Family

Making Vinarterta

I’m only one quarter Icelandic, but I seem to be way more in touch with that side of my heritage than the other three parts. I went to Iceland in 2008 (before all the cool kids were doing it) and had the time of my life – how could you not when you’re surrounded by otherworldly…

Thanksgiving at the Shuswap

It’s become somewhat of a tradition to head out to the cabin for the Thanksgiving long weekend. This weekend, because of Zevi’s work schedule and my, well, lack of work schedule, we were lucky enough to be able to head out to BC for six days. As always, there was a lot of reading, relaxing,…

The Weekend I Played All the Soccer

There was one pretty clear theme this weekend, and that was soccer all the time. That tends to be a theme in my life in general, but I took it to a new level this weekend! It started when I showed up to a soccer practice with my women’s team on Thursday night to find that…

June in New York: Lake Placid

Way back at the end of June, Zevi and I went to New York – both the state and the city. We started off in Lake Placid for his cousin’s wedding and then headed to the city to do all of the things you do in New York City. Actually, we definitely didn’t do all…

On Pesto

Whenever I smell basil, I think of my grandmother. Before my first birthday, my mom’s parents moved out to a house just outside Victoria, BC. It was on a large piece of land with huge gardens, many guest rooms, and a pool in the back yard. Between the pool, the myriad of stuffed animals left…

Easter Weekend at the Cabin

I made the long drive home from the cabin with my brother today. It’s nice to be back in the land of wifi and reliable internet, but it was pretty hard to leave BC on such a beautiful, sunny day! We ate our lunch outside in Revelstoke in the warm sunshine and there was a…

A Good Friday at the Lake

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a good Friday (har har) and enjoying a well deserved day off work. Long weekends really are the best. I’m up at my family’s cabin in the Shuswap for Easter and feeling pretty lucky to be in this little slice of paradise.  Summer is my favourite time to be out…

Celebrating My Grandma

This week we’ve been celebrating my Grandma’s birthday. This picture is actually from last year, but she’s now officially 92 years young. She’s a St. Patrick’s day baby, so on Tuesday I made homemade macaroni and cheese and salad at my parents’ house and my sister made a delicious cake and we celebrated. I’d take hanging…