and inside the package...

...was a little man. Not just any little man, though:

Darling, I now have a butter dish
that is shaped like a cow.

(from Butter Dish, The Book Of Longing)

and waiting for me upon my return...

...was a package:

I Went Away

I went to Toronto, to see the bf:

(the paintings on display while we were there are by Travis Shilling. If you can't visit them in person during the Gladstone's doors open hours, visit his site.)

We stayed at the Gladstone hotel and admired their Green Wall:

And Room 311:

And before coming home again, I flew to Vancouver to meet my bff's bf. They put me up in their West End apartment:

(those mountains in the background? They're a strong draw all on their own.)