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6th attempt at #ikebana. 3rd time doing #nageire. Happy autumn everyone 🥰🍂🍁🎃. Really not looking forward to the Toronto cold—I was not built for this weather 😭🥶!! | Pumpkin on a stick (solanum integrifolium), cockscomb (celosia cristata)

“Uncah jamsssss” - Julia Fox 💎 l Oppenheimer + Portuguese Diamonds at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | From back in April when visiting my sis in DC

This was my 1st attempt at #ikebana and one of my favourites 🥰. You can see how different it looks from my mom’s in my IG feed, even though we used the same materials. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone :) 🌸|| Italian ruscus, rose lilies, s

I love cherry blossoms 🥰🥰 Taken when visiting my sister in DC 🌸🌸🌸

For many years, my mom kept telling me that she always wanted to try #ikebana, but she would never find the time to take the plunge! When she visited me in Toronto, I decided to book a first class for us so she could finally take action on her dream.

Can’t get over these beautiful flowers from @joanne254 X @a_n_d_y_y_a_o ‘s wedding 💍💍💍. Want to try doing an ikebana floral arrangement with the yellow ball flowers 😃 sometime! (They’re called #craspedia ) 🥰. Also love the #dan

4th attempt at #ikebana. 1st time doing #nageire. One of my favourite arrangements I’ve done so far. 〰🌫

Gorgeous decor from @a_n_d_y_y_a_o X @joanne254 beautiful wedding at @hawksworthrest 💍💍💍 Congratulations again! 💙💙 Gave us some major Sailor Moon live action realness 🐈&zwj;⬛💫🌙✨

Back to #ikebana lessons for the fall 🍂. Really neat using different kinds of plants and flowers as the seasons change. This is the result of my 5th lesson today. Still a rookie 🙋🏻&zwj;♀️. Thanks @ikebanaya

A blurry shot from 6am this morning, wiping the dust from my eyes 😪 #nofilter

New coffee table books 😌☕️ And the only book I will ever want to read about taxes…👀👀👀👀👀 Time to source some googly eyes and pet rocks 🪨🪨 #EEAAO #everythingeverywhere #a24 #multiverse #art #science

Taken on Christmas Day from downtown Vancouver 🥰 fresh snow for a white Christmas 🎄🏔🤍🌨❄️☃️ no filter :) “floating mountains” 〰️➰➿ Reminds me of #evian 😂

Pastel lavender-blue skies 2/2. No filter 〰➰➿✨Channeling my late grandfather who used to take photographs of the exact same scenery over and over again at different times of day on different days back in Hong Kong with his old-school mechanical Nikon

Pastel lavender-blue skies 😌✨〰➿➰ no filter :) Vancouver doesn’t need one

Golden hour ✨😌 no filter

Taken on Dec 31, 2020 — Without a haircut in ages and after a year of wearing leisure apparel, I decided to dress up with nowhere to go 💅🏻🤷🏻&zwj;♀️ Thankfully, even though this year’s NYE plans were cancelled, I will at least be spend

Gloomy, but still pretty 🌫🌫🌫 no filter :)

How to get a proud Vancouverite living in Toronto to slowly gain some pride for her new city: get her to attend a @raptors game 🤩🙈. Might not work with the Leafs, though. **packs old #canucks jersey into her luggage for toronto** 👀

Went to my very first raptors game vs the Knicks on Friday…3rd row! Such an intense game (87 Knicks: 90 raptors) 😱😱😱! (The scream in the footage is not mine). Bless work perks 🙌🏻 #thankful #gratitude . Slowly starting to feel like a Toron

At @lee_restaurant for @chrisario x @chrisroeber ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜