two after twenty

CocoaLatte is in one of my favourite, dear-to-my-heart areas of Toronto: St. Clair West & Bathurst. It’s impossible to miss CocoaLatte – if its bright and minty blue exteriors don’t bring you inside, then their sandwich board signs for nutella lattes or brunch specials definitely will.

Marco, Senaa and I somehow ended up ordering the same breakfast sandwich (which was super tasty). You may have seen our sandwiches here. I guess I got a bit carried away with hunger and really only photographed some of the remains, which you can see below. Their Nutella Latte didn’t disappoint, and neither did their cappuccino … not to mention the scattered heart cappuccino art got me absurdly excited.

Happy Monday Moment! This was taken in my backyard, during yet another frigid afternoon. It’s April 8th, and this past weekend it was still snowing. It’s like winter can’t take a hint. We want spring, please!

+ I listened to a lot of Rilo Kiley in high school and sort of forgot about them as the years went by. Their new single Let Me Back In came out just recently – now I remember why I loved this band so much.
+ New posts from a visit to CocoaLatte and a walk in the woods coming later this week.
+ A few favourites from Instagram this week: this one by annadecriscio, this one by chrisozer, and this one by dabito.

Happy Monday Moment everyone! Clicking this photo (to view with the grey box) is a must. This was taken near the University of Toronto (Mississauga) trail, the same woods as my walk with Alyson and Ian. I actually forgot I had taken these photos of them in the same woods … the difference between summer and winter in this area is immeasurable!

+ Really digging Forever by Haim this week. When I first heard this song, I thought it was from an unknown band in the 80′s – I had no idea this song was released last October! Silly me.
+ I am SO EXCITED for the Mad Men premiere this week. Counting down the days until I get to hang out with Don Draper again. And I absolutely loved this article about this season’s poster, too.
+ A few favourites from Instagram this week: this one by nicole_franzen, this one by alice_gao, and this one by andrewjasonleung.

It’s been too long since I’ve shared some 35mm captures. These were taken in Senaa’s apartment a few days ago while we warmed up after our walk around Wychwood Barns (the same day as this).

This roll had been sitting in my Ricoh Singlex for a few months. It was so easy for me to overlook my film camera, what with my digital Canon/Instagram, etc. It’s really not that I forgot how much I loved working with 35mm … I guess convenience and instant gratification with digital just got the better of me for a bit! Getting my developed 35mm prints back and physically going through them with my hands brought back that sheer excitement I always get with film. I’m really going to make it a goal to use film more.

As always with film posts, the below are not altered in any way from their scans (except for adjusting image size for web). Also, credits to Senaa for taking the photos of moi.

A little late, but happy Monday Moment! This was taken today at Wychwood Barns in the St. Clair West area during my walk with Senaa and Marco. The rest of the photos taken from today will be up later on this week!

+ Listening to more Vampire Weekend this week. Diane Young is another one from their upcoming album.
+ A lot of new blog posts to come this week, hopefully! It’s been a very photo-filled week.
+ Loving these Instagrams this week: this one by michiesharine, this one by cpprice, and this one by artchang.

Happy Monday Moment, everyone! This is the first of my second volume of Monday Moments. This was taken this morning – it’s still very cold in Toronto, and I feel like winter will never end this time around. We get a few warm days here and there, but these little pockets of spring aren’t enough. Spring, if you’re listening – please come soon.

+ Listening to some new Vampire Weekend this week. Step is from their new album, and I’m completely in love with it. I can’t wait for their concert in May!
+ Loving these Instagrams this week: this one by my good friend kymchy, this one by kylie_johnston, and this one by elinleander.