Happy Hour: Strawberry Vodka

Happy Hour: Strawberry Vodka, Kiku Corner

Several years ago during one of our summers in Germany, our family made the trip to Amsterdam. We drove to a nearby village and toured a delicious cheese factory. After sampling all the different flavours of havarti and gouda (I remember the nettle gouda was divine), Karlos and I found a table packed with free […]

Summertime is…Visiting a Pick-Your-Own Farm!

Summer Is...Pick Your Own at Whittamore's Farm, Kiku Corner

When we were kids and still living in Canada, our mom would take us to pick-your-own farms. I loved gorging on fresh berries still warm from the sun. Then during summers in Germany, we would pick cherries from our uncle’s tree, wild boysenberries in the hedgerows, and wild yellow plums in the fields. On a […]