Holidays and the spirit This week went by in a blur. The city is filled with colourful lights and decorations but it still doesn’t feel like Christmas. Seems that as you get older you need to search out the holiday spirit more than when you were young. We wish you all Happy Holidays and hope the spirit […]
Simple crostini toppings
Simple crostini toppings The holidays can be overwhelming with all the shopping that needs to be done and socializing that is expected but it doesn’t need to be that way. If you’re hosting a get together, plan something simple but elegant like a cocktail party. If you don’t have a well stocked bar you could […]
365 Project 2015 – week 50
A cat café and returning to Vancouver After a week in Ottawa and a visit to the Siberian Cat Café in Chelsea (which was pretty awesome) I returned to a chilly and wet Vancouver. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
A late Thanksgiving and turducken
Quick change artists Like some kind of lifestyle quick change artists we slipped into Vancouver, exchanging our “slippahs” and board shorts for flannel and fly rods in our friend’s basement storage locker where she kindly made some space for our gear. Donning proper attire for the Pacific Northwest we were ready to head towards the […]
365 Project 2015 – week 49
Ottawa, family and friends This week I went back to Ottawa to take care of family issues and was able to catch up with friends while Tim stayed in Vancouver and started working on a new project. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
365 Project 2015 – week 48
Things change quickly Within a few weeks we’ve hung up our backpacks, found an apartment in Vancouver, Nat got a job and we’ve decided to make this city home again for a while. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
8 of our favourite tropical fruit
We’ve had the privilege of spending time on Maui a few years in a row and had the opportunity to eat and cook many different types of tropical fruit. Some we were already familiar with, others were new to us. You will recognize some of these, and hopefully you’ll learn about a few new fruit […]
The love affair between New Zealand and Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand and Sauvignon Blanc Prior to the 1830’s there was not a grape to be seen in New Zealand and it took another 130 years for the humble grape to become one of New Zealand’s national treasures. Up until the 1960’s New Zealand’s wine was not mass produced and was mainly used for religious […]