Posted in At home, Restaurant Reviews, Shopping, Vancouver, wedding on Mar 26th, 2009
I am one of those lucky women who can say they married well. Very well. Look how he saved me from falling over this steep and unruly cliff. Ok, maybe he didn’t save my life, but he made my life. Even better. Today’s proof: a smorgasaboard of muffins delivered to my office (in-person) from [...]
This morning Vitamin V (or is it D now?) sent me my regular morning hit of spend-more-money, get-more-beautiful, we-are-fabulous. Given that I usually open their e-shout-out about 7:00am, on my way out of the shower, with a ratty towel twisted impossibly on top of my head and various creams covering various areas of concern on [...]
We made it to Spring! Hi-5 mittens, $71 on Sale. www.katespade.com
Posted in At home, Champagne Wednesdays, Vancouver, writing on Feb 25th, 2009
Between budget restraints and being a bit under-the-weather, Ash and I haven’t had much champagne to report of lately. Not that I’m complaining. It would just be nice to have a little bubble-powered story to tell you. Sometimes when I’m too sleepy or distracted to think of new things to say, I roam around trying [...]
Posted in Adventure Saturday, Vancouver, music on Feb 19th, 2009
Going to Granville Island this Friday night to partake in the new, though poorly advertised Winterupption festival. I just heard about it yesterday when the Dean of our School of Music popped his head into my office to tell me about a show he’s performing in. His band Poetic Justice is backing up a spoken word performance. To the average person [...]
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Vancouver on Feb 17th, 2009
(Please ignore the covert, spy-quality blackberry photo) Risky business(es): 1) Intravenous Drugs; 2) Opening a restaurant next to the Ivanhoe. Undercover as a grossly ignored corner of Vancouver’s most troubled area, something interesting springs to life. A restaurant. It kind of reminds me of this: Having been raised in East Vancouver, the word “Ivanhoe” conjures up a lot of imagery pertaining [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Champagne Wednesdays, Vancouver, writing on Jan 21st, 2009
What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need to preempt grievance. In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun. On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp — praise song [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Champagne Wednesdays, It's an Etsy Christmas, Vancouver, wedding on Jan 12th, 2009
I really can’t imagine a better wedding favour than our little army of piccolos. This is such a good idea. My mom called a liqour store and got a bulk discount on 70. Then, I ordered some custom tags on Etsy. It was the first time I ever saw people come back for their favours. Plus, we grabbed [...]
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