I met a friend from high school when she and her baby were visiting from Montreal. We had brunch at Whippoorwill Restaurant and Tavern, which is at Bloor and Lansdowne. The restaurant was homey and rustic, with thick wooden slabs for tabletops and jars of flower on the tables. The menu had a selection of […]
Month: June 2014
- DIY
- ...
Summer Linens
Happy summer! One way I celebrate the new season in my home is to change all my linens to the beautiful ones my mother lovingly hand-stitched. They are light, whimsical, and the perfect expression of summer.
Road Trips: Providence, Rhode Island
I had never been to Rhode Island before, but we had to stay somewhere on our way to Cape Cod, and we decided…why not historic Providence! Not only is it home to the Rhode Island School of Design, it also the home of Brown University. We wandered around the College Hill and Wayland areas, looking […]
Ruby Red Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble
Rhubarb is a sour, pinkish green spring vegetable that cooks down into a delicious pink or red compote. It used to grow in our mother’s garden when we were kids, and we couldn’t resist taking a bite of the puckeringly sour stalks (just stay away from the leaves, which are poisonous). Once June rolls around, we […]
Strawberry Social at Toronto Islands
On Sunday June 15, Donatello, Tomiko, our mom, and I took a boat to the Toronto Islands for the Strawberry Social and the Blessing of the Boats and Bicycles. St Andrews by the Lake is a tiny church that has been holding the blessing ceremony for several decades (centuries even?). The tradition originally started when the fishing […]