food, photography and my creative life
With not updating for nearly four months I thought I’d wrap up 2016 with a digest post to cover off everything that’s happened this fall. It was a season of intense activity followed be equally intense bouts of hibernating in my office or taking a vacation! September After 8 months of really struggling to find anything in my world that made me happy or inspired,
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Windset Farms here in Delta. I went with Ethan, my partner in crime over at FBC and we were treated to our own tour with Ron, one of Windset’s senior growers. I’m not going to lie – I completely nerd out on this kind of thing. Do you all remember that show that Joan London used
If there is one time of year I love in Vancouver more than any other, it’s cherry blossom season! It starts in March and runs through to May. It’s showy and pink and white and soft and frothy. It starts with tiny early blossoms and goes on through to the late blooming double blossoms and all through it there is pink snow fluttering down and
I’m not super big on Valentine’s Day. I’m not super big on anything where you’re made to feel obligated to give or do things. It’s partly why I hate birthdays, don’t like the gift aspect of Christmas and struggle with Mothers and Father’s day. I don’t like my giving (or receiving) to be mandated by a calendar. I prefer it to be mandated by
Pretty much since I first picked up a camera, the idea of the photo essay has intrigued me. The concept of telling a story from start to finish with just images and no, or very few, words, is both daunting and challenging and something I’ve been wanting to do more of for the last two years. So, I’ve decided, among other things, that in 2015 I’m
In my last post I mentioned that the reason for my trip back east was to attend the KitchenAid Cook For the Cure weekend. Today I thought I’d share the experience with all of you because it was so much fun – and all for a very worthy cause – the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Clockwise from top left: The Culinary Showdown trophy, Chef Susur
I’ve just returned from what feels like a whirlwind two week trip through Toronto, Montreal and then Toronto again (yes… again!). I’d hoped to blog about it as it happened but, technical difficulties with my hosting thwarted me once again! I think it’s all sorted out now though. I feel like I should whisper that or knock on wood or something so I don’t tempt
Oh hello there! Remember me? No, I haven’t stopped blogging. Or thinking about blogging. I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. Two things happened – the first was FBC2014, the Canadian food blogging conference we put on over at Food Bloggers of Canada every year . It becomes all consuming in the month leading up to the conference but it’s worth it. I
It’s pretty impressive just how much Ethan and I packed into our three day sojourn to and from the Okanagan. It helps that the list of things to do in a relatively small area is pretty impressive: wineries, orchards, farms, small producers… As we were told while we were there, you hear a lot about the 100mile diet but the Okanagan is more like the
After giving you the tour of our first day in the Okanagan, it was high time to reappear with day two. Day two was our only full day in the area and we packed as much in as we could. We started out the day at the Okanagan Lavender Herb farm. If you love lavender, then this is the place to be. The scent permeates
I'm a designer, small business owner, photographer, creative, food lover, traveler, dog human, self confessed geek, music junkie, book devourer, and art enthusiast among a million other things. The full bio...
