20 Months a Mom – May 2025

So, it was recently Mothers Day Sunday ( in many countries ) and I thought it as good a day as any to write all down all these things in my head. ( Oh you young moms know what I’m talking about ) All the things that collect and coil and circle there way around. […]

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6 Months in France – Feb. 2025

“ Dear old sun,How you holding up?Through the winter cold?Up there all alone ? February’s been hard on the heart,But we’re near the end,And it’s almost March.Though the sky’s been grey,And in our way, I still see your light. Well, you melt the snow,And you grow the roses.And you dry the tears,And you freckle noses. […]

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Becoming a Mom – Fall 2023

This week my little one turns 3 months old. Yes, I am one of those people now that count their age in months! ( Or if you want to get technical she is 13 weeks ) And I am finally on a schedule. Feeling good ( most days ) And can get to things like […]

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SAISONALE LIEBLINGE – March 2022

IT’s OFFICIAL ! Grow to Gather goes German I am teaming up with the folks at the publishing house, Oekom Verlag here in Munich to bring together a German version of Grow to Gather, my seasonal cookbook. Ein großes Danke zu meine Deutsche Freunden und Familien für eurer Anfrage und Geduld! Earlier this week, on […]

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Autumn Beauty – Oct. 2021

The weather has made me cry multiple times in the past two weeks. I’m not kidding. Pure tears of complete joy. Everything is golden and red and yellow and frosty and fresh and mossy all around me. I smell the leaves and watch them fall, all of my favourite colours are all around me all […]

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Things I learned while making a cookbook – JULY 2021

So it’s been a few months now that my seasonal cookbook has been in your hands. And I have finally had time to reflect on how I feel about the whole process. What I loved, hated, struggled with and enjoyed most. Finishing Grow to Gather feels surreal. Like something someone tells you one day as […]

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Ultimate Thanks – May 2021

Happy Sunday Mother’s Day Morning to you Dear Readers! I am typing next to my fully open bedroom window.   Birds are chirping their many morning songs.  The sky is as blue as it can be.  The trees and bushes and lawn full in bloom and vibrant as ever. Cherry Blossoms, Iris’, Lilacs and many […]

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GROW TO GATHER – April 2020

Dear Family, Friends, Followers, Colleagues and Clients …. For the last 10 weeks I have been hard at work in order to bring my newest project to life. I have been brainstorming, writing, designing, cooking, emailing, photographing and planning. And now I am very happy to introduce the book: GROW TO GATHER, a seasonal guide […]

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Getaway to the Sea – Yoga Retreat #1 – Sept. 2019

This September was a very special one for me. I again took a long train ride from Southern Germany to the Atlantic Coast in Western France. Where, on the island of Île de Ré, cooked, taught and lead a week long Yoga and Photography Retreat,  Getaway to the Sea. This year I had the pleasure […]

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On the Farm in Finistère – Sept./Oct. 2018

Dear Readers, This morning I finally got around to editing the 200+ photos I wanted to share with you all from my time in French Brittany, in the Finistère region.  Specifically the area of Cape Sizun, from last September/October.  This was my second time visiting this area, and even though I only spent one week […]

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My Roots – March 2018

Dear friends and readers, The day I wrote this was the day the 50 + members of my family and community in Canada, morn as well as celebrate the death of my grandfather, OPA, and the amazing life he had after living over 94 years. I struggle with the subject of death a lot, not […]

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