why yellow there!
Charlotte Perkins Gilman might disagree, but I adore the colour yellow and how it can brighten up anything: a mood, a room, a movie, an outfit, a day. Nothing like a winter night to make you dream of egg yolk yellow and bright sunny afternoons. Hopefully this reawakens some of your joie de vivre! sources: … Read more
till i reach you
sublime sounds and heavenly harmonies by THE HEAD & THE HEART. PS. Serifs are so sexy. #typographynerd
late have i loved you
1. gungor on repeat. sometimes you hear a band and it sounds like what you imagine heaven could be, sets arteries on fire. especially after a church conference full of hope and possibility. i love the discovery that others are wrestling with questions and movement and wondering how to love more, how to be the … Read more
familiarity
i’ve lived here too long to be romantic about this city, (at least that’s what i tell myself until – driving up sarcee tr at 10 p.m. on new year’s eve) the lights spread out, a sudden smile, thrumming and blinking, as alive as ever. and i’m caught without breath for the millionth time. my … Read more
being (a) present
on sunday evening, at church, someone was saying how as he drove into the city from lethbridge there was a man on a bridge, looking as if he were about to jump. we prayed for him before segwaying into chris talking, but i’ve been thinking about him a lot. especially when driving, which apart from … Read more
sweet eats: earl grey coconut milk pears
this is based partly on poached pears, and partly on a chinese dessert where bananas are boiled in coconut milk with sugar and cinnamon. i don’t like bananas, i had pears in the fridge, and some coconut milk leftover from making soup… and thus! you need: 1/2 can of coconut milk (around 1 cup or 200 … Read more
end of an era
You know you’ve been housesitting for a long time when you get ticked that someone took your parking spot. The woman I met almost every time I walked the dog is out again, on the last walk of my stay. Her golden retriever is loping, old and playful still, with fluffy fur that sticks up … Read more
more lovely holiday inspiration for you…
sweet paul’s winter issue is out! (and online!) it’s full of d.i.y. gift packaging ideas, decorating whimsy, and most of all, creative and optimistic holiday vibes. run, don’t walk.
curried cream of vegetable soup
soup season! it starts up towards the end of september and goes on until april.. who am i kidding, i drink soup all year round. i made curried cauliflower soup with my bff neema awhile back and this is a variation of it. get those veggies in without realizing it! note: the variety of veg … Read more
channeling elvis, among other things
happy christmas season! my friend evan & i decided to do a countdown where we recorded and posted one free christmas song a week – until christmas! take a listen if you so desire. tis the time to share: music, melodies, and lucky charms. um, what? (ok, so i’m housesitting and i have this huge … Read more
