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In January 2013, my dear friend Galina was the victim of a hit-and-run accident when she was struck down by a snowmobile on her honeymoon in Quebec.  Galina sustained two broken legs with over a dozen fractures and underwent major reconstructive surgery. Following the accident,  Galina’s insurance provider dropped her coverage, leaving Galina and her […]

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So I promised a photo of the Paska that Yanez and I baked last week and I’ll be the first one to admit that a photo is all that remains.  That stuff was GOOD.  My recipe (taken from the Mennonite Girls Can Cook cookbook) made 3 loaves, two large round ones and one regular sized […]

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My friend Yanez tends to make her yearly trek down to the Bay area from coastal British Columbia every spring time.  She bursts onto the scene full of colour and life just as spring here in Northern California is erupting in a chorus of verdant beauty rife with blossoms in every pastel hue you can […]

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