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Why ALC Needs to Preserve Backyard Farm in Oliver

Posted on July 28, 2021 by rozsmallfry

A lively buzz hums through the dining room decked tastefully in a modern salute to farm history. The invited guests at Backyard Farm are getting to know each other even better now as appetites are beyond sated. The fullness comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyle | Tagged ALC, Backyard Farm, chef, food, Lifestyle, Okanagan, Oliver, RDOS, restaurants | 2 Comments

7th Annual Barrel Bash celebrated at Da Silva Vineyards and Winery

Posted on October 2, 2018 by rozsmallfry

After an eventful season that included the addition of the new brand Da Silva Vineyards and Winery to the successful Misconduct Wines on the Naramata Bench to mark its 10th Anniversary, owners Richard and Twylla da Silva welcomed guests to … Continue reading →

Posted in BC Wineries, Lifestyle | Tagged #barrelbash, BC wine, chefs, culinary, Da Silva Vineyards and Winery, events, Misconduct Wines, music, Naramata Bench Wineries, Naramata Bench Winery Association, Okanagan, Okanagan Crush Pad, Penticton, restaurants, Violet Finch, wineries | Leave a comment

“Same same but” Better at Brodo Kitchen

Posted on February 21, 2018 by rozsmallfry

I’m adapting that delightful phrase oft heard in Asia, “Same same but different” to describe the launch of the new menu at Penticton’s Brodo Kitchen. (It’s a saying that evolved as a basic way to tell foreigners that an item … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Lifestyle, Restaurants | Tagged BC wine, Brodo Kitchen, Brodo's, chefs, Chefs in the Classroom, CIC, community, cook, culinary, food, Holly Cecconi, learning lifestyle, Liam McNulty, menu, OCA, Okanagan, Okanagan Chefs Association, OpenRoad Driver Magazine, Paul Cecconi, Penticton, restaurants, Savour Magazine, soup, soup flight, Soup Sisters, tastebrodo | Leave a comment

Winter Solstice: Brighter Days are Coming

Posted on December 21, 2017 by rozsmallfry

It’s Winter Solstice so, for me at least, there’s hope in the air. As the hours of sunlight each day progress toward Spring, my recollections through the Christmas season promise golden moments in the new year. I count myself … Continue reading →

Posted in friends, Grief, Joy, Lifestyle | Tagged BCwildlife, bighorn sheep, deer, elegy, Okanagan, Penticton, tribute, wildlife, wildlife corridor, winter solstice | 1 Comment

Grandma Fengstad’s Prism Lamps

Posted on March 2, 2017 by rozsmallfry

Latent memories work in strange ways and sometimes I find myself nostalgic for no apparent reason. Other times I can sniff out the breadcrumbs that took me here. Today is one such occasion. I read a fascinating article by John … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Grief, Joy, Learning, Lifestyle, Travel | Tagged antique, antiques, bible school, Crooked River, crystal, death, double rainbow, Evangelical Lutheran, family, funeral, grandpa, light, love, magic, memory, mystery, Okanagan, Ottawa, prism, prisms, rainbow, refraction, Reverend Fengstad, Saskatchewan, summer, vacation, youth | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Okanagan

Why ALC Needs to Preserve Backyard Farm in Oliver

7th Annual Barrel Bash celebrated at Da Silva Vineyards and Winery

“Same same but” Better at Brodo Kitchen

Winter Solstice: Brighter Days are Coming

Grandma Fengstad’s Prism Lamps

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