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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Lillienne

♥ cloudy afternoons that make for gorgeous sunsets • squirrels scampering outside my window • my Musqueam language class • success with recipes • popping bubble wrap • the sound of laughter • Chris Medina’s ‘What Are Words’ • the breathtaking weather we’ve been having lately • Love Actually • free lectures • giving hugs [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Lillienne

anticipating the Musqueam community potluck tonight • listening to Christmas tunes on the radio • old-fashioned fudge from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory • the sound of reading aloud • seeing beautiful Marine Drive residence all lit up when walking home at night • cedar trees • the dark chocolate bar that magically appeared on [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Lillienne

♥ fast-paced West Coast Swing • baking popular brownies • friends who stay late at work to walk me home • my kettle • hot showers • spoken word poetry • the Terry Global Speaker Series • thick, long-sleeved sweaters • catching bubbles while doing dishes • creamed cinnamon honey • having my own living [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Lillienne

♥ cookie dough ice cream • Bridget Jones’s Diary • dinner party with friends • playing Apples to Apples in the dark • girls’ sleepover • bacon with maple syrup • food certificate to The Point Grill • the sweet server who struck up a conversation with me • pasta at Anton’s • talk about [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Lillienne

Most interesting tip learned this week: If you want to melt chocolate, don’t use a double boiler. Steam can affect the quality and workability of chocolate. To melt, place chocolate in a metal bowl and blow dry the bowl. Now that’s something I’ve got to try! Things loved this week: ♥ The chocolate-tasting workshop given [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Lillienne

Every week, I write my list of things that have made me happy in the past week. This week I am particularly grateful for: ♥ Some of my friends who have been giving me the most valuable support for the past several months. This is my thank you for asking after me even when I [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Lillienne

On a less cross note than my last post, my weekly list of reasons to smile: ♥ My mother is in town and we’ve been having dinner together as a family for the last few days. My father is joining us tomorrow and I can’t wait to have all of us in the same house [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lillienne

This is a week for the love of the purely domestic. As it turns out, the simplest things are also some of the happiest: ♥ The smell and feel of clean, warm laundry. ♥ The pleasant surprise when I go to clean the lint out of a dryer before I use it to find that [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Lillienne

Thanksgiving weekend is almost upon us and I actually have plans this year! Big smiles all around. As well for: ♥ Last Thursday, Slam UBC had its first poetry slam of the year at Simply French Café on West 10th and Alma (a unique little place run by a delightful family). Music + spoken word [...] Continue reading →

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Things I Love Thursday

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Lillienne

Chose this icon just because I think it’s beautiful. Other things that have made me smile in the last week: ♥ Walking through puddles in the rainboots I got last year is still something sort of wondrous and delightful. ♥ Work is paying off! Feedback for the training weekends is turning out to be mostly [...] Continue reading →

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