Azure Design is a jewelry line by Anastassia Selezneva. A self-taught jewelry designer, Anastassia Selezneva creates stunning pieces of jewelry including rings, pendants and statement necklaces. She incorporates beautiful stones like pink topaz, dreamy moonstones, or shimmering Labradorite in gold or silver wire to fashion statement jewelry pieces. I’m not one for super sparkly pieces […]
DIY: Make Your Own Paper Book Cover
When you buy a book in Japan, the checkout person will ask you if you want your book covered. Normally they cover it with a kind of parchment printed with the bookshop’s name. This is done to protect the book (or perhaps hide what you’re reading from everyone on the subway). Here is how you […]
Matcha Swiss Roll Birthday Cake
I have been baking my own birthday cakes since I was about 13 years old, and in the past several years I have insisted on making birthday cakes for my family too. This year I made Tomiko a White Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake and I made our brother Karlos a Chocolate Turtle Layer Cake, and I […]
Toronto Eats: Birthday Dinner at Han Ba Tang
Han Ba Tang, meaning “one full round,” is a new Korean restaurant in the North York area of Toronto. Ryan and I made the trek up there to celebrate my birthday. Having already had some drinks downtown, we skipped the alcohol and went straight for the food. The menu featured small tapas- or izakaya-style items with […]