Merry Christmas to All!

special work

scraping floor at our shop with my 2 dollar daiso gloves

birds, squirrel and butterfly clock

we unearthed this needlepoint clock at the mcc thrift in abbotsford.

bright and rewarding

things are looking bright and rewarding

remembrance

caught this formation of wwii planes flying overhead whilst walking the dog

the trees have no leaves

an autumn day at spanish banks

happy halloween!

witchy little thing, isn't she

pne 2009

watchin' the piggy race at the pne

iona jetty

we went for a nice hike on the south jetty at iona park. had to take a snap of this structure at the end of the jetty.

jon and jo's house

had a lovely breakfast at jon and jo's house. the house was designed and built mid-century. it came with original fixtures (like this) and some furnishings.

shadey evening at trout lake

as our flat is approaching the temperature at which eggs fry, we decided to take in some shade at the dog park.

when cosmo attacks!

here's cosmo laying a nice throw-down on sugar.

handmade nation photobooth

here we were at the handmade nation screening, taking a few minutes to pose for the photobooth (pufferfish is my personal favorite).

pickled cauliflower

lili and i decided to pickle some cauliflower today. this is a cold recipe, so the goodies must be refrigerated and eaten within a month. with our trusty "jam it, pickle it, cure it" book in hand and little artistic license, we took:

4 cups of cauliflower
3 cloves of garlic
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons of yellow mustard seeds
2 tablespoons of dried dill
1 tablespoon of black peppercorns
2 teaspoons of salt
1-2 cups of white vinegar

dump everything except the vinegar into a one quart jar, then fill the jar half way with vinegar. top the rest of the jar off with cold water. seal the jar and give it a gentle shake to mix the ingredients around. give it about three days of pickle-power in the fridge before cracking it open.

we'll let you know how it turns out and feel free to comment on your own experience.

blackberries

walking back from granville island, we helped some kids pick raspberries on the seawall. too steep to climb down, i thought... what would macgyver do? i used sugar's leash (she was no longer attached, obviously) and created a makeshift lasso. i hurled the contraption at the prickly produce and was able to pull up a vine or two for the kidlet cultivators. don't they look yummy!

puppet ambush!

what a tasty ear you have!

attack of the gigantic cauliflower!

we're having friends over for dinner tonight. on the chopping block is this ginormous cauliflower (look at that puny little rubik's cube). with any luck, it will be transformed into lovely coconut veggie curry.

handmade nation screening

coco cupcakes... yum!

delicious cupcakes from coco cakes

sunny day at ambleside

canada day false creek walk

stay away from the east side

looney tunes

sugar, stick and trout lake

sunset at hadden park

lili silhouette

orange poppies

view from providence

sugar opening up her birthday present

anne's red pepper jelly

walk tall, carry a big stick

Happy Birthday Sugar!

Today is Sugar's 3rd birthday! We've had her 2 years. The photo is from last years birthday cake. We're going to pick her up something special over the weekend.

pretty flowers, everywhere

big dog, small dog

rock piles @ stanley park

cloudy day @ deep cove

Talking to suggies g-ma while waiting for pizza!

happy birthday keith!

happy birthday becka!

happy birthday scoot!

fisheye vancouver

digging around @ spanish banks

last september @ mission hill

pink and white cherry blossom tree

misty mountains @ kits dog park

siwash rock

henry and sugar @ kits point

bloomin’ daffs

april, lili and dan antiquing in langley

dan and april @ kits point