Kurt and I are back from our quick jaunt to Seattle. We took in Pike’s Market on Lindsay and Chris’ recommendation. Pigs everywhere! I had no idea that pigs were so closely associated with the market. I got camera happy and photographed every one that we came across. day trip to seattle This photoset has [...]
my favourite salsa song.
[Update: Found better lyrics matching the version of the song shown below. Si hablan espagnol, pueden ayudarme a corrigir las muchísimas faltas en mi traducción? Muchas gracias a todos!] Ven, devorame otra vez by Lalo Rodriguez has long been a favourite salsa song, as much for its lyricism as for its musicality. Such passion and ardor! [...]
and what is all this, you ask?
Please bear with me as I migrate this site over to my new WordPress host. The functionality may not be all there, but I’m working on it! Feed URL is now http://feeds.feedburner.com/karenhamilton Comment feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/karenhamilton-comments
it starts: our first week doing the Nature Challenge.
If you don’t know about my hero-worship of David Suzuki, you must not have had a conversation with me for longer than 5 minutes. I had long wanted to usurp his job as host of Nature, but only recently have I come to respect the environmental aspect of his work. After (gasp!) finding him on Facebook and reading his call to [...]
oh harry, i already miss you.
sigh. seven books is not enough. extremely well done, rowling. now let’s see if i can keep my mouth shut about the ending.
why don’t i live in montreal?!
Can’t believe I’m missing out on Eddie Izzard again. If you live in Montreal and plan to go to this year’s Just for Laughs Festival, make sure to check him out. He’s headlining at two shows this Friday and Saturday at the Imperial Theatre. Show info here.
kare vs. bruce.
totally the pot calling the kettle black. at least i don’t announce it to the world in t-shirt format.
lucas and karen’s wedding.
This has been a week full of love, laughter, friends, and family as we celebrated the marriage of my brother-in-law Lucas to his long-time sweetheart Karen Mack. I’ll let the photos and video speak for themselves…all the best to Luke and Karen and wishing them a lifetime of happiness together!!! Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/horcubee/collections/72157600792510526/ 12 videos [...]
off to toronto.
Wedding #2 in the Hamilton family is happening this Saturday and boy are we excited! Another Karen is being welcomed into the fold. I really don’t know what is up with the Hamilton men and their penchant for K-named women (Karen, Karen, Kaleigh!). So we’ll be in Oakville, ON from July 11-15th, with just enough [...]
canada day weekend review.
This weekend has been action-packed…generally the way I like my long weekends! It started out with a less-than-stellar salsa night at Diavolo. Not many of the regular crew around. I think we were all saving our energy for Robson Square on Sunday. Got a massive bruise on my right foot from some jerk that managed [...]