When we’re travelling and people hear where we’re from, we get one or the other of these responses: “Vancouver. I love that city. So beautiful. Such great seafood.” Or: “Vancouver. I’d love to go there. I hear it’s so beautiful. And that it has such great seafood.” One of our favourite local seafoods is spot […]
La Peetch
“I was wondering if you two would be interested in going on some sort of small getaway—maybe two nights on a gulf island, or Salt Spring? Just something small where we could go to a café/do a little hike/play Scrabble/I could have a West Coast experience before heading East,” read Clare’s email late last August. […]
When Will We Stop?
When will we be too old to travel independently? Who knows? Take our friend George. He had a knee replacement last year, cataract surgery this April and was waiting for open-heart surgery for a valve replacement and a bypass on an artery that was 60% blocked. We didn’t expect to be travelling with him this […]
Lasagna Verdi alla Napoletana from Scratcha’
We promised you recipes, right? Our first one is associated with a trip we often take on Saturday mornings. A short one. Just across town to the Trout Lake Farmers’ Market. For our first recipe, our criteria were that it be: A house favourite (we’ve been making this since 1985) Seasonal (tomatoes!) Adapted from […]
You Don’t Know When It’s Going to Be The Last Time
“Well this could be the last time This could be the last time Maybe the last time I don’t know.” The Last Time The Rolling Stones Every summer (almost) since 2004, our nuclear family of five and Sophie (the non-standard Standard Poodle, may she rest in peace) rented a house on Pender Island […]
