Spring Time Brunch

There are several reasons I feel grateful living where I do but for the last week my main joy has been the arrival of spring.  The streets are lined with cherry blossom trees in full bloom; tulips are open; I hear birds outside my window and I can walk around my neighbourhood in flip flops!

In the spirit of Easter and spring a few friends and I got together for brunch on Easter Monday.  It was casual and relaxed, everyone contributed to the meal and we ended it off with some post brunch “meditating” on the living room floor.  Our brunch menu included roasted garlic, kale and goat cheese frittata; a big fruit salad with Greek yoghurt; hash browns, bacon, fresh baked bread and a hearty sized pitcher of mimosas.    

The weather has been amazing since and I have spent as much time as possible outside.  To take in all the city’s beauty I spent a lot of time on foot walking down the cherry blossom treed streets.  Those streets often led me to the water where I spent the rest of my time lingering on beaches.  Last night Colin and I planted our tiny garden plot we have at a friend’s house which ended with wine on their porch.

The icing on the cake to top off the week was an amazing spring ski day.  With not much expectation, Colin and I headed to Whistler to use our last prepaid passes and were greeted with a foot of soft and fluffy powder.  Carving through the thick stuff, we built up quite an appetite and we refuelled in Squamish on our way home at Locavore with one of their amazing Banh Mi sandwiches.

All these activities and fresh air have me totally exhausted in the most satisfying of ways.  A cheers to spring and all it will bring!