2001: Shave my head for the first time, work as a youth pastor at Red Willow Community Church in St Albert AB (Events: Just Shoot Me, Gerta’s Eclipse, and fall retreat in Nordegg), canoe the Mackenzie River in NT, camp at Elk Island National Park, attend plays at the Citadel Theatre, travel to Halifax NS … [Read more…]
Since first touting this microbrewery pub in Regina when I met him 2 1/2 years ago, Chris finally had the opportunity to take me to visit the legend in the flesh. Monday night, our last night in Regina, I spent 3 or 4 hours at the Bushwakker Brewpub. Brian bought us a sampler tray which … [Read more…]
A couple weeks ago a friend of mine dropped by for a couple days and brought some fancy beers. The best was a Flanders Red Ale called Duchesse de Bourgogne from the Brouwerij Verhaeghe brewery in Belgium. It has a slightly sour taste, but a dynamite fruit tone and smooth aftertaste. Absolutely the best beer … [Read more…]
Head on over to my friend Aimée’s new website and follow some instructions to win over $500 worth of kitchen stuff. Inspired to start blogging by yours truly, chef-turned-mom Aimée has built up quite the great following on her blog Under the High Chair and on Twitter. I’ve known Aimée since we lived in Montréal … [Read more…]
This past summer in New Brunswick, I again had the privilege of visiting my childhood friend’s farm. Jean-Pierre and I were little buddies when we were pre-schoolers because our parents were good friends. Along with my grandmother, he and his family represent for me my origins and a sense of home as they are geographically … [Read more…]
This is a post long overdue . . . While in New Brunswick, we were treated to my fathers berry patches, bushes, and trees. We picked blueberries, raspberries, currants, strawberries, cherries, and some things I don’t even know what they were called. Berries are almost all primary colors when they are ripe and they look … [Read more…]
Traveled to Prince Edward Island yesterday. I made a quick visit about 4.5 years ago in the winter to visit some friends, but otherwise I hadn’t been in more than 20 years (I think). The bridge is less than 45 minutes away from my father’s house. Our first stop was Green Gables. I wasn’t keen … [Read more…]
We visited Le Pays de la Sagouine on the weekend. It’s an Acadian heritage park with dramas, live music, cooking demonstrations, kids activities, tours and historic buildings. It is located in Bouctouche on the east coast of New Brunswick. Our tour began with a ½ hour account of the history of the Acadians complete with … [Read more…]
My gracious wife granted her grace on this extravagant purchase after we reviewed a few of my friend Justin’s pictures that he had taken in Guatemala. I went to Black’s Photo and got the Nikon D90 with a couple lenses: 18-105mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR and the 50mm f1.8D. I’ve been clicking pictures ever since. bee … [Read more…]
Fortunately for us, my sister Salomé has been in town to make amazing cakes for our children’s birthdays. My son turned 4 a couple days ago and this was the cake he got. Salomé used to work at a bakery and I think she should start her own cake decorating company. I could be her, … [Read more…]