Hot, so hot! Today’s probably the hottest day of the year, and I forgot to crack open my bottle of beer I’ve been saving for this day. Darnit. Instead, I made a pitcher of Arnold Palmer:
I really wanted to eat potato salad. So I made it:
Then I wanted to cook something from my newest French cookbook, so I made Macaroni Niçoise (I love saying that word):
Low: Broke one of my favourite plates. Good bye, thanks for serving me well!
That’s all for now!!
- Hullo Calgary! Hullo COP!! -
- Banff, AB -
- Hope the view was worth it -
- Mountaintop view -
- Drumheller, AB -
- The most fantastic mural in the city by Ellen’s friend Sean -
I haven’t updated my blog for a while, but that means I’ve been busy out and about enjoying this summer. Sorry Mum!!
Post-beach Korean with dear friends!
A visit to Hastings racecourse! I kept picking the winning horses until I started actually betting on them. Pfft. There were also weiner dog races in between the horse races, and it had a certain country-fair charm to it that I enjoyed. All this is just a bike ride away——Vancouver really is awesome, isn’t it?!
My not-even-close-to-winning tickets. Good bye $4, it was fun while it lasted 
Some of the things I look forward to this summer:
- The long row of blackberry bushes behind our office being ripen
- Making a blue-ribbon-winning pie with the berries
- Sharing the pie with whoever wants a piece and making their day
- Then moving on to making blackberry jam, sorbet, and possibly scones
- An impromptu trip to the prairies and mountains with a close pal
- Lovely conversations by the sea
- Reorganize my abode
- Playing tennis
- Being mysweetestself again
x
A new cookbook
A pizza dinner
Tools of the trade
A shellfish party
xo!
ps: thank you Gene, Mariz and Nick!
New pair of Vans my brother’s sent me. Thanks, Egan!
The book I’m dying to start reading! I’ve just received in the mail yesterday. Few days ago, I had a strong craving for a history book for some reason, and I was extremely satisfied to have found this book. This is (apparently) a really non-committal book about the history of the world written for young readers, and it sounds like a perfect place for me to start. Thanks, Ernst!
I have been going through an anti-domestic hobbies phase (Haven’t touched the knitting needles ever since the last post) and I think I’m just getting out of it. Phew! So to welcome my domestic hobbies back to my life, I’ve decided to bake last night. I wanted to bake cookies with the stuff I already have, so I baked a batch of oatmeal chocolate chip coconut cookies. I only had one egg in my fridge so I had to cut the recipe in half, but the cookies were so delicious I decided to bake the other half this morning.
I’m committed to getting my mini garden restarted as well—this time more edible plants—so I picked up a couple of plants while I was out. Pineapple sage (it smells like a pineapple, woo!) and a Jalapeño pepper plant.
I’ve recently invested in a silicone non-stick sheet/Silpat, and this was the first time I’ve used it. It’s amazing! My cookies were so even and just perfect, and they came off so smoothly. Dream.
Happy mother’s day Mum! I love you. x
I didn’t stage this. One afternoon I found my bedside table looking
like this, and it was pretty amazing.
This is what I see when I am working on my desk. The little shelf used to be filled with all kinds of stuff I simply want off my desk, but
I reorganized it in honour of spring.
Dressew was/still is having a huge yarn sale ($1.99/all yarn!!),
so I kind of had to pick up some! I think I might have blogged about my failed attempt(s) at knitting and how obsessive it can be—It’s definitely one of the things I would like to learn properly/master.
It is kind of a strange time to start knitting I guess, but I mean, why not, especially considering that I haven’t really completed anything I’ve really liked. So after a bit of pattern searching, I’ve decided
to knit this hat! I like the moss stitches (my favourite stitch!) and a huge cable together, but I am planning to add a thick belt of ribs at the bottom. I really have nooooo idea if I can improvise this, but I assume you can just add a few rows of ribbing before I being this pattern? So far I don’t even have the right needles to start knitting, but I’ll hopefully keep yous up to date with my progress.
on the work related news, this is a small snapshot of the poster I’ve created for upcoming Vancouver Farmers Market. Doesn’t it make you smile just to think about biting into a freshly made buckwheat crepe? Because I DO. Do check out the opening dates on their website, www.eatlocal.org!
