I made these when I was kitchen staff at a summer camp in Algonquin Park. At the end of two months of camp, the kids and most of the staff left for home. I stayed to help the chef prepare food for ‘post-camp,’ where head staff would finish up work, maintenance would be done, and […]
DIY: Crocheted Lacy Green Infinity Scarf and Free Pattern
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 […]
Pig Roast at the Queen City Yacht Club
Our aunt invited us to the annual pig roast, hosted by the Queen City Yacht Club on Toronto Island. The event is held every Labour Day weekend, but Ryan and I didn’t go last year because we spent the weekend at Sauble Beach with friends. We were happy to attend this year, though! There were two […]
Summertime is…Peach Iced Tea!
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the compound we lived on had a massive, outdoor, Olympic-sized swimming pool. There weren’t many kids on our compound, so whenever we would go swimming, the pool would be quite empty…there might have been a few nurses tanning themselves. Since most of the year the weather was 45 C and sunny, […]
Canadian Design: True Patriot Grub by Cindy Scaife
Why is it that I love art depicting food so much? During August’s Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market, Tomiko, Donatello, and I took a look at the Kensington Market Art Fair. It was just a small affair in an empty lot that runs from 12-7pm on Pedestrian Sundays, but there were quite a few stunning […]