Here we are, at the end of September! For us Canadians, next weekend is Thanksgiving (holy geez!) and before you know it Christmas will be here. But I plan on enjoying the fall season, taking in some outdoor activities (weather permitted of course!), enjoying fall dishes, apple cider, wearing my cozy sweaters and this is weird, but keeping my windows open during the day. Pretty soon it will be so cold out, this won’t be a possibility. Today though, let’s forget about how fast this year has gone and enjoy the links below for today’s Friday Roundup.
I’m kicking off my weekend by going to Crunchtime Cereal Bar Pop Up in Gastown. It will be open Saturday and Sunday to the public. All pop-up proceeds will go to local charity Backpack Buddies, which supplies hungry schoolchildren with food during non-school hours. Learn more about Backpack Buddies and to find out how you can help fill empty bellies. What an amazing cause and one that we forget is still an issue in Canada.
Last night I attended a casual evening previewing fall books for Appetite by Random House. It was nice meeting fellow food bloggers from Food Bloggers Canada, the Appetite staff, browsing the latest books and chatting over wine and cake. There will be Bloom by Estee Lalonde (!!), Butter: A Rich History, French Country Cooking, Flapper Pie and A Blue Prairie Sky, French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act and so much more out this fall. Great gifts for the holidays!
Yesterday at work, we were also treated to a big staff lunch and Earnest Ice Cream! Salted Caramel and Tahitian Vanilla for the win. In a waffle cone of course! And this weekend, I will be working on some fun posts, catching up on posts I had in my calendar and didn’t get to, baking and researching into my trip this Fall in BC.
What are you up to this weekend? Anyone working on their Halloween costumes? Any local Vancouverites going to VIFF?
1. Stalin’s body doubles. Boy what a horrible job! (Rare Historical Photos)
2. This French road that is only drive able twice a day (My Modern Net)
3. The coolest way to recap fashion week! (Miss Moss)
4. Looking into the history of Paris’s Bloomingdales (Messy Nessy Chic)
5. Pinterest Halloween hacker (Refinery 29)
6. Amazing food still life photography (The Loop)
1. Mushroom and Black Rice Salad
2. 10 Essentials to Keep in Your Desk at Work
Great shots! You’ve got me drooling over that ice cream!
xo Jen
Skirt The Rules
Thanks Jen!
Everything looked sooo darn yummy!!!! Oh my goodness! Sounds like a fabulous weekend! Thanksgiving already?? I’m behind on life so I would cry. I hope you have a great upcoming week!
ya I don’t know why we need to have it so early in Canada. Drives me bonkers because I’m not ready for Fall haha
That ice cream looks so good! Wish I was having some of that right now. Enjoy your weekend!
thanks! have a great weekend yourself!
Ok, that sando and ice cream look amazing! We’re taking it easy this weekend, getting the house ready for friends coming over next weekend!
Chelsea
Chow Down USA
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oh fun! i love hosting people, just wish I had the space 🙁
Love your roundups! I’m just relaxing this weekend and I could use some of that delicious ice cream you had this week!
Kyla
Wanderlustkyla.com
it was pretty tasty! nice way to break up my week and diet 🙂 have a good one!