DIY: Crocheted Lacy Green Infinity Scarf and Free Pattern

DIY Lacy Green Crochet Infinity Scarf and Free Pattern, Kiku Corner

It seems as is autumn has set in already. The leaves haven’t quite started changing colour yet, but there is a chill in the air when I go to work in the morning, and I now wake up long before the sun rises. The oncoming dark and cold inspires me to crochet warm and snuggly accessories […]

Hanami in High Park

Hanami is blossom-viewing, most famously cherry blossom-viewing, in Japanese. A few years ago Tomiko and I spent a month in Tokyo and enjoyed picnics under the blossoming trees. This year, we stayed in Toronto and bicycled to High Park to take in the beautiful views and take advantage of the first beautiful weekend of the year. […]

Meinhilde’s Clocks

A few posts ago, I looked at some clocks that would fit my apartments aesthetic. And now I want to show you what I have selected!     This is the pale wood clock that I found in General Tao, a superb shop on Bloor West full of eclectic home accessories, books and stationery. It […]

Skinny Spinach Dip

Although hot spinach or artichoke dips are quite common, the first one I tried was while visiting some family friends in Abu Dhabi. My folks and I promptly devoured a whole baguette working our way through this dip. We loved the cheesiness, the hot meltiness, plus the briny tang of artichokes. Only later did I […]

DIY: How to Hang a Picture

Growing up, our house always had a big wall map. As we traveled, we would stick pins into whichever cities across the many countries we visited. The map was also handy when looking up answers for crossword puzzles or talking about what was going on in the news. Needless to say, we are very good at […]