Goin' to the chapel...

Last weekend, three of my friends and I attended the wedding of a couple that we know from church- she is from northern Ontario and he is from New Zealand, and it was a great blend of family and friends that got to share the day with them.

Their reception was held at a local Mediterranean restaurant with great atmosphere, and one of the servers, a student of opera at the university, performed a couple of solos including "O Sole Mio." What a marvelous voice! I was hooked in by that one; I'm such a sucker for a good voice.


My friend Sue and I both have curly hair and had it straightened for the wedding, so we had to get a photo together since it happens so rarely.

What we had for dessert

Our table, with the bride

In between the ceremony and the reception, we hung out at a coffeeshop.

Another curly friend, Megan, and I - people sometimes think we're sisters just because of our hair

I didn't take this one, but it's a neat angle eh?

I will have more news soon- some stuff is pending right now in my life so I don't want to say too much till the details are firmed up.

Just a newsy post this time...more later...happy Hallowe'en!

Another macaron attempt

Island on Lake near Peterborough, ON

Life is settling into its routine now, and fall is merging alarmingly quickly into winter- we had our first snow this morning. (For all my prairie friends, I know, I shouldn't be upset; you've had snow for longer I'm sure!) Now out come the mittens, scarves, and warmer jackets. If I could only find my boots...

With the colder weather, my interest in baking is renewed. I love everything about fall- squash, pumpkins, apples, baking, leaves on the ground, more baking, running etc. Although it's quickly becoming winter and the leaves on the ground are getting all curled and not great for taking pictures at all, I'm still holding out hopes for some warmer weather before the really cold stuff sets in.

On Thanksgiving, I didn't get to visit my family, but on Sunday, my friend's family adopted me almost all day, which was a treat. I know them well enough to be relaxed around them, even at a holiday dinner, which was just what I needed. There was more food than could hope to be eaten in one meal, and the squash was superb; the company even better.

On Monday, it took me most of the morning to work up the nerve to go for a short run, but I eventually headed out that door and down the street on reluctant feet. I'm glad I went, but it's more of a drag to layer up beforehand.

That evening, I set out to attempt yet another batch of macarons (remember, not macaroons!) :) This batch was both better and worse than last time; I may have had some sort of beginner's luck at that point. I narrowed the choices down to chocolate shells with chocolate toffee ganache. Very sweet and tasty. I'm bringing them tonight to a wedding shower and hope they'll be a success, although admittedly they're not so esthetically pleasing as last time.

Such a homely little macaron

Well, I guess that's all I have to say, hopefully I'll scrounge up something a little more noteworthy soon.

Have a great weekend~