Earlier this
spring my good friend Amy visited Van on the way to and from a stint on
Gabriola Island to paint. She brought
back some amazing paintings as well as pictures (see the trees above) but
you’ll have to wait until her next show to see the art. In the meantime, you can check out her online gallery (www.fragmentsofsoul.com) .
She gets all
of the credit for these photos too. I
love this one she snapped of her cats hanging out on her luggage before she
left Calgary:
On her first
weekend in Vancouver Amy, Sarah and I went to Deep Cove, a little East of North
Van. It’s a charming quiet getaway from
Vancouver. We weren’t equipped for it,
but the next time I’d like to rent a kayak and head up Indian Arm (a fjord of
the Burrard Inlet).
Shots from
the harbour in Deep Cove:
After the
somewhat chilly walk we warmed up at Honey, a cafe famous for their honey
glazed doughnuts. They were a bit rich
for me, but a lot of people rave about these “sweet balls of dough”. Other yelp comments included “I ate two of these bad boys, with
no regrets (my waist line will say otherwise though) “ and “While this dough is heavy, it
still melts in your mouth. I'm drooling as I reminisce".
As if Honey’s weren’t enough, we decided to go all out for delicious
Thai that night and are grinning after being stuffed with coconut milk
concoctions.
After a good time in Van Amy went out to the island for a few weeks to
take in the beautiful landscapes and trees which inspired Emily Carr. She was
extremely productive, creating tons of new work. Looking forward to seeing it soon Amy!
On her way back Amy’s visit overlapped with one from Kiran. We had lots of laughs over brunch and a walk
down Commercial Drive (or simply “the Drive” if you are a cool Vancouverite ). It’s a funky area of town with
tons of good bars, live music, and fabulous brunch places. It’s also great for spotting hipsters, which
I have a tough time defining, but Wikipedia does a pretty good job.
Other Drive highlights: candy store, ubiquitous Vancouver rubber boots,
and yarn bombing:
Speaking of yarn bombing, some pretty cool stuff turns up if you search
it under google images including these gems:
All in all a fun visit with Amy, although I wish the rain had held off!
