This past November has been unusually warm and bright. Until last week when we finally dug them up, our geraniums were putting out beautiful new red buds. And one of our neighbours has a rosebush that’s still blooming. At the same time, the street at night is half-illuminated by Christmas lights. So days have a [...]
We haven’t had a barbecue in 5 years. It’s a real sore spot – we don’t have a back yard, and the rules of our condo association forbid barbecues on the balcony. We were sure we could change or bend this rule by wooing our neighbours with chutneys and wines, but they are unequivocal. I [...]
The first time I tasted oysters Rockefeller was a New Year’s Eve, many years ago. It was at a friend’s house, built in the wilderness some distance outside of Vancouver, reachable only by ferry. We spent the evening sipping champagne in the outdoor hot tub under a gentle mist of rain while a looking up [...]