Victoria! I love ferries. Perhaps it's the prairie girl in me but there is something so novel about eating meals on a boat and walking in crazy wind on the deck.
on my way to …
the livin’ is easy.
{From a summer trip a few years ago.} Inspired by Cupcakes and Cashmere's post from yesterday I thought I'd write a list of things I'd like to do this summer. Since my spring resolutions were only somewhat successful, I hope that I can do most of the following things this summer. 1. Swim in natural …
small joys.*
1. Dom and Sean are staying with us all week! I love having visitors. 2. I finally took my trusty bike to get her one year tune up. She rides like a dream now! 3. This is a two week small joys post. Last weekend, we went to Edmonton and then to Fairmont Springs for …
lentil salad.
Lentils are one of those things that I know I should like but let's face it, cooked poorly and they are really dull. I was recently flipping through my Williams Sonoma Salad cookbook and found a recipe for lentil salad that sounded pretty good. I made it once before we went to Alberta and found …
family feast.
{The main course: salad, beef short ribs, mashed potatoes, carrots, lentils and grilled asparagus.} I mentioned in last week's small joys post that Nick and I wanted to cook dinner for both of our families. Last Thursday, in the Motherland, we made a huge dinner for everyone at my parents' house. It was a great …
little vacation in may.
{Dusk in Fairmont Springs.} Nick and I were in the Motherland this weekend (we made it a long one) for my cousin's wedding in Fairmont Springs. I was a wonderful trip full of laughter, great debates, and lots of food and drink. I got to meet two little babies that I've never met (Trevor and …
read.
{A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle.} I'm unfortunately missing this month's book club meeting because we're in Edmonton but that didn't stop me from getting a jump on next month's book. The theme for June/July was travel (!) so I read A Year in Provence. It's a book I'd been meaning to read because …
on my way to …
The grocery store! I took these ten days ago but they didn't make it onto my little space here until now. The tulips are going, going, gone right now, but they'll make way for all the greenery of summer.
root + twig.
Something I've never really mentioned in this space before is what I do for a living. I'm a graphic designer, but my nine-to-five is as a book designer and production person. I do still take on freelance clients and am especially grateful when I get to work on something with friends. My friend Ashlee has …
small joys.*
1. This meat pie was given to us by Nick's mom several months ago for our freezer. Last Sunday, it was pouring so we pulled it out and did it ever hit the spot. Thanks Martine! 2. Nick and I are heading to the motherland this week so in order to see all of our …
Kate Moore Hermes 