This weekend is Taste! weekend in Picton, the hub of Prince Edward County….No museum fundraisers or demos for me this time. But oh the joy of just attending as a spectator! and a chance to see the launch of the Fall/Winter issue of the County Grapevine Magazine. The Spring/Summer issue’s launch cover (below) was shot by [...]
Brian Sano and I shot this some time ago, in celebration of the incredible squashes of the season…all grown in Prince Edward County by Sandy and Ed Taylor at their 100% chemical free Honey Wagon Farms. In addition to being beautiful to look at, we ate them all for lunch (roasted till soft with olive oil [...]
When I first went to look at the place I now call “the Nook” in July ‘94, even the real estate agent had to ask a neighbour how to find this “Fisherman’s Delight”. A steep road led down through overgrown brush to a busted-up cabin with ants and mould, an old rusted car engine that [...]
I get sentimental about dogs, and it makes me happy that I can share the Nook, my little rental cabin , with other humans. But it’s especially great to imagine other dogs on holiday where Cleo had loved so much to be. A private beach for swimming, so many sticks, flies to bite at…good times! [...]
Juicy, subtle, and oh so delicate….this years tomato crop was hit by a cold, wet start to the season, and now a heartbreaking tomato blight that threatens it all (like those hungry tomato bugs aren’t bad enough…)
But Vicki’s Veggies “Annual Tomato Hurrah” held on Sept. 5 & 6 was a glowing testimony to healthy community [...]
Mark McEwan’s new food store has alot to boast about, including in-store signage that reveals its floor plan…but also what happens when a creative team gets cooking long before the store gets built.
Over a year ago, Art Director Beverly Oosterdag brought Perennial Design’s branding and retail vision to photographer Rob Fiocca’s studio. There, amazing props, shooting [...]