Category Archives: living

November 16, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Forty-five: How to Plan for a Trip (My London Strategy)

Step One: Travel Books We are taking a family vacation to London this month, and so naturally, my planning/list making has kicked into turbo. I love serendipitously random discoveries too, but I have to do it from a base of knowing that, if it doesn’t happen, there will still be plenty to do. For a [...]

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November 9, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Forty-four: Snippets from Vancouver – Butter Baked Goods

One of my favorite stops from our Vancouver visit had to be Butter Baked Goods. Ironically, it was also our last stop, as we pulled up to the bakery on our way out of town (en route to Seattle). I’m so glad we made it. The space charming + welcoming, and we were able to [...]

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October 26, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Forty-two: Coco Cake’s Tiger Party

Am in love with this 1st birthday party theme: the tiger cake + cupcakes are too cute! Wishing I could turn back the clock for an afternoon to have a tiger party for my buddy. See more from Coco Cake at baker Lyndsay Sung’s blog. She’s quite the talent. images courtesy of lyndsay sung

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October 19, 2011 – 9:00 am

Bonus: Hawksworth’s Coconut Soda Recipe

I can’t say it enough: I love Hawksworth’s coconut soda*, so much so that I ordered it twice during our stay – once as a take-out drink – and have been obsessed with recreating it ever since. The staff at Hawksworth was kind enough to provide the recipe for me to share with all of [...]

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October 19, 2011 – 5:00 am

Week Forty-one: Snippets from Vancouver | Hawksworth Restaurant

Vancouver restaurant Hawksworth opened in June 2011 on the street level of the Rosewood Hotel Georgia. We stayed at the Hotel Georgia during our August vacation and were able to have lunch at chef David Hawksworth’s newest venture. (Had heard many good things about it and so was so happy to literally stumble across it as [...]

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