French Breakfasts

by | Jan 27, 2016 | Food, From Hannah, Kids and Parenting, Travel

  Last year we were fortunate enough to go to Europe – Croatia and France – to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday. It’s no secret I’m a huge francophile. The french chapter titles and macarons in my first book, The Colour of Tea, no...

This Calls For: Jam Tarts

by | Jan 21, 2016 | Food, From Ria, Writing

Celebrations–don’t you love them? Birthdays, yes, but also seasons, babies, raises, whatever gets you cake. Today I felt a celebration coming on, but of a different kind. Hannah’s written before about the job of being a writer and how some days are...

Walking on beaches

by | Jan 13, 2016 | From Hannah, Kids and Parenting

  I have a theory that whatever natural feature, resource, phenomenon surrounds you when you are young embeds itself into your psyche. It forms a part of who you are. If you grew up by mountains, you are going to crave mountains. If you grew up near fields,...

To the New

by | Jan 7, 2016 | From Ria, Seasonal

Here we are in 2016 and around here, snow has fallen. Temporarily. Our snow never stays long–in fact it’s turning to slush as I write. But there’s something about starting a new year (as arbitrary as that whole thing is) with a new look that’s...