Monthly archive July, 2009

Cream & Sugar Eat Vancouver

  Turning 30 was never a big deal until I was about to turn 30.   Cliché, much?   But, really, I’ve never stressed about age until now.  And it’s not stress in the form of hunting down wrinkle creams and creating a bucket list; it’s the quarter/middle/late-life crisis kind.  The kind that makes me...

Mom’s Rhubarb Crisp

Ten years ago in the month of May, I drove down an alley and peered over a white fence to scope out the backyard of a house for sale on our list of possible properties. Being the organization freak that I am, I had a sheet printed from the MLS for each property so that...

Dining in Denver: Good food, Bad pics

A few months ago I went to Providence for a conference and forgot to bring my camera for blog purposes.  Last month, I had a conference in Denver and I remembered my camera (sometimes) but I didn’t do a very good job of capturing my experiences.  However, I am writing about them, so I should...

No Reservation Required

I think I was predisposed to love all things Italian. I grew up in North Edmonton, and my earliest childhood friend who lived right up the street was a good Catholic Italian girl, with a mom who provided me with an early taste for authentic Italian food. Then there was the elementary school Madonna obsession...