Yesterday I went to WordCamp 2010 (#WCYVR10) at the Vancouver Museum and learned more about using WordPress – which is the platform I use for publishing this blog. The event included a mix of computer programmers, web developers, and writers (like me) who are less inclined towards tech-i-ness. But the hard-working organizers managed to...
Today my friend Michael showed me the latest edition to his Fire-King Mug collection: this green smiley-face D-handle mug. Michael received it as a gift from a friend who recently brought it back from Edmonton. She was visiting family who gave her a pair of mugs she and her brother used as kids –...
Underneath all this colourful pizazz is a chocolate cake requested by a three-year-old birthday boy who loves guitars. It was made by Jen, mom of my son’s younger brother and sister. For the past few years, she’s had so much fun with these cakes that she’s thinking of making and selling them. The wee...