Gay Nineties, gardening and tasty food During week 19 we saw our friends’ band, Gay Nineties perform their Canadian tour kick off show in Vancouver, helped our friends in the garden and enjoyed some tasty Hawaiian food. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
48 hours in Glasgow – Day 1
Day One Continuing on our off-season themed travels, we headed over to Scotland in mid February. We arrived in Glasgow under the cover of night, having planned to stay a quick 48 hours before heading out on a road trip to the Isle of Skye. We had a carefully curated itinerary to get through after […]
365 Project 2015 – week 18
Goodbye Ottawa, Hello Vancouver We left Ottawa this week and stopped in Vancouver to say hello to friends. Great to see you all, see you again in the fall. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2015 – week 17
Game night, summer weather and family This week we enjoyed some great weather, a lively game night with family and saw another worldwide pinhole day come and go. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
A Day of Butchery at Casamonti – Part 2
Freshly fallen snow Early the next morning we made our way back to Casamonti Estate, through a couple of inches of freshly fallen snow that carpeted the vineyards and rolling hills of Chianti. Alvaro and Silvano were already in the norceria and as we pulled in, we saw Massimo wave, while escorting a huge male […]
365 Project 2015 – week 16
Crocuses, creepy toys and a puppy Crocuses have been blooming, splashes of colour here and there, giving us hope that warmer weather is near. While spring cleaning at my mother’s house we came across some creepy childhood toys and were visited by a tiny Yorkie named Gucci. You can see all photos here. How did you […]
A Day of Butchery at Casamonti – Part 1
Cinta Senese During our first trip to Italy, we met Ray and Anna Rita, owners of Casamonti estates, an unbelievably beautiful property in the Chianti region of Tuscany. Their operation offers a triple threat of sensational wine, olive oil and prized Cinta Senese pigs. It was the Cintas that originally drew us to Casamonti, to sample the sublime […]
365 Project 2015 – week 15
Baby poncho, birthday party and Nat Geo This week I tried my hand at crocheting a poncho for a newborn, attended a 3 year old’s birthday party and saw my name in print in a National Geographic guide book, not a bad week. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?