Though it doesn’t technically start until the Sept 23, fall (or with the snow… actually, winter) is evidently upon us in Calgary. The glorious two months of freedom we all know as summer is over. Most of us are back to school, and as the weather begins to get nippy, we may find that the…
We Calgarians don’t experience much of what the autumn season has to offer (mostly because autumn lasted for three days), but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the best of it. As a Chinese Immigrant, The one event that I look forward to when the leaves begin to fall is the Mid-Autumn Festival.…
Everything about autumn is perfect to me. The slow slanting light, the crunch of the grass in the mornings, the last moment just before the wind pinches your cheeks with frost and the world is covered in a blanket of white. Autumn is full of moody hues, cold one second and warm the next. It…
Yay! Fall is here! (R.I.P. Summer?) Which means- time for me to bring out my stash of scarves, fall jackets and boots! Just kidding. I only have a few of each. But what I have (and absolutely adore) is my camera. The medium through which I can capture various degrees of happiness, various shades of…
Hi all! Long time no post (sorry!). But with the looming first day of school right around the corner, I figure I may as well shed some autumnal light over the metaphorical overcast skies that is the back to school season (if that was too poetic for you – or just a straight up bad…
The autumn season calls for a different style of yummy desserts, and my personal favorite seasonal treat has always been tiramisu cake. Recently, I’ve decided to experiment with making tiramisu myself. Although it was difficult to locate a recipe that captures the true essence of the dessert, I think I’ve finally found a winner. This…
Ever since I was little, autumn had always been my favourite season. Harvest moons, snuggling in front of the fireplace with a warm cup of tea, the beautiful reds, oranges and yellows everywhere and the musky smell of leaves that fill the air, all bring immense joy to me. 1. Cozy sweater weather A good…
Last week, I was fortunate enough to go on a music camp down to River’s Edge Camp in the heart of Water Valley, right next to the Rocky Mountains. The autumn weather was beautiful, and there was no snow. As another cold winter season starts to roll in, I am really going to miss the…
October can be easily romanticized into the month of orange, of fluttering leaves and pumpkins and first snowfalls. After months of lazing haze, October is when the wind realizes its duties with a sudden swiftness. Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! it echoes after the white rabbit. The prospect of winter, of…
I’m BACK (to YAA). Okay, I admit it isn’t that exciting. Even then, blogging still invigorates me; blame school for preventing me from doing a bunch of posts. Autumn is an exciting season though. Most summer lovers will disagree with this, but I get more excited when fall is here. The yellow, orange, and green…
For a seasonal and spicy treat, a traditional pumpkin pie is always a safe bet. But what if you want a dessert that’s a little bit cuter? That’s where we introduce the pumpkin spice cupcake, the perfect way to infuse flavours of fall into a fun, and unique dessert. Ever since Starbucks came out with…
As summer draws to a close, the cold air starts creeping and the leaves begin to fall. Autumn is here! For many that means pumpkin pie near a warm fireplace drinking orange pekoe tea whilst enjoying a favourite book. That’s just one type of person. For more of us who have to stay in the…
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who hates cupcakes, especially Crave‘s cupcakes; who could? Normally, I’m a die-hard lover of the Nutty Over Chocolate (a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter icing, yum!), but the other day I stumbled across a post on Crave’s website which made my heart sing; for the entire month of…
Don’t you just love the serendipitous moment of accidentally finding photographic inspiration? This beautiful scene just walked right under my nose while I was sitting in Starbucks one evening.