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Chili and Corn Tamales Lately all my cooking has focused on big one-pot meals like soups and stews, chili and casseroles. On the weekends I’ve been making big batches of food to freeze for those insane work night evenings when I’m positively exhausted and if unprepared, I’ll just resort to ordering pizza. We’re trying to save [...] Time for a couple FOs. I had some knitted goodies up my sleeve as Christmas gifts for a couple of my coworkers, but because of the ridiculous streak of bad luck I’ve had over the last month, I didn’t end up being able to gift them until I got back to work last week. Baz the [...] Northwest Coast yarn haul As I mentioned in my overview of my trip to Portland and Seattle, I made off with some serious deals at the LYS’s. Considering we spent only three days in each city, and only a couple hours in Cannon Beach in between, I think I did rather well. My Visa statement may [...] Several years ago when my friend Tahnie got married, as part of her bridal party I received a pair of custom-made moccasins to wear with my dress. Tahnie is from Six Nations of the Grand River, and this was one way she acknowledged her cultural heritage at her wedding. The wedding was held at the Ancaster [...] Actually it was driving rain like you wouldn’t believe, but we had to make a choice for our drive from Portland to Seattle. Go the interior route and try to stop in and have a visit with Mount St. Helens, or go the coastal route and see what we can see. It was New Year’s Day [...] I’m working my way through about 6Gs of photos from our trip to Portland and Seattle. Looking at them helps me forget about the travel woes and think back on what I really loved about both cities. Downtown Portland, at night, New Year's Eve Favourites: McMenamin’s Kennedy School: a historic, converted elementary school that opened in 1915 and [...] I’m finally home from the great expedition to Portland and Seattle, via Vancouver, and feeling partially human again after being up nearly 33 hours straight, surviving a 10 hour flight delay and losing my luggage. Gate 50-51 at YVR, around midnight on January 4 I apologize first for the crappy quality photos but all I had to [...] |
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