On a Lake in the Woods on a Hot Summer’s Day in Sweden
June 1, 2018. Unseasonably hot weather, 31° every day, was not what we had expected of Sweden. But my cousin lived in the woods by a lake so it seemed […]
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Tracking Down the Past: Making Ice Cream (Denmark & Vancouver)
In 2018 Al & I headed to Denmark and Sweden with the idea of meeting up with my aunts and uncles and cousins, and also to track down some of […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons Around the City
Seasons in the city of Vancouver… Spring green leaves at Pacific Spirit Park up by UBC. Summer is beach time.Autumn on Commercial Drive. We don’t usually get snow but when we […]
Summer in Vancouver at its Three Western Beaches
One of my favourite places to be in the summer is at home in the city. Vancouver (and points south along the Washington and Oregon coasts) have gloriously mild summers […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Fireworks
In Vancouver, midsummer is time for fireworks competition in the Celebration of Light, originally known as the Symphony of Fire. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra plays the music choreographed to go with […]
Fields of Purple Lavender
July is the month for the Lavender Festival in Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. While a lot of the Olympic Peninsula is rain forest (up to 150 inches a year), […]
Blueberry & Blue Cheese Summer Salad
I went shopping along Main St. and came home with blueberries (two baskets for $3!) as well as a big wad of crumbly Gorgonzola ($5). Inspired by the superb salad, […]
How to make Sangría! Olé!
Sangría is the traditional Spanish version of a wine spritzer… We have been focusing on España for our Spanish Course Soleado. And, speaking of Spain, what could be more perfect for a warm […]
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