Italy 2016: Rome and miscellanea
We left Ravello at 7am and started our gruelling 5 hour journey on winding roads through the hills towards Rome. Because our transportation to Rome was part of the organized trip we booked, … Continue reading
Italy 2016: Ravello
The bus ride from Amalfi to Ravello took us straight up into the hills on some very narrow winding roads. The roads in this part of Italy are characterized by these … Continue reading
Italy 2016: Capri
After three nights, we left Sorrento for Capri. The ferry was supposed to leave at 9:40am however a storm was blowing through and the water was very rough so we … Continue reading
Italy 2016: Sorrento
My mom and I have been talking about doing a mother/daughter trip for a while and this winter we finally decided we needed to stop talking, and start planning. So … Continue reading
Spring 2016
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, but I can’t seem to sit still long enough lately to write it. But today, on this cool spring … Continue reading
Apricot Almond Muffins
Kirby went skiing today and I have a staff meeting on Monday that I wanted to bring snacks to so I found a new muffin recipe I thought I’d try. … Continue reading
Christmas 2015
Once again, Christmas came and went in the blink of an eye. Kirby and I both worked Christmas eve until about noon, and then we came home and packed the … Continue reading
Third Annual Christmas baking
In early December, Sylvie and I got together for our third annual Christmas baking and decided to make two familiar recipes – sucre d’orge (barley sugar) and homemade gumdrops – and one … Continue reading
August and September
In addition to the Celtic Roots Festival, we had a few small adventures in August and September. In August we went back to Val David, QC to the pottery show: 1001 … Continue reading
Summer vacation – 2015 edition
This summer we tossed around the idea of doing a few different road trips for our vacation but, in the end, we decided to keep it frugal and simple and … Continue reading
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