Monthly Archives: September 2011

Amie’s photo shoot

Last week I had the privilege of photographing Amie, a Pilates intructor and dancer extraordinaire. She needed some head shots that could go on the websites of various businesses she works with, so she asked me to take some pictures. I loved … Continue reading

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From the recesses of the freezer . . .

Guess what my husband had for dessert the other night? He’s been steadily consuming these for quite a long time . . . Yep, it’s those delicous No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Bars. And yes, these would be the ones I … Continue reading

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Tiny Alaska and Lily’s . . . “palace”

At Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska, there is a large riverboat-turned-diorama museum. The different sets chronicle the different kinds of towns that have speckled Alaska throughout the ages. I loved the visualisations of what these towns looked like at different … Continue reading

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Goan Chicken Curry

This lovely number is from one of my first cookbooks, garnered from that sale table at Borders so many years ago: the ‘Best-Ever Curry Cookbook’ by Mridula Baljekar. The region of Goa is known for its coconut, and since I don’t think … Continue reading

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