DIY: Simplicity 8061 V-Neck Top in Rayon Challis

DIY Simplicity 8061 V-Neck Top

Tomiko and I just got back from a weekend in a rustic cabin on Georgian Bay. While we spent all weekend in comfortable camping clothes, I’m ready to put on a polished top for work on Monday. So here is Simplicity 8061 in view E. Simplicity 8061 is a basic top and I chose to add […]

Eisschokolade – Chocolate Milk with Ice Cream

Eisschokolade - German Chocolate Milk with Ice Cream

Eisschokolade is a classic German, summertime drink. It’s basically a gussied-up chocolate milk for hot weather: chocolate milk and ice cream in a tall glass, served with a straw.

Eiskaffee – Iced Coffee with Ice Cream

Eiskaffee - German Ice Coffee with Ice Cream

Eiskaffee is a classic German summertime drink that combines Kaffee und Kuchen and dessert! It’s been on menus ever since I was a kid, and similar drinks are only now becoming popular here in Canada. I was drinking these way before I ever heard of Iced Capps or Frappuccinos! As a kid, though, I didn’t […]

Explore Morocco: Day Two in Marrakech

Explore Morocco: Day Two in Marrakech

Day Two in Marrakech On our second day in Marrakech, Ryan and I toured the Jardin Majorelle. This is Marrakech’s number one tourist attraction. I hadn’t heard of it before, which isn’t surprising since it only opened in 2011, after Yves St Laurent died in 2008 (and we visited in 2001). We walked through the […]

Explore Morocco: Day One in Marrakech

Explore Morocco: Day One in Marrakech

The morning after we arrived in Casablanca, we were on our way to Marrakech! We got two train tickets to Marrakech, which cost only 95 Dh each. After a short wait, we boarded our train at 10:55 am. The train ride took 3.5 hours, and our little cabin sat eight. I looked out the window […]