For some strange reason when ever anyone asks me what my favourite food is the first thing I always think of is watermelon. Lucky for me it is that season!

Recently:

So this morning and I was having a little trouble deciding what to eat. I woke up starving so I ate some grapes. Then I realized that grapes wouldn't be enough so I decided to eat a banana too. Of course a banana and grapes aren't enough for breakfast. So I thought I would make a banana smoothie, but all I found to put in it was an orange. Orange banana juice type thing and grapes was what I had.

It didn't last very long. When all else fails eggs are really the best option. And if you follow Julia Child's omelet method it should only take about 30 second to cook! This morning was my first try. And I know what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow!

Muffins. I don't make them that often. You see, someone once told me that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and you shouldn't mess around and eat tiny cakes for the most important meal. That being said sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind and make muffins. 

If you ever find yourself in this situation I would recommend that you make Smitten Kitchens, Perfect Blueberry Muffins. They will not disappoint!

How does my garden grow? Well let me tell you! 

Surprisingly well actually. The mixed greens are up, as well as the radishes. The fancy "Paris Market Carrots" have been taking their sweet time or perhaps just being fashionable late but they too have finally come up too.

Mixed greens

 Radishes

 Basil

 Strawberries in bloom!

And finally the herb pot with Italian Parsley, Dill, Curly Parsley and Oregano.

You may or may not remember that a couple of weeks ago a friend and I tried to turn an old ikea bed into a vertical planter. Well here is the fruits of our labour!

I painted it white and ran out of dirt before I got the whole thing filled up. So I went to the green house and bought more dirt and some fancy seeds. And by some unknown stroke of genius I managed to buy only French vegetables. I got Paris Market Mesclun greens, French Breakfast Radish, and Paris Market Carrots. Yeah that's how I roll, fancy french style.

I did not get caught up in all the Royal Wedding hype at all. Well not until Thursday afternoon that is. I think I must have been living under a rock because on Thursday afternoon I realized that the wedding was actually going to be on TV that night at 3am not Saturday at 3am which I had some how convinced myself. And I had no formalized plans!

So on Thursday like everyone else in the city I decided that I absolutely needed to make the Chocolate Biscuit Cake that the groom had specially requested. I headed to the store after work only to discover that all the Rich Tea Biscuits were sold out. Luckily there are about 20 different variations of this recipe and I found another recipe that called for a different kind of biscuit.

So, I made the cake. Talked a lot of big talk about staying up all night to watch the wedding and then fell asleep on the couch early and went to bed at midnight.

The cake however goes quite nicely with tea! Who would have thunk it.

I made this for dinner the other evening. I know the recipe says that it is a breakfast dish but I added a little salad of pea shoots and called it dinner.

Quick, easy and tasty!

If this weekend had to be described in one word it would be productive. I was a machine!

Let me tell you about it!

Day One

I went rollerskating for the first time in about 15 years! I was dressed in full 80's gear, I didn't fall and I learned the more advanced method of turning corners which involves the tricky leg cross over trick which I have never been able to do. That's all that I managed to fit into the first day and I did so damn good at it that I don't care if it doesn't sound like much.

Day Two

I watched my back log of a bazzion episodes of What Not to Wear and For Rent. This may not sound very productive but cleaning the PVR is definitely a task not to be take lightly. I also sanded and prepped the kitchen table for painting and gave the table its first two coats of paint! In the afternoon I headed over to a friends house were we turned an old Ikea bed into a vertical planter for the balcony. I'm going to plant some lettuce and radishes in it!

Day Three
I realized that although I had planned on filing my taxes months ago I still hadn't even started looking for the secret location of my T4 slip!! And I knew that if I wanted to at least avoid the usually 15 minutes before midnight scramble I should buckle down and start looking for that T4. So I got all my info together, and started the process. I did a bit of work, work that I didn't get to before the long weekend began. I made a super yummy cake for Easter Dinner and added another coat of paint to the kitchen table before heading out for dinner.

Day Four
I spilt my coffee in bed. At least I didn't spill on the iPad. So the morning started with washing linens and trying to remove coffee from the mattress. I then moved on to house cleaning and I cleaned the house top to bottom and even the fish tank got cleaned. I finished and submitted my taxes, finished up the kitchen table and sewed a new pillow cover.

I know, I'm awesome. I am also planning on spending the rest of the week watching this.

I bought a sheepskin this weekend.

I secretly bought it for my cat Charlie. In my mind I just couldn't stop thinking about Charlie snuggled up and sleep in it. Cuteness overload!!

Charlie hates it!

He refuses to sit on the couch near it. And yesterday when I decided to see how it would look draped over a kitchen chair he got really angry and began to attack it as soon as I got it settled on the chair.

I also want a dog because I think Charlie and a Shiba Inu puppy would look super cute sitting side by side. Hopefully this dream will come true for me at some point and Charlie will not hate his puppy friend too.

I have been a little unhappy with my kitchen table for a while now. I have also been watching far to many home decorating and design shows lately to just get over it. It isn't as if the table has a hole in the middle of it and a leg that is 2" shorter than the rest, it is just a fairly standard birch table. And while there really is nothing wrong with it I have grown tired of it. But every time I think that I'm just going to go ahead and buy a new table I remember that there is nothing wrong with the one I have and, I shouldn't just trash it because I'm bored of it.

So, I'm going to paint the table white!

I really don't have a lot/any actual experience with DIY projects but I like to think I have my wits about me and that I could pull something like this off. It is just painting after all. My big concern was the band of trim around the table that isn't wood and I really didn't know what to do about it. So I have been dragging my feet a little. But luck for me I have a father that is a pro at these types of projects and when my mom came for the weekend she brought a little package from my dad with everything I need to get the job done!

And, by next week I should have a lovely white table in my kitchen.

This is a post of random things all grouped together because they happened in March. I'm going to call it March Round-up! I know what you're thinking "Aren't all your post about random crap?". Well yes, yes they are but this seemed like a good idea today.

Mission Impossible 172 (yes I'm pretty sure it is 172) is currently filming here in Vancouver. And for 3 days the under belly of Granville Street was lite up like a… well like something really bright.

Vietnamese was had.

Charlie turned 1.

I have a new toy.

When I first got it I thought that it would surely help me keep on top of things and blog a lot more. But, by the way things are looking now I think it will just give me more reasons to play games.

Oh well!

What can you do in 20 hours? As it turns out, a lot. Last weekend we took a bit of an impromptu trip to Seattle to visit my sister, brother in law and nephew. Since I had to be back at work at 8:30 on Monday morning there was a limited opening of time and I wanted to make the most of the day. So after a late night and yummy dinner with friends we got up at 4 am and caught the quickshuttle to Seattle.

The following took place between 4 am and 12 am:

Sunrise just after crossing the border.

And, we have arrived. 

Let the walking begin. We walked all day. From 9 am all the way till 8:30 pm. True story!

We met up with Little Bear for a donut and Top Pot.