As per usual, I’m irrelentlessly back and forth between Toronto and Picton, loving it, and juggling full-on cabin rentals (with truely spectacular guests this month), and the usual food shoots that give the best meaning to the word” teamwork” . The point of a few days this week…were….. ….working with one of my favourite photgraphers,… Continue reading Toronto; a few days
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fishing at the Nook
It’s wonderful hearing about the good times guests are having at the Nook this Summer; better yet when a picture is worth a thousand words. I love this shot of my friend Vanessa Pandos, who said she hadn’t been fishing since she was a kid. Learn more about her fabulous stained glass creations made from… Continue reading fishing at the Nook
cornography
I’m looking forward to attending “2nd annual popping of…tada… “Cornography”, an afternoon of art exploring our twisted relationship with food.This year’s program includes: a funeral for Bad Food, a music-filled foraging walk, spoken word perfomances, puppetry, visual arts, and hand-on activities. The afternoon will culminate in a DIY Pizza Party where audience members will make… Continue reading cornography
a view of my toolbox
Read a recent post here from the blog of Deputy Editor of Cottage Life Magazine, Martin Zibauer. Thanks Martin!
panorama of the Nook
View a fun panorama taken yesterday at the waterfront at the Nook here , captured by my friend Matt Long, photographer and web designer, and returning cottage renter extraordinaire. He always makes using programs and apps seem so easy…maybe because he also designs them ; I wish him the best with his move to NY. In… Continue reading panorama of the Nook
point of the day: beach glass and burl
The beach at The Nook, with a view to Glenora and the heights of Lake on the Mountain. After 18 years of collecting the stuff here on the shore of the Adolphus Reach, I’ve got…well… alot of it. So I’ve pondered making jewelery, mosaics or “hanging mobile things” , but so far done nothing about… Continue reading point of the day: beach glass and burl
open drawers # 3: The Nook
where: The Nook The Great Canadian Cheese Festival is about to celebrate the cheeses of Canada gloriously, here in Picton Ontario on June 1-3, 2012. Cheese knives are a fitting item in any self-respecting kitchen drawer, and a tiny off-grid cabin in the woods is no exception. Visit the Pastry House for some fine breads… Continue reading open drawers # 3: The Nook
farm to table breakfast, the cookbook!
Excited to see “Farm to Table Breakfast” by Elizabeth Pulker now for sale ! photography : Matt Long food and prop styling: Ruth Gangbar design: Kato Wake copy editor: Becky Lane A hearty thanks to Elizabeth Pulker and Martin Handforth for the grace and commitment to quality that they carried throughout this very local and… Continue reading farm to table breakfast, the cookbook!
applied arts awards!
Congrats to James Tse and Jim Norton for their Applied Arts Photo Awards 2012! It was a pleasure to work with you both on these shots ! and receiving the acknowledgment is wonderful !
cake and strawberries
The current issue of Chatelaine includes a story I did the food styling for with photographer Angus Fergusson; props by Martine Blackhurst of Rustica. Yumm! The recipes are here and here.
new rates at The Nook
It’s wonderful getting rental inquiries again, now that the trees are blossuming and we’re all excited about the warm weather returning. The water system (complete with on-demand propane water heater) will soon be up and running at the Nook, and time again to welcome back those returning, plus meeting some new renters, too. There’s still… Continue reading new rates at The Nook
Spring Glory
illustration: Carl Wiens Welcome Spring!