Category Archives: Personal

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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 Saddle cover detail on a two-humped (bactrian) camel, photographed in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, Mongolia.  2008. What do backpacking through Mongolia, camel trekking in Jordan, and a Russian-Canadian wedding have in common?  Stay tuned to the blog or keep an eye on the Facebook page for more details coming soon and a chance be a part […]

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