Champagne Wednesdays

…looks shiny today. And is supposed to heat up over 20 degrees this weekend.
…has a new cafe called Medina in Gastown with a dedicated waffle menu.
…will be the city I get married in.
…keeps growing and turning up exciting places like Farfalla for you and me to find
…never ceases to amaze me when the rain clears [...]

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Poof! The weekend is gone.

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Happy Mother’s day Mom, Sarah, Jaimie, Kari, Shannon, Katherine, Kim and Leanne. And all moms who might stop by!

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since I started blogging. Taking the time to admire a package…

before ripping it open. Taking long sips of cold champagne…

and photos so I can keep tasting it.
This is the bottle of champagne that was waiting for me behind the concierge desk of the Hotel Vancouver. Part of my champagne-infused race around town before I found [...]

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A slow, hazy start to Champagne Wednesday. A fridge in Paris. Probably in a convenience store. Nowhere in Paris is too lowly for a cooler full of champagne. No one would dare say you are being too extravagant.
Last night we went to Brock House for a site visit. If you, or some you know, [...]

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It’s weird to wait for someone you don’t know to come back from Paris and show you their photos. But I did, and they are here.

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Do people in Vancouver even know about The Galley? Arguably the best patio in town, if you’ve ever dreamed about belonging to a sailing club, I happily introduce you to this little piece of casual heaven. People in gortex adorn plastic patio furniture with million dollar views reflected in countless pairs of MEC sunglasses. Parents babysit pints of Granville Island Lager while feeding their 2-year olds calamari and salmon. This is unapologetically Vancouver.

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No time for words this morning but I wanted to post a picture at least. Here’s a sliver of newspaper across a cafe table in San Francisco on a Sunday morning.

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Ok, I’ll admit it. This morning I got swept away into the bottomless vortex of wedding invitations. It’s kind of like being at a restaurant with a really long menu. How do they expect anyone to decide? That’s how I always end up with some totally inappropriate menu item, like butter chicken at a [...]

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Sometimes, I joke that Champagne Wednesdays can lead to mild headache Thursdays. There is really only one way to avoid this. Actually, come to think of it, there are three ways:
1) Share the bottle with friends. Champagne splits four ways just as easily as two. For example, last night we went to Matt and [...]

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