Banquet Journal

cake decorating 101

no one does excess better than a pack of three and four year olds let loose with pink icing and sprinkles.

sunset magazine

i almost forgot to mention this sweet spread, in the august isue of sunset magazine. nice deer!

gunta stölzl

we've already proclaimed our love for gunta stölzl's textiles, but i'd love to see more along the lines of this 'decorative flower' (in my mind a hairpin).

how does my garden grow

  after years of apartment living, i relish that moment in high summer when you suddenly can't keep up with the garden. tonight it will be sauteed greens on bruschetta, with a tiny tomato salad, a...

paradise

it's all been very glamorous lately, being whisked away for a weekend on the lovely gambier island. my sunday was near perfect, and included a beautiful cup of coffee and a moment or two to pick a...

auntie mame

  how much do i love this movie...

roasted zucchini with breadcrumbs

in the last week i have made this roasted zucchini twice (admittedly, the first time was e's version, and it was sublime; finer breadcrumbs are the key). the recipe is from canal house volume 1, a...

room 6

love how room 6 in deep cove filled their window with these beautiful wrapping paper flowers, made from our wrap. such a great idea, and a great shop too!

the unicorn and cyclops

junebugs and other winged creatures

i am crazy for the hissing and clicking junebug. finding an insect in canada that can easily surpass an inch in length totally delights me. and much to his own delight, cy managed to see a pair of...