Monthly Archives: July 2011

A Sunset Stroll for Italian Food

Window boxes

After nearly a solid week of rain, we were so happy to get out in the sunshine yesterday evening for a walk through the neighborhood. The air smelled wonderfully fresh and clean and window boxes overflowed with blooms that glowed lush and brilliant in the setting sun. I love this neighborhood. It’s both quiet and...

Click here to read more!

Views of A Rooftop Terrace

Terrace flowers

I absolutely love my brother’s rooftop terrace. He’s been working hard cleaning it all up, power-washing and sealing the wood, hauling out old plants and nurturing new ones. It’s going to be a gorgeous oasis right in the heart of the city and we’re already smitten. Every chance we get us girls (bro’s fiance, Mum-in-law,...

Click here to read more!

Mornings and Breakfast in Amsterdam

Breakfast Sandwich

Every morning in Amsterdam I wake to this view. I have a lovely, enormous window right next to my bed that swings wide open and provides the perfect place to sit and write, read or dream. It overlooks a courtyard that of late has been the scene for ping-pong tournaments for the downstairs neighbors. They...

Click here to read more!

Home, Dinner and Wine-Tasting in Amsterdam

Amsterdam Canal

Hello luvs! I’m writing to you from my comfy bed in Amsterdam, the window open to catch cool breezes and welcome in the sounds of seagulls crying and tram bells clanging. I had a safe trip (nothing like traveling on crutches for adventure!) and am so glad to be settled again. I absolutely LOVE my...

Click here to read more!

Moving to Amsterdam

Amsterdam Bicycles

In less than five hours I’ll be on my way to Amsterdam, starting my journey to Australia by way of the Netherlands. It doesn’t seem real. I’m excited, nervous, and already miss my dear ones here in the States and Canada. And I’m really, really happy. It’s been a very difficult and painful year, and...

Click here to read more!

w h e r e   i   a m
c o n n e c t
w h e r e   I   w r i t e