Do you like Chocolate Orange? Is that the thing you were hoping to get in your stocking, feeling for the square shape when it was your turn? Then this is YOUR beer. Pour it into your glass and just ... breathe in the fragrance. There's a liquid Christmas morning for you!
Gold winner at the Annual Canadian Brewing Awards in the 2019 category "herb and spice" and back with a strong showing for 2022!
We crossed the bridge from this reality to the next. Bob said it was okay: "tell them Bob told you so!". The rain had just started to come down something dreadful.... this was the start of the thing we've now learned to call an 'atmospheric river'. When I first heard Johanna Wagstaffe use the term a week or two ago, I thought she had invented a beautifully poetic expression.
Andrew's on Eighth, located at - as you may suspect :) - at the corner of St Andrews Ave and 8th Street in North Vancouver (maplink), is a super-cozy coffee and lunch place with some of the best breakfast croissants in Vancouver. Their Chai lattes are also pretty awesome. The building has a fascinating history, see below!
At the corner of Georgia and Burrard, sits a Megaphone vendor. Since I had some cash on me, I bought the October issue.
"Where are you heading?" the vendor asked. I shared my planned destination. "The Art Gallery? If I may ask, why do you go to see Art? What do you like about Art?"
Walking the winding asphalt path through Grand Boulevard Park in North Vancouver, you may encounter the uplifting chalk art by artist Bren. This person has made my day so many times!
The picture below is from October 27th, when a pothole repair on the Second Narrows snarled the traffic... we decided to walk instead and were rewarded!
The Vancouver Art Gallery has been putting on some amazing webinars; one of them is this session with Jan Wade in conversation with her friend Glenn Alteen. (also check out my other blog post about Jan Wade's current exhibition in the Vancouver Art Gallery).
Highly recommend a listen to this one - it feels very intimate, like listening in on two friends at the table next to you in the coffee shop.
Absolute Mother Goose classic for the season.
Pumpkineater Pumpkin Ale from the Howe Sound Brewing Company "Imperial ale brewed with pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger & cloves. 8.0% ABV"
My constant state of wonder and curiosity leads to research and following the white rabbit where-ever it may go. I hope that some of that I find gives you the same joy!
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Made a lovely discovery in the Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver on the weekend: C41 Coffee. What drew my attention was their photo contest displayed on the back wall.
Vancouver Art Gallery, July 10- March 13 2022
Note: There is an Artist talk with Jan Wade at 4pm on October 21st; more information here.
