Wishing all our family, friends, fellow bloggers, Facebook friends, the Twitterverse, and  everyone involved in the food and wine industry, success, happiness and good health in 2013.

Providing photographic evidence that Michael and I do more than just eat. I have captioned some of the photos – to read the longer ones, click the picture to make it big.

Moon: Ar ar ar ooooooooo

Michael in beard, Ireland scarf, red box and white bag

Toby and Martha

Secret perogy recipe

Perogy making fest

Mom, Dramatic Auntie Anne (does it run in the family?), cousin Carlee, Auntie Ev, Cousin Celeste, Cousin-in-law Caitlin

Another year older? Really?

Robby Burns at The Bothy

Jazz’Art (the artists)

Jazz’Art (the musicians)

Uncharacterisically “normal” picture of yours truly

Cubical art

The Great Earl Grey Experiment

Michael studying Art at the Edmonton Art Gallery

A magnificant display at the Edmonton Art Gallery. I want to miniaturize and live in this thing.

The Secret-Chapel-In-the-Corner of St. Mary’s NEW conference centre.

Michael displaying his blue eyes

Cubicle art celebrating the death of my cat Bernie (RIP) he died in 2005 and cannot explain how this art came to be. Sometimes you just don’t ask.

A happy day on 104th Street!

My hill. My bench. My view.

Michael pointing the way to an opium den in Fan Tan Alley in Victoria.

Why do we do this?

Because it’s fun!

I attended church. Here’s a picture to prove it Mom.

Now, there was great anticipation for this guy to play at our favourite coffee shop in Victoria. Then he started to play. We sat with frozen grins on faces for first few songs. Then left quickly.

At one point in my life I would have love to live in one of these floating homes.

But now I want one of these condos.

Can we do this without making it look like a self-portrait? Steady now…

Action shot looking skyward….

Happy smiling couple shot.

Still happy (happier because we are in the Bengal Lounge)

Encourged by child’s note posted at the Ocean Discovery Centre in Sidney BC

Love this kid’s take on saving the world.

Here’s Michael in his happy place.

Here’s Michael pointing out the sites at the Butchart Gardens.

Here’s Michael tutoring Ed on the use of an iPod

Here’s Mom and Auntie Anna staring at the back of my iPhone

Sammy-san at our own “Jiro”-esque sushi place in Victoria.

Old view. Note telephone lines.

New view. Note, no telephone lines.

More of the new view.

A rainbow landing in Mill Creek ravine..

I love Earls

Earls sent me this. In. The. Mail.

Tea at Cally’s new place. Pretty, isn’t it?

Michael investigating a Lotus.

Our picnic car. If we had a picnic car.

Sunny summertime view of Edmonton

Another summer-time view of Edmonton.

Another rainbow.

Foodie meet up at the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald

Canada Day fire works with dramatic smoke.

Men folk. My Gido, Uncle Carl, Uncle Ed, Cousin Scott.

Shrimp boil with hand stirring pot.

F-18. Squint. You’ll see it.

Peaceful Japanese Gardens at the Devonian Botanical Gardens.

Fog in the river valley.

More fog in the river valley.

The remains of my attempt to “purify” our home with sweetgrass. I nearly set the apartment ablaze. But I didn’t.

Coffee time at Transcend.

Summer storm.

Telus field with blinding lights.

More fog.

Sun set over the river valley.

Blue domed Legislature.

Pig roast at Urban Manor!

Cyril and me at the Pig Roast!

Another tea at Cally’s.

Year end What the Truck event at Churchill Square

City hall and the bluest of blue skies.

Can you stand it? Another of us.

Another view of downtown Edmonton

My friend the totem keeping watch over the Royal Lawn Bowling green.

Moon over Legislature building.

Edmonton at night.

Back in Victoria.

Brentwood Bay

Victoria’s inner harbour at night.

Guy Fawkes bon fire at the Edmonton Scottish Society.

Snow.

More snow.

Earl’s does it again!

Fabulous night out at Earls.

Snowy Lake Isle. How can you not love Alberta?

My lovely Mom.

Ed, my lovely Mom, Michael, Uncle Carl

We used these as our Christmas trees this year.