Three years ago today I made the most important decision of my life.I wasnt at all nervous.I knew it was right.Three years ago today,you made me the happiest girl in the entire world.And every day I ...
I have to say, its good to be back up north.After a month away, everything feels new and beautiful again.And of course it helps that spring is in the air...We took our medical students out to the bay...
This weekend, we packed up the car with months worth of supplies and hit the long 1500km road to our home in the north. It has been a wonderful one month long holiday, but its time to get back to rea...
Since this was our third time visiting Paris, we decided to do things a little differently. Instead of visiting the usual sights, we decided to explore new parts of the city each day by searchin...
Have you ever stumbled upon a small country village so enchanting that you thought to yourself, why dont we just move here, buy an old farm house and grow a garden, live life simply, and die of ...
I cant decide if Strasbourg feels more like Germany or more like France. Its definitely a mixture of both. The half-timbered houses feel very Germanic, the choucroute is essentially German sauerkraut...
We absolutely loved Amsterdam. Its such a liveable city. Despite the crowds of obnoxious tourists (and this is the low season!), Amsterdam is filled with charm.We found some incredible restaurants of...
I love to travel. I love exploring new cities and new landscapes, and I especially love tasting new foods. But after a while, the one thing I miss while travelling is cooking in my own kitchen.Ive be...
Weve spent the last 2 days in a charming little English town called Great Malvern, in Worcestershire. The town is built on beautiful green hills and surrounded by lush forests. It feels as...
Anti-folk artist Regina Spektor is one of my all time favourite singer-songwriters.I love her voice, her subtle strangeness, and her lyrics.She has a new album coming out soon (May 29/12) called What...
Despite the rather miserable cold and rainy UK weather, our brief little visit in Cardiff, Wales has been absolutely wonderful.Weve been staying at my cousins lovely apartment in Pontcanna, and enjoy...
So we arrived in the UK last night and its so nice to be here.We are spending the next 4 days in Cardiff, Wales with my dear cousin Eleesha and her husband Mike. Its fun to be in the Welsh apartment ...
Tonight we are going to see Cirque du Soleils newest show, Amaluna. We spontaneously bought tickets yesterday once we discovered they were in town.Im so excited. I LOVE Cirque du Soleil! I...
Its a cold and dreary spring day here in Montreal. Its rainy and overcast and overall a little depressing out. But its also the most perfect day ever to wear my new Penfield classic y...
Spring/Summer is my favourite time to shop at Ikea. They always have so many fun balcony/garden/lighting ideas.Like these tea-light lanterns. I bought one last year and I love it. I love that th...
Yesterday I saw the first true sign of spring up here. Pussy willows! Theres still patchy snow on the ground, but these beauties are proof that new life and new growth are on the way.Such a love...
Life has been a little overwhelming lately, and this poor neglected blog of mine has been feeling rather lonely these days. But this weekend was such a relief. We had the entire weekend off to sleep ...
J Crew has me all inspired (once again) for warmer days. Summer whites, mix-matched patterns and very bright colours.Now if only that warm weather would come to the north...photos via J Crew Cat...
We had a deliciously sunny spring weekend up north.We spent Easter Sunday at our Cree friends cabin, with her family out "in the bush".It was 9 degrees out, the sun was shining, and you could...
And now, heres a great new song for your weekend by the Alabama Shakes. Their frontwoman, Brittany Howard, is as awesome as they come... have a look:Have a fabulous weekend.
My second favo urite part of flipping through a new J Crew catalog is the Mens section.I love J Crew for men!I want to buy everything for the hubby. Some of the outfits ...
How gorgeous are these photos of Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos Blue Trees?Dimopoulos uses environmentally safe pigments to paint trees blue, in hopes of raising awareness about the millions...
We had a peaceful weekend up north. Mild weather, warm sun, melting ice... its all heading in the right direction.On Friday evening there was a candy drop. Whats a candy drop? Its when a li...
The northern skies were celebrating the arrival of April this evening.And I feel like celebrating too. April means spring is in full swing (even up here in the far north). We still have snow, as...
Heres a sweet song for your weekend, by Andrew Bird (I love the fiddle in it)... have a listen:oxoVanessa
Making homemade gyoza is actually a lot of fun (in my opinion), and they taste amazing when made fresh.I made vegetarian gyoza with a sweet potato, cilantro & onion filling, but you can use almos...
Hello. My name is Vanessa, and Im addicted to buying cookbooks.Its true.Theyre one of my favourite things to buy.Its kind of ridiculous because I live in the far north and there arent even any stores...
We decided to be pretty lazy for the last weekend of our vacation in Montreal. I think I slept through most of it!We went for a delicious brunch at our friends house on Sunday morning. We ...
This week my incredibly talented cousin (and best friend in the entire world), Eleesha Drennan, won first prize at the International Solo Dance Theatre Festival in Stuggart, Germany. The competi...
Montreal is in a total heat wave these days. Officially spring just started, but it feels more like the dog days of summer.Its kind of weird, but Ill take it.I went to the farmers market yesterday an...
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