cooking up some memories

Apropos of wanting what I have, I am so enjoying the simplicity of steel-cut oats, brought to a boil and then simmered in salted water for 15 or 20 minutes, served with milk and a…

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let it (not) snow!

This is what I got to wear today! Moccasins and warm hand-knit socks and leggings and big comfy, hand-knit, lambswool-angora sweater! Because today got called a snow day! While there’s not a flake of snow…

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Happy New Year to all and Happy Birthday, Hilary

We were in Vancouver for a few days taking it easy. We watched DVDs: Away From Her — beautiful little movie if quite sad, with a memorable performance by Julie Christie; and The Nanny Diaries,…

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Let there be Lights!

Here are some pictures from our evening with my mom at the Van Dusen Gardens’ Festival of Lights last week. After battling our way across town and back to pick mom up in Burnaby, we…

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Merry Christmas and Farewell Megan and Rob!

Does anything say early-Christmas-dinner-in-a-crowded-apartment like homemade mincemeat tarts, Sorels stacked in the doorway, and handknits worn goofily to cook in? Read on and see . . . I didn’t take any pictures of the snowy…

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