Happy Victoria Day / Regular Monday (depending where you are), people! We’re in Montreal for the weekend, and it has been beautiful! But now I’m going to fill your souls up with some deep reading. But, let’s start by telling you that last weekend on the train ride to Ottawa to visit the in-laws, I
So…I’ve mentioned a few times that I’ve been busy. I’ve also not been posting that much, a clear indication of busy. But in the last couple of weeks I have come to realize that in keeping a personal blog, and in posting a lot of the meals that I cook on such blog, the whole
In mid-April the hubs and I went for a weekend in New York and hung out with his boss. For those of you who don’t know my husband (or his boss) that sounds pretty brutal. In fact, it was a great weekend, filled with amazing eats, and lots of visiting. We also stayed at the
This picture was taken on March 29, 2009 at the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia (I suggest you read this post, it was one of the most popular on the travel blog!) While we struggled a little bit with our tour, we also appreciated just how amazing the scenery was. Salt flats are spectacular, I’ve
Last weekend, on Mother’s Day, the hubs and I went for a walk in High Park to see the cherry blossoms and then trekked all the way home from there. As neither one of us lives in the same city as our moms, we had nice long phone calls with them in the morning (fulfilling
Where have I been (other than writing a mother’s day post for my mom) you ask? Well, I’ve been a busy little bee working on being a lawyer and being a photographer! As I promise on my about me page, this blog is going to be full of shameless self promotion, so (a little not-so-shamelessly,
This picture was taken on April 26, 2009, at a “futbol” game at Maracana stadium in Rio. We were lucky enough to be there for an important game between Botafogo and Flamengo. Even better than that? We were seated in the Flamengo section (by default Flamengo fans) for a big win.
My mom is awesome. She’s caring and smart and loyal and funny. She laughs with me and cries with me. She’s my confidante, my advocate and my friend. And today, on Mother’s Day, I’m going to share with the whole wide world just a few of the many, many things that make my mom the
This photo was taken on September 15, 2008 at a Himba orphanage in Namibia. Now, there were lots and lots of things wrong with the orphanage (described more fully here), but I also think they were really trying to do some things right. One thing that may not be technically “right” but was oh-so-cute was
Are you looking for a bechamel based lasagna? Look no further. Seriously, this recipe from smitten kitchen, which she adapted, only a little, from Ina Garten, is delicious. I’ve made this lasagna twice. The first time, I made it for a girlfriend and followed the recipe, almost exactly. The second time, I made it for
If you know me well, you might know that I have only one phobia. And that is of time travel. Yes. I know. I can hear you stifling your giggle over there. But in all honesty, the whole idea of time travel just scares the be-jesus out of me. I can’t even really expand on
A few weekends ago we were going to a couple of our friends’ birthday party (yes, the plurals and possessives are right) and I just didn’t feel like drinking wine. Ever since dry January I’ve really cut back on my drinking. I rarely drink on week nights, but even more surprisingly, I tend to restrain
So… I thought I would stick with the same high contrast, bright blue sky colour scheme this week! It’s just so pretty! This picture was taken on January 11, 2009 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Remember way back at the beginning of this series when I posted a picture of Japanese moss right after the Japan
Last week I alluded to the fact that the “best of” series is becoming less of a weekly round up of the best blog posts on the web and more of a random occurrence when I see something (or some things) that I really really like. It’s still going to focus on super blog posts,
I’m not sure where you are from, but here it Toronto, it doesn’t feel much like spring. In fact it still feels like winter. Biting winds, sleet, snow, and days where it is 0C (32F). A few weeks ago, however, we had a couple of nice days, so I decided to celebrate the spring and