You Know What is Sweet?
Tiramiso, also known as "nectar of the gods" around here. I interpret the recipe loosely. How can these ingredients go wrong?I start whipping. This mixer is my best friend in the kitchen...I tell my hubby it's my version of a mid-life crisis red convertible. I like to

Remebrance
Remembrance Day is such a peaceful day. That is kind of ironic since the point of the day is to honour those who die in conflict.Maybe I'm wrong there. The purpose is to honour those who have given their one, precious life so that all may have peace, all the time. We went to the cenotaph at the Civic Center for the ceremony this morning. It always chokes me up. I see a crowd of people who gather there to pay respect. There is no big payoff for going to a Remembrance Day ceremony. There are no balloons or cake or clowns. It is a somber gathering, to stand with those who share the love of freedom and acknowledge that it came, that it still comes, at a

A Shadow of a Thing
I love the way the low angle of the sun at this time of year extends shadows. I love how objects stretch and grow and reach.Shadows are mysterious things, just think of Peter, and Wendy, trying to stitch his shadow back on.On our holiday in September we spent a few glorious days w

Sunday Funnies
Mr Wonderful's taste in reading is usualy...how do I put this...*snore*But he follows the Grandich Blog and lately he's had a few funnies to share with me.I am reposting this here, and please note THIS IS ENTIRELY WRITTEN BY PETER GRANDICH. Not Me.Please enjoy, and hop over to his blog post if you want to leave him a comment. He's hilarious and smart. TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 1. Vancouver : 1.5 million people and two bridges. You do the math. 2. Your $400,000 Vancouver home is just 5

Nothing Gold...
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold, Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.