Well, no change for the worse anyway. Any change…… Continue reading The 9rules Connection

Friday night was cold. The temperature was below freezing, no doubt about it. As we were approaching the entrance of a bookstore, a boy came to us and asked if we’d like to buy some chocolate bars from him for a charity. At first Troy said he’d buy some when we were leaving, but after…… Continue reading The Little Chocolate Bar Boy

Neither I nor Troy watch “Invasion” (I gave the show one chance but had to change the channels after 15 minutes because I couldn’t stand it anymore), but last night I guess we were I was too lazy to browse the channels for a half decent show to watch so “Invasion” ended up showing on…… Continue reading Silly TV Show

I had an appointment with a doctor this morning, which explained the lack of links for today. I needed to get a medical exam for immigration purpose. It was pretty painless, but I was so nervous that the doctor had to make a comment about how my heart was pounding so hard after he was…… Continue reading Poked and Prodded

Yesterday was the half-anniversary of our wedding, and guess who forgot all about it? Not Troy. Yeah, I know. I’m a bad wife. I’m supposed to be better at remembering dates. Bad, bad Firda! I didn’t realise it was our half-anniversary until Troy got home from work with a present. It was some lovely, lucky…… Continue reading Half-Anniversary

F: If we had a daughter, would you name her Sally Ann after Salvation Army, or Vivi after Value Village, or Goodwill after, well, Goodwill? T: No, unless you want to. Though I kind of like Goodwill after Goodwill. F: Yeah, and then her nickname would be Goodie and middle name would be Two-Shoes. T:…… Continue reading Thrift Store Junkies

So we got a snowsquall this morning. It was fun watching it behind the window at home where it is always summer, thanks to our overly-hardworking heater. But I doubt it is any fun for anyone who has to be out and about in the middle of it. Troy told me in an email that…… Continue reading Morning Snowsquall

Yes, the maple tree in front of our apartment did eventually change colours. The leaves were brilliantly yellow for a couple of weeks. In the morning, when the sun was in the right angle, our apartment would be bathed in yellow light. It was beautiful. Right now, the tree is pretty much bare. Yet the…… Continue reading The Maple Tree