To Vancouver, with love
On Wednesday we watched the Big Game at home with friends, we drank beer, we ate chips, we talked, we cheered, we commiserated. Once the game was over we kept the TV on and watched the riot unfold. We...
View ArticleILoveVancouver – Let’s Eat!
My most favourite restaurant in Vancouver, Tapastree closed down last year and re-opened into something completely different and awful. I have missed that place so much and am very disappointed it no...
View ArticleMy Uncle Bill
Uncle Bill gave me the nickname “Mud” when I was a little girl and I often wonder if he set the course of my life by doing that. He and I have always had a special bond, more like a father than an...
View ArticleWe’re Moving To Ontario
Here’s the Short Version of the story: Yes, we’re leaving Vancouver. Mark and I have sold our fantastic, lovingly custom designed, dream apartment. We’re going to load up a truck and then take a very...
View ArticleIntroducing Samena
When my Grandma passed away last year a big question for my family was what would happen to her house? We’re a very sentimental family and are all attached to that house. It’s where my Mom and her...
View ArticleUp to Eleven
Twenty-Eleven was the year that went up to Eleven. It feels like everything got turned up just past the maximum. When I look back on the year I don’t think of it in terms of months or weeks, I see it...
View ArticleA New Chapter
A funny thing started happening in the Fall, soon after we arrived in Ontario, people kept telling us about Prince Edward County and it seemed like everywhere we went someone was drinking wine or...
View ArticleTasks
I was sitting here thinking about all of the things I have to do & I started freaking out. Then I looked around at what I need to do right now & saw all of this: The most beautiful To Do List....
View ArticleYoshi, my stepfather
On March 3, my stepfather, Yoshi, passed away. I spoke at the service and this is what I said that day: Yoshi, Yoshi, Yoshi…. Your death has been a great shock and has left us all in a state of wonder…...
View ArticleForgotten Cookies
These are (the last two) Forgotten Cookies, they are delicious and the easiest cookies to make. All you need is: 2 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar 6 ounces of chocolate chips (I used about 1/2 cup of bits of...
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