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Hangry.
My birthday was a whole week ago now, and because I’ve decided I’ll be 28 for five to 10 more years there was little urgency to celebrate. The only thing I really wanted to do was drive to Hope for … Continue reading
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Salmon ‘n Bannock.
Salmon ‘n Bannock is a restaurant on Broadway between Granville and Oak (a longish stretch, but I can never remember the smaller streets in between), and it’s been there about a year and the whole time I have wanted to … Continue reading
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Catching up, the 3-Day Novel, and Sushi Shelter 101.
You know how sometimes a week or more goes by and then you start to get these friendly reminders about that blog of yours that you enjoy writing that you’ve been neglecting because you’re busy lately and you’ve not just … Continue reading
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Sometimes there just aren’t words. Fortunately, there are always blurry photos.
Memphis Blues: Where I got mocked by the meat guy for being a glutton. Whatever. I love meat and pie.
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No wanting for waffles in Victoria.
This past week has been exceptionally busy – back to work, friends in town from all over, hockey games to be dragged out to the bar to endure watch, and a little day-trip to Vancouver Island to go see my … Continue reading
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Things that are delicious: Pork belly.
Right up until the Olympics, every talking head on television and quote in the paper was saying that Vancouver would be nightmarish during the Olympics, and that residents should expect delays and difficulties getting around, and that they should leave … Continue reading
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A Notte morning for three.
I woke this morning to sun beaming through the slats in the blinds, and it was marvelous and it took me by surprise – the previous million days have been relentlessly rainy and dark. Today was warm and dry and … Continue reading
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When it’s rainy and windy and there are boxes everywhere and if you live in Vancouver, go to The Three Lions Café.
It was Nick’s birthday, and we are in the throes of moving. I got him this. There are boxes everywhere, and I am not buying much in the way of groceries until we get to our new place. So for … Continue reading
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Les Faux Bourgeois: A trendy new place to eat fast and get sneered at. Or, a heartbreaking disappointment that I may never recover from.
The meat was perfect. And everything else was a disappointment. In general, the service was good: Our bottle of muscadet was off in the first place, but the waiter detected it early and swapped out the bottle without trying to … Continue reading
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