Champagne Wednesdays

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 [...]

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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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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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But then comes Champagne Wednesday and suddenly… …the world is looking good again! Tonight we’re off to Matt and Kim’s for a bbq. We won’t forget the bubbly! Jen

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  A few of my favourite Vancouver hot spots for champagne sipping on a Wednesday night: 1) Bacchus Piano Lounge in the Wedgewood hotel – I love the masculine feel of this place. Oversized chairs, wood that’s dark and sturdy, the mature waitresses in their tight, black cigar dresses (I’m not sure if that’s an actual [...]

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  Kind of like champagne on the breath, our amazing weekend is fading into memory all too quickly.  It made me think of this hazy polaroid from Jen Gotch’s site. San Fransisco is a city I need to think about a little longer before I decide where it sits on my internal map. That said, I will have many, many pictures and [...]

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Wednesday’s Champagne: Pink by Yellowglen (Australian, $13.99). The back of the bottle says it has a soft, delicate mouth feel, and I think that pretty much sums it up. We paired it with two grilled cheese sandwiches and about 20 pickles. Perfect for spending the night trying to trick Ash into telling me where we’re [...]

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I started yesterday with a picture of Marmite, so isn’t it perfect that Ash brought home an Australian sparkling wine? You can see it here: Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay Pinot Noir Brut Cuvee (750ml, $18.99 at the scuzzy liquor store on Commercial and 1st that Ash really, really hates going to, as he never fails to [...]

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A photo from the Becks & Posh blog, which you’ll be happy to know has nothing to do with that pointy woman or her husband. It’s a food blog from San Fransisco. Ever since I made that Daal the other day, I’ve really started to think of myself as a bit of a foodie. Once [...]

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A collage journal from the archives today. A page from my book. And one from Anais Ninn’s. Last night, over barbequed Italian Sausages in  pillowy portugeuse buns, we met Champagne Wednesday with our Mini Blanc de Blancs and an episode of America’s Next Top Model. Is it any wonder my creativity was sapped? And yet, we [...]

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