books, art and ocean make my heart happy

hello everyone!

Last weekend,
i did what any crazed, middle aged,
menopausal woman would do
to keep herself from killing someone
or landing in an asylum.
i ran away from home!

So much fun.

I highly recommend it. :)

I didn't run very far,
but it's not the distance that counts -
it's being away from everything!
Halifax (Nova Scotia) is about 2 hours from here
and this, my friends, 
is the beautiful new Halifax Central Library.

Isn't it gorgeous?
The building was designed to look
like books stacked one over the other.
Genius.

 ...and this is what you see when you first come in.
A wall filled with mini rectangle paintings!
What's not to love?

 Beautiful angles & natural light inside...

and a loooooooong way down from the top.

Halifax is filled with funky little shops like this one...

and this one...

and warnings like these,

for those who dare try to steal candy. :)

A lovely walk on the snowy boardwalk

 pigeons enjoying the sun

and a pirate ship,
waiting for warmer days. :)

And of course,
no visit to Halifax is complete
without Theodore the Tugboat!

This bright yellow face floating on the blue water

was all I needed to make my heart happy again!

Thanks for hanging out with me here.
Wishing you all green lights & good coffee.
xx