{"id":1824,"date":"2013-05-16T15:35:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T19:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2013-05-16T15:52:37","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T19:52:37","slug":"things-i-love-thursday-being-home-and-the-idea-of-home-tilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/things-i-love-thursday-being-home-and-the-idea-of-home-tilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I Love Thursday – Being home and the idea of home. #TILT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time flies when you’re having fun, and this week back in Toronto has completely flown by. I enjoyed my time in Edmonton greatly, but it’s so good to be back home. I’ve been thinking a lot about “Home” and what that means lately, maybe because I was working on writing wedding vows, maybe because at some point I’ve put roots in Toronto, and maybe, it’s because, after a few months of searching, JC and I found a house and fell in love with it.<\/p>\n

I’ve always felt very transient. Couchsurfing<\/a> and hostels and vagabonding around the world \u00a0seemed like the ideal way to exist, working from “home” or rather “wherever I had my laptop” allowed me to do this for a few years, but then… here I am. With a desktop computer & a netbook. It’s almost symbolic of my inner thoughts, I’ve got something static, and also something for running around with (and for some increased symbolism… I’ve started to use my desktop computer more.)<\/p>\n

Recently though, maybe since getting a little older, and finding a nice human to spend time with, I’ve been feeling okay with staying put for long stretches of time. Home is where the heart is, and my heart is here.<\/p>\n

JC and I found a house in a neighbourhood we love, on a quiet street, close to a giant park, and a giant lake. \u00a0But now we wait. We wait to sell the place we live now, we wait to move into the new place, and I hope to put down some really solid roots in the ground. Maybe even paint the walls. Maybe plant a tree.<\/p>\n

So ultimately the thing I love this week especially is that I want to stay in one place. My former self would shake her head at this admission, but I don’t mind. She had her fun.
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The TILT LIST<\/h2>\n

Fostering these Adoptable Kittens<\/h3>\n

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\nI sourced the names on Facebook, so here is Sprocket (thanks to Sarina\/EarthGiven Kichen<\/a>‘s kids for the name), Arya (from Shannon\/Vegananomaly<\/a>), and Rolly (named after Laura\/BlueEyed Bookworms<\/a>‘ late cat Roland). Like most kittens, they’re sweetiepies and cuddlebugs. And although they look identical, it becomes really obvious which is which based on their very different personalities.<\/p>\n

Arya is a cuddler (with JC), Sprocket is a chatty cuddler (with me), and Rolly is a quiet sort, he’s not as rambunctious as his siblings, but more of a calm presence. He likes to hang out with us, but doesn’t necessarily like to climb all over us.<\/p>\n

You can adopt these little kittens from Toronto Cat Rescue.<\/a><\/p>\n

Live Market is open in Liberty Village<\/h3>\n

This (from the end of February 2013):
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Became this (a lovely well organized store, cafe, restaurant):
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They’re right on the corner of King and Atlantic, have raw and cooked food options, and serve Ezra Pound coffee & Silk Road teas. (Not entirely vegan – you can get coffees with dairy milks)<\/p>\n

Going to Niagara this weekend.<\/h3>\n

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Check out the Opening Day Demo<\/a> event on Facebook. And\u00a0bring along some Origami Whales<\/a>.<\/p>\n