15.11.11

it's good to be back - thank you vancouver friends for making my trip a great success. It was a short trip and here are a few photo highlights - the first thing you notice when going to vancouver is the beautiful mountains. I saw the mountains on my last day - there was too much fog and the peaks were not visible. on my one day off I ventured to granville island to visit two of my favourite shops - paper ya and maiwa. granville island has a lot of little shops and a lovely food market called the public market. during this day trip I wished I packed my rubber boots and a warmer sweater, my day was cut short because I am a wimp with wet and cold days.
it was a nice experience at the show and everyone I met was super friendly - I hope to return soon. I arrived in toronto early monday morning at 6am (red eye flights suck) and I am already head deep into printing (thanks to john, kristin and my dad for cutting, cutting and cutting while I was away). my mom arrived this afternoon with baguettes and croissants in tow (my mom is convinced that france has the best bread). I am also working on some new pieces and will have more to tell you later.
I missed you all xxa
I was in love with this tree house in judi's backyard
inside paper ya
loved the places I ate at - ramen noodles at motomachi shokudo (thanks elaine - super yummy) - had a fun time at hapa izakaya in kitsalano - we ended the meal with creme brulee. and lastly guu in gastown - you must try the mushroom and rice with cheese - YUM.

8 comments:

  1. Aside from the unfriendly weather :( glad your trip was a success! It was so wonderful to meet you at the market and hope you do make your way back here again soon!

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  2. Looks like you had a lovely time! Sounds like you would have needed a few handknits though...

    ;)

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  3. please say hello to your mom for me
    i need to drop by sometime on the weekend
    xo

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  4. So nice to wake up to your blog post again. :) Great photos. That is a storybook-quality treehouse. Good luck with all of your work and enjoy your time with your family.

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  5. oh, wow. that tree house is amazing!

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  6. How beautiful! Glad you had fun out west! You were greatly missed :) Glad you're back!

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  7. Hi Arounna!
    It was so nice to meet you at the show. It looks like Elaine gave you some pretty good recommendations restaurant-wise! I'm convinced Motomachi is the best for ramen too! I hope you'll come back again (with your family)to discover more of Vancouver's delights!

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  8. melissa - so good to put a face to a name - I hope you enjoyed the show

    nicole - got your knits today - gorgeous as usual, I will photograph them and post here soon.

    margie - yes a visit will be nice - I see your hard at work with your beeswax experiments can't wait to see the results - I will say "hi" for you.

    kathleen - I returned home to a house full of sick people - I will have a good rest after this last craft show - I hope to see you soon.

    arlie - I know! I want one too

    geninne - lots of fun - I think the air is different? or maybe it was just me - so much good food there.

    nancy - it was so nice to meet you too! I am dreaming of motomachi ramen.

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