When I was a child, one of the symbols for Canada was the Ookpik. I have one of the old original 1960’s versions made out of seal skin. I like the silly thing and it seems to me to be the perfect Tiny House Ontario decor addition. A Tiny thing from slightly simpler times.
This morning I woke with the sound of Rudigrrr Wolf growling. Apparently he just now noticed the Ookpik and believes that it is very scary!
Who could have guessed that Tiny Wolves have one great fear? Beware the Ookpik! 
This morning it was so warm and cozy at Tiny House Ontario, but it was a little cold outside. The perfect day for a post coffee nap. The Bad Little Wolf, in his grumpy old man sweater, thinks that a nap is the perfect invitation for a game of King of the Castle.
He always wins!
With the fall settling in, a walk along the ridge seemed like a great idea.
I have been thinking a lot about space at Tiny House Ontario and thought, if I could get rid of the table and two chairs I would have a lot more space to move around. I looked all over for a table that is the right height for eating and playing cards at the sofa as well as for writing and painting. I could not find any small tables with drop leaves that are sturdy enough to take daily use.
As you all know, I have a very talented cousin, Vernie, who can build anything. So I drew up some plans, and he gave it some thought (since I had no idea how it had to be built) and he just finished building a perfectly sublime, sturdy, functional, little drop leaf butternut table for me.
I picked it up today. I can’t tell you how gorgeous it is, so I took photos. I makes me really happy to have the opportunity to have Vernie and his family close by, but it is wonderful to have the opportunity to have him build me these custom pieces for my Tiny House. Having his art around me, makes me feel so totally at home.
My husband arrived in the night with four very happy Tiny dogs who made sure I was totally wide awake before they settled in to nap themselves. This morning we enjoyed a nice bit of cuddling together and tummy rubs before getting up for the day. I miss the fuzzy babies when they are not with me. We took a quick jaunt over to visit my sister and niece Violet and then went for a little drive around to see how pretty the world looks in colour. I love the fall!
Of the images I share below, there is only one photo which is Tiny House related. The photo of the plane with corn with the hill of trees behind, is actually the escarpment where THO is built. You can’t see the house of course. It is about a half a kilometre back into the tree line.
We don’t have any plans for the weekend and this year I am finding it difficult to plan any sort of special meal for Thanksgiving due to a recent diagnosis of gluten and dairy intolerance. I am, I guess, now more vegan than I am vegetarian, but I can’t totally commit to the new title because I won’t throw out my leather footwear or protective jacket for bike driving.
I am not sure how we will spend our day today, or our weekend either. Hopefully we will find something holiday terrific to eat and to do.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers! xo L
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