The 8th cake

Sarah's birthday went off without a hitch. Here's the cake I made: I like to call it: Springtime in Ottawa. Tulips behind a picket fence, worms half-hidden under loose dirt, and grass mixed with frost. (A common sight around these parts.) The party itself was a little crazy. Our … Continue reading

Little rituals

Good grades Hard work deserves a reward. So we went to dinner at Dick's Dairy Dip. The beer was on sale. Is that even legal? Sarah told us she was cold. So she kept her hat and scarf on the entire time. I love this photo: The dinner ended with a banana split, shared four … Continue reading

A post about wieners

There's a little shop in Carlingwood I like to visit called Swiss Pastries. It's an Ottawa-area chain (there are 5 retail locations) and as I recently found out, was founded in 1965 by Hans Ulrich Zuberbuehler. This is precisely the kind of store which sends me careening back to my … Continue reading