Month: August 2026

Food + Kitchen Two heads of Napa cabbage with Korean kimchi ingredients - radish, ginger, green onions, salted shrimp, plum extract and fish sauce on a kitchen counter

Kimchi Day

saBEE,

Fermentation is an act of trust – Sandor Katz, The Art of Fermentation A few days ago we were in Aurora visiting Bill. We took him out for a Chinese lobster lunch and brought him along on the errands – always more fun with company. Two stops: Galleria for Korean…

People + Community Two people smiling at a sunny patio table with cocktails at a a lakeside bard, summer hats and Fins Up umbrellas in the background

First Guests

saBEE,

The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Our first visitors are Ros & Brad – and we have a proper Stratford weekend planned. Day one: a walk through the Shakespeare Gardens, cocktails at The Relic Lobby Bar, a stroll to dinner at…

Life Journal Umbra Schnook over-the-door 5 hook organizers in sage green on a store display shelf

Blur of Shopping

saBEE,

The objective of cleaning is not just to clean, but to feel happiness living within that environment. – Marie Kondo Unpacking continues. So does the shopping. Between Winners and Canadian Tire, I’ve been able to find just about everything the house needs. I do wish Winners were Canadian – and…

Travel + Place Michael Louis Johnson performing Half Moon Half Crazy in an intimate living room concert, Stratford, with pianist Jack Wyndham

Half Moon, Half Crazy

saBEE,

Without music, life would be a mistake. – Friedrich Nietzsche There is a lot to do. Unpacking, sorting, setting up a home. An air mattress is waiting for us at the end of it. And yet, on our very first night in our Stratford home, we are heading out to…

Life Journal Household items and furniture spread out on the grass in front of two storage containers on a sunny moving day

Moving Day

saBEE,

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. – William Morris Three men and a truck were expected around noon. The morning was mine to get organized – labelling boxes, pulling furniture and suitcases out of the container, taking stock….