Weekend fun - Apple Orchard

Woohoo! So today I had a really good day...The girl gang and I (aka some of ma girlfrendzzz) had a nice little day trip to an organic apple orchard about an hour away from the city. Despite the forecast of rain for today it was really sunny and warm actually.I even frolicked around in my tank top ..not bad for mid September.

We took cute pics, picked apples course and bought some nice local merch - some pies, jam, apple cider... ya know all that yummy farm stuff.  Overall an awesome day. Got to catch up with some good friends, supported the local economy and will have some non gross GMO apples for my juices, probably will make some apple crisp (stay tuned for a recipe post soon!)

 

THANKS 4 READING!

Juicin'

Upon a trip from the local farmer's market, of course I had to make one of my favourite juices - a carrot, beet, apple, ginger and lemon concoction. Not only does it taste wonderful it has numerous health advantages.

Some of the benefits:

• Maintaining healthy organs such as kidney, liver and pancreas and also strenghen organs like heart and lungs
• Mental clarity and memory enhancement
• Anti-inflammatory
• Detoxification of liver and purfication of blood
• Boost immune system and protects against various allergies
• Good for digestive system
• Maintains clearer and healthier skin  
• Healthier heart function and cholesterol levels
• For women - relief of mentsrual pains

Ingredients:

3 beets, trimmed and scrubbed

1 Apple

3 carrots

Slice of ginger and or 

1/2 of lemon - for a tangier taste 

 *Remember you can always alter the portions according to your taste

Stir & Enjoy!

Truth

Summer Adventures- Osheaga/Montreal

Soo from July 31st to August 4th me and some of my good friends were in Montreal for Osheaga -- probably one of the biggest music festivals in Canada. It was my first legit festival asides from mini ones in Toronto and it definitely satisfied my expectations. 3 days of good music and all around good vibes. 

I have to say it was one of the highlights of my summer and i can't wait for next year! 

Experimenting with film

I finally got around to developing these pictures that I took last summer! Talk about loafting...

I've been trying to get the knack of taking pictures with film… I just really like the imperfect quality it gives off. Last summer I was given a vintage Minolta SLR camera which I'm still getting used to. I don't have much experience shooting with film but I'm going to try my hardest to get better at it this summer. Also, some of these pictures have been taken on disposable cameras as well as the SLR. 

Anyways, here's my attempt at film. 

Thanks for reading!

- Tiara xx

Monday Quote

Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. –Gloria Steinem

Monday Quote

Love is the bridge between you and everything 

- rumi 

Green drank recipe !!

So these past couple weeks I  finally gotten a new juicer (since we burnt through the last one..boo) and have been extensively trying to stick to a healthy regime. Home made juices always taste so fresh and it's like your body says thank you every time. To be honest, I have been feeling a lot better and alert, less sloth like  in the mornings  and can genuinely feel a good start to my day! 

This particular reciple is for detoxing, but I wouldn't mind drinking it any time, it has a kind of tangy yet subtly sweet taste..you can hardly taste the vegetable taste thanks to the ginger & lemon.

Here's what I used:

Celery- 4 stalks, leaves removed

Apple - 2

Lemon- 1/2, peeled

Ginger- 1 inch or so

Kale - a couple of leaves (didn't exactly measure, let's say a handful)

1 Cucumber

You can always alter the measurements to your taste and preference or add more apple for sweetness. 

Be sure to give it a good stir/shake before drinking...

Enjoy & cheers!

-Tiara

(p.s. i'm so sorry i haven't blogged in forever...now that uni is done for the summer i will be here more often!) 

Monday Quote

DIY Tie Dyeing :)

The past couple weeks have been super cold in the Toronto area with temperatures as low as -20 aswell as a horrible ice storm that happened just before Christmas. Being confined inside we decided to embark on a very "summer-esque" activity - tie dyeing! I bought this tie dye kit with the intention of doing it in the summer, but unfortunately never got around it. Plus, what an awesome way to get rid of the Winter time blues. 

We didn't follow any specific techniques, just kind of tied and folded them in any random way, the same goes for the dying part. We're really really happy with the results, considering not knowing how they would turn out. 

  This effect reminds us alot of a water colour painting, so awesome. 

The Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo & Han Solo shirt were all from Black Market vintage in Toronto.

We've been trying to experiment with other materials other than t-shirts and plan to tie dye in the near future.

What are you favorite techniques?? We'd love to know!

- Tiara & Tasha

Happy New Year | 2014

Happy New Year Everyone!!

I was inspired to make a little vlog/ pep-talk video to kickstart the year ahead. Check it out below:

Or you can go straight to the youtube page here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ronKB6rc3KQ

Sending you happy thoughts & good vibes

Tasha

Thrift Haul!

We went thrift store shopping! 

 

 

Peace,

Tasha & Tiara

Monday Quote

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

- Buddha

Rules to Life

"1. Contrary to popular belief, waking up early isn’t going to drastically alter your life or effect how you’re feeling. So sleep till noon and relish in the way laying in bed all day makes you feel a little more human.

2. Drinking your coffee ‘black’ doesn’t make you cooler or more sophisticated than the rest of us who load in milk and sugar.

3. Being unimpressed by everything makes you look like a twat. Get excited, be overly passionate about something. Enthusiasm is fun.

4. Hating yourself isn’t romantic.

5. Eat whatever you want. your friend’s a vegan? Awesome. Listen to her talk about how great she feels because of it while you tuck in to some chocolate cake. Tell her you feel just as great.

”

—	More Reminders- Charlotte Geie