Champagne Wednesdays

Alice in the pretty green dress: thank you for the card! It made my day! And it arrived on a weekend full of stories from New Zealand…. Last night, our dear friends, Jaimie & Al, made a short pit stop in Vancouver before making the final leg of their journey home after a month in New Zealand [...]

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But…since you’re leaving town again and since it’s February, I thought I’d let you know. Especially the top left one. We both know how excited I get over snow days. Now hurry up and leave for California so you can hurry up and come home. Hearts found here along with other small souveniers for the day.

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There was a party. And it was for me. I just wanted to say thanks. It rocked. On Sunday (yes, with a bit of a pain in my head), I read my new copy of Taschen’s Paris (thanks Matt and Kim) and then revolutionized my views on hospitality via Amy Sedaris (Thanks Jay and Christina).  [...]

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This is what Vancouver looks like, though it is not Vancouver. I almost forget what it’s like to see things sharply. Every edge is rounded; shaded out of borders. A hand becomes a wand. A car becomes a roaming buffalo….earlier I cursed the cold, but I’ve decided the mist can stay one more day. Thank [...]

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On days like this, I need a good view. Even if it’s just a new photo on my desktop. Ash tried for so long to get me out of bed this morning that he ended up back in bed himself. We taunted the clock until the last minute, blankets pinned at every corner, and then rushed to get [...]

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No, it’s not the remnants of our leftover Christmas Tree. It’s fresh dill. Found (in the off season) in those handy little plastic boxes near the bagged lettuces (which I never buy, except for the romaine hearts because romaine is a wild creature in its raw form and the crunchy hearts are the best part [...]

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A glass of bubbly for you. And for me. This weekend, we took our nephew to Granville Island and stopped in front of this bakery: Outside was the usual busker, in his tuxedo, playing a perfectly timed La Vie En Rose. We danced. It was one of those moments that make the whole day feel [...]

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And I can post a sickening number of headshots if I want to. And I do. We were looking through old photos last night (sipping on a tidy, piccolo of Henkell) and we found so many pictures of us that we haven’t seen in ages. Do other people like to sit at the kitchen table [...]

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I would love to write something not related to the next 5 sleeps. But I can’t. I’ve got one thing on my mind. He’s tying his tie in the hallway mirror. Jen xoxo PS: Photos of postcards contained in The Little Box of I Love You, currently for sale at Chapters for $15.95 and now, [...]

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Remember when I bought you that lamp? I should have waited and let you open the box yourself,  then it would have seemed like more of a gift. Lamp from Poetic Home, the shop of Grace Light (could there be a prettier name?).  Grace has a blog too. And now I have light.

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