Gumboot Gourmet

about me

I just had to post a photo of my dream kitchen, I love this kitchen which we had just renovated, unfortunately we had to leave it in our last house. It's a mix of antique & new cabinets, designed & built by us.





I am a retired antiques dealer, I had my own shop for about 8 years. I also held classes in "Antiques 101" at the Continuing Education Centre. We left the big city to move to a very small island, also leaving behind a large house, which we traded for a small house & a large yard. I share my life with DH who is affectionately known as "Pencil Boy" (retired draftsman), we have one cat.
When we're not working on our house or garden, we can be found out riding our Goldwing or in the garden enjoying a glass of wine. I love gardening, renovating, sewing, & of course cooking.

Our motto is:

A small house
A large garden
A few good friends
Many good books

Favorite Foods:

We love almost all foods & are mostly willing to try new things. We eat pretty healthy, but don't diet. Our favorites are curries, seafood, really good chocolate, chicken, along with lots of veggies. We could eat appetizers for dinner every night.

Our favouite restaurant is Vij's in Vancouver, one of the best Indian restaurants anywhere.
Unfortunately it's now 2 ferry rides & about 4 hours travel away. Luckily Vij is smart enough to offer his fantastic food in take out - boil in bag, which we buy a huge amount for the freezer.

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