It seems as is autumn has set in already. The leaves haven’t quite started changing colour yet, but there is a chill in the air when I go to work in the morning, and I now wake up long before the sun rises. The oncoming dark and cold inspires me to crochet warm and snuggly accessories […]
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Happy Hour: Strawberry Vodka
Several years ago during one of our summers in Germany, our family made the trip to Amsterdam. We drove to a nearby village and toured a delicious cheese factory. After sampling all the different flavours of havarti and gouda (I remember the nettle gouda was divine), Karlos and I found a table packed with free […]
A Picture an Hour: August 2014
A picture every hour, on Saturday 2 August 2014. It was a the Civic Holiday long weekend in Canada, so we visited our family at the Curve Lake First Nation Indian Reserve. We had a leisurely morning, then stopped at the farmers’ market at the Evergreen Brickworks before we truly hit the road. 7:00 am: My […]
How to Freeze Berries
Now it’s the height of summer when beautiful fruit is in copious supply and available for just a few dollars. Of course I want to take full advantage of the seasonal fruit, so I freeze them. Once frozen, you can store them for up to 6 months. I like to use them in baking, in […]
Purl Soho
Tomiko and I discovered Purl Soho through their blog The Purl Bee. Then we discovered they had a shop in New York City. In Soho. So when we visited our aunt over the long weekend, we naturally trekked down to Soho to take a look! The shop stocked beautiful Liberty fabrics, thick and colourful felt, […]