Bonus

When you wake up early, you see all sorts of things.

La cucina

Some people are packing suitcases to go to Mallorca and Italy and some of us are packing up a whole kitchen into tiny boxes so that we can get a new kitchen with granite countertops.

I don't know why but I have a sudden craving for gelato!

Demolition pie and a bag

The dismantling of our kitchen has begun; these pine shelves made by Mr. Cowboy were the first to come down. They are now in storage because ugly cabinets are going to be installed on this wall.

The wall had to be mudded and sanded and now all I have to do is pick a white paint.

But even though the kitchen is coming down, tools scattered all over the place, and everything is being packed up, I still found time to make a birthday pie for you know who.

This pie was so juicy that now I have to add 'clean oven ' to my to do list.

While it is noisy and dusty upstairs, it is calm and peaceful in my sewing room. So while Mr. Cowboy removed screws and nails from the kitchen cabinets, I finally finished another napkin bag. I love the oak leaf pattern on these napkins.

To brighten it up I used one of my favourite quilting cottons with a heart pattern which I also used on the inside.

My UBC

Big weekend: Final Day

When I asked Mr. Cowboy what he wanted me to bring him from the coast, without hesitating he said Terra bread. So for my last breakfast we went to Terra Breads on 4th. Maura had a pulled pork bun and the greatest orange juice (Cyoni) and I had a cinnamon bun and a double shot Americano or as they say in Penticton, Canadiano. I bought as many loaves of bread as I could stuff into my carry-on plus a scone for later.

After that wonderful breakfast, we walked a block and a half down to a great magazine store called Does Your Mother Know? Good thing we did because as of June 24th it is closing. We each bought our favourite magazines, signed the petition against the sale of the LDB wharehouses, and wished the owner all the best.

Birthday flood

The park was a little soggy for Mr. Cowboy's birthday breakfast so we drove over to the other side by the Rose Garden. The river is up even with the path and it might even go higher if it rains this weekend.

Big weekend: Day Four

Butter Baked Goods and Restoration House on Dunbar were both closed on Monday. But Refind on Main Street was open; lots of great vintage stuff.

It took a few buses to get us to Bosa Foods on Kootenay (right across from the Vancouver Police Station) but it was well worth it. For lunch we enjoyed Sicilian Rice Balls, Mortadella buns, eggplant rolls, and marinated artichokes.

For dinner we headed to the old standby; One More Sushi in the Village and it is always good.