Family time and the first white christmas we’ve had in years. This is how I spent the Yule Holiday
Category: the art of cozy
Sunday Night Dinner: Maple Glazed Ham, Scalloped Potatoes and Haricots Verts
Sunday dinners are always extra special at the Manor. This is the recipe for my most recent meal: Slow Roasted Ham, Scalloped Potatoes and French Style Green Beans.
Spend A Cozy Sunday With Me: Forest Bathing, Fall Reading and Some Serious Comfort Food
Join me on a very cozy Sunday. Forest Bathing, Fall Reading and Some Serious Comfort Food.
An Autumn Closet Overhaul, Paella Dinner and The First Storm of The Season
Join me for a cozy weekend indoors. We’ll pull out sweaters and boots for Autumn and cook up a delicious Paella dinner while the rain falls.
Weekend Journal: Fall Fashion Haul & Making Homemade Pierogi .
Join me for a weekend of Autumn Clothes Shopping, Working in the garden and a wonderful Pierogi Dinner.
Long Weekend Journalling – My Easy Bruschetta Recipe and A Walk At The Marina
We took a long sunny walk Friday; May long weekend and people were out enjoying the weather. Boaters and kayakers on the water, a beach volleyball game at Concord Park and picnic blankets on the grass at Science World. Long weekends usually mean empty streets and a city void of people but with Covid restrictions…
The Simple Home: Living Well While Spending Less
“Don’t make your life complicated, live simply.” There’s something about living simply that brings a sense of connectedness and grounding. I realize that living “simply” will have various significance from one person to the next; we are all unique. One thing is certain for all of us however and that is, we live in a…
Things To Do In Vancouver When It Rains
“I always think of the Pacific Northwest as giant trees, rain, clouds and dampness, like the Native American art from that area” – Kyle MacLachlan (Actor from the show Twin Peaks) Vancouver gets about 192 days of rain a year that’s more than 6 months of damp, mist, fog, grey, cloudy skies, puddles and raincoats….
A Wintertime Journal Entry
“All hail to the days that merit more praiseThan all the rest of the year,Forgetting old wrongs with carols and songsTo drive the cold winter away“ December 26th, 4:02 pm. The skies to the west are a pale yellow as the sun sets slowly into the cold Pacific. We slept late and brunch was chicken…
Making Traditional Christmas Orange Pomanders
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol I love looking at photos of Victorian…