Vancouver Olympics

Come and see me at my Vancouver Olympic Blog!  

http://kittysvancouver.blogspot.com/

There is going to be a lot of fun!

BLOGGING THE DAY AWAY

I'm going to start a new blog for Vancouver Olympics.... I think I'll use this one to experiment.   (Otherwise I shall SURELY wreck my new blog.)

Christmas Cheer

Even in Vancouver with no snow, no kids, no egg nog, we have still found a measure of our own Christmas Cheer. True, it might sometimes be confused with the Olympic Spirit, or Spirits generally, we are still happy to have it.

You can view full size photos here at

http://picasaweb.google.com/Mrs.Kitty.Kate/ChristmasCheer#

Wishing you and yours very happy holidays.

Things we acquired on our trip....

We were self-limited to things we could carry home, mostly (although we did send a box by sea-mail from Bali, which took about three months). We have really developed a taste for textiles lately, mostly because our house is pretty full of everything else. And jewelery of course... a girl can't have too much of that, and it's easily carried.

So nice to luxuriate in everything hand-made....

 

Our new buddy PACO

Here's our new little buddy, Perro Pachez Gonzales Holmez. You may call him "PACO". He's a 4-1/2 year old Springer Spaniel. He's a very good boy so far!

Waiting for further input:

We've only had him one day, and he's settling in so well, it's amazing. He likes to nap in his cozy crate right beside my desk while I blog in the morning.... how cute is he?!

Berries Berries Everywhere

Bottom Line: 24 pounds of Strawberries is MORE than ENOUGH for two people!



We decided to "u-pick" some fresh juicy ripe local BC Strawberries on Saturday morning. We even went out in the rain, though luckily it had stopped by the time we arrived in Langley. We each brought a bucket and down the rows we went. I guess we were done within an hour and it seemed like enough, but I might have known when I saw the raised eyebrows on the lady cashing us out.

We had a nice lunch in Fort Langley, picked up some dried Cranberries from the chatty Cranberry Lady like we always do, and a hat for Kate (like I almost always do!).

Yesterday, it was Strawberry Central on Haro Street! On the menu:
- Strawberry Smoothies
- Strawberry Spinach Salad
- Cheese and Bread with Strawberry Jam (for dinner!!)
- Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
- Trays and trays of frozen berries for future delight

If I start growing seeds in my pores, would you let me know?

Sadly, the home stretch....

We are leaving Turkey tomorrow. We had one last day for sightseeing and a little shopping at the Grand Bazaar, and happily, are shopped out.

Tomorrow we will arrive in Amsterdam, but for a relatively short three night visit. Unfortunately, the weather forecast is not at all good for the next few days, but our fingers and toes are crossed. If it's not good, we may have to stick with the cafe.s and the Amstel Experience Beer Museum. :-)

We leave Saturday afternoon and arrive, Saturday afternoon in Vancouver. I did finally get Michael to admit he was sort of looking forward to being at home again.

Cheers,
Kate