December 28, 2011 – 8:28 pm
christmas dinner was a feast hosted by cousin elizabeth (french chef in the making!). amazingly, she cooked a gourmet french meal for the entire extended family. evening entertainment lamb stew seared scallops also a cream of cauliflower soup, roast beef, sweet potato gratin, madeleines….too many dishes to list, all delicious!
December 27, 2011 – 10:16 pm
church service in the morning, and then lunch at helen’s. getting wrapped up merry christmas!
December 27, 2011 – 8:12 pm
christmas eve dinner was (what else?) hot pot! preparing the hot pot hugs eating… and eating… presents, mainly for rebecca. thanks grandma kathy and grandpa sam for my new dolly! little red riding hood. thanks auntie for my cool poncho!
December 24, 2011 – 3:13 am
helen hosted a party. this time, adults only! food conversation shucking oysters cleaning up
December 23, 2011 – 10:05 pm
we enjoyed a lovely dinner at shaughnessy restaurant in vandusen gardens; good food with a backdrop of christmas lights from the garden. hello nutcracker family pic!
December 23, 2011 – 2:49 am
a visit to vancouver always includes a visit to aberdeen… for my haircut! all the christmas decorations were out including pretty lights. i considered having rebecca take a picture with santa claus, but that day he was a young chinese santa, which was a bit too strange. even without a meeting with santa, i think read more »
December 22, 2011 – 2:39 am
first christmas get-together was hosted by karen and colay. it was wonderful catching up with old friends and making new (little) ones.
December 17, 2011 – 4:12 am
waiting for our delayed plane reviewing safety procedures
December 14, 2011 – 10:21 pm
the term is over and joe has been finishing up with marking exams. luckily he has a little teaching assistant to help out.
December 14, 2011 – 8:46 am
i have a bit of a backlog of foodie posts, so i’ll have to catch up. nantucket grill. i stumbled upon this quaint cafe in a quiet corner of one of the strip malls. not much going on outside, but the inside was quite cute and the menu looked promising. tricky part is that it read more »