Camping Round Up 2013
Here’s a roundup of the campsites we went to this summer on quick weekend jaunts, suitable for families and within a few hours of the Lower Mainland.
3600 Kilometres, 14 Days, and 40 Hours of Driving
This past month, we eschewed a destination vacation and decided to set out on a huge circle trek of BC…
Alarm Clocks & Starting School
I wrote this in July, and then never published it. After a quick edit, here it is. In July, Kale…
Five
My annual letter to my kid on the anniversary of his arrival into this world.
Kicking Off Camping
Kicking off the season of camping with some notes on the places we’ve already hit this year and ideas on camping with kids.
Safe As Houses
When you’re broken into, everything changes. More than you realize.
Rosemary Jelly
It was a truly productive weekend last weekend. I made two batches of jelly; rosemary jelly (which I’m sharing today) and lemon mint jelly.
Apricot Logs
One of my favourite treats from the bulk section of the grocery store are apricot logs. These are little tubes…
Belgian Waffle Cookies: Lukken
Like a richer, buttery-er, heftier version of a pizzelle, lukkens are a traditional Belgian waffle cookie usually made on a lukken press or lukken iron (Lukijyer).
Mostly Traditional Borscht
This soup comes to me by way of Miss N, the nanny we had working for us two summers ago.…
Picture Tuesday
Kale and I went on an adventure tonight. I wasn’t really in the mood to spend another night at home,…
Summer Days
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.