{Nick Hermes photo.} Have a look-see at what my amazingly talented manfriend grew on our balcony! How cool is that? Dinner tonight is going to be delish!
veggies galore.
steveston.
Dear Steveston, You are adorable and have delicious frozen yoghurt and fish and chips. Love, Kate
on my way to …
Steveston! On Saturday, I joined two Andreas on a bike ride to Steveston. It was a 35-kilometre round trip ride with some lovely and not-so-lovely scenery along the way. Photos of oh-so-cute Steveston, tomorrow.
hornby island pancakes.
{Pancakes, lookin' all fancy.} I used to have a bit of a tenuous relationship with pancakes. My sister loves them and used to want them all the time when we were little, so I got a little sick of them after a while. I'm into them again though, and love the recipe from my childhood. …
small joys.*
1. A book I worked really hard on came back from the printer. The photography, by Margaret Davis, is absolutely gorgeous! The colour correction was a major challenge but the result was totally worth it. It's a book I'm super proud of. 2. When we went to Denman Island last week I got to find …
denman island. {updated.}
When I was growing up, we spent quite a bit of time on Denman and Hornby Islands because my parents have a little piece of land on Denman. I hadn't been there since 1999 until this passed weekend. It was remarkable how much I remembered and how much the islands lived up to my memory. …
busy little blogger.
{Mark Styler photo.} I've been a bad blogger lately. Mostly though, I've just been enjoying summer! This weekend we went to Denman Island, where my parents have a small piece of land. It was a great time! More photos soon, promise.
cowboy style.
{Image via J. Crew.} Maybe it's the Alberta girl in me but lately I've been lusting after a jean shirt (and cowboy boots, but that's a different story).
homemade strawberry jam.
{Jam cooling on the balcony.} We've had many, many pounds of strawberries sitting in our freezer ever since we went berry picking a few weeks ago. On Sunday, Nick and I, and our friend Melissa, finally got around to making jam with them. I'd never canned before and was expecting it to be a laborious …
kudos.
Remember when I said that I loved the phrase "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful?" (BTW turns out it was William Morris who said that. Duh. Thanks to the commenter who told me that!) Well, my absolute favourite thing is when usefulness and beauty …
Kate Moore Hermes 