From the Archives - Vintage Honda Bikes

Originally published March 3, 2010

I was lucky enough to grow up in the country where we could bomb around on dirt bikes and ATVs. Now that I live in the city I'm thinking about finding a vintage bike to bomb around on. There's a guy in the West End that rides around on his Dad's 1970s Honda scooter I'll have to track him down and take a pic. Watch for him - the bike's yellow and he's a good guy that likes to chat.

via Steve's Vintage Bike Site

The Wall of My Studio Space

Stacy Reynaud

view here
may soon be converted into

Stacy Reynaud
seat covers for my dining room set.

Quote of the Week - Giovanni Brino

Pender St. Coal Harbour  April 18, 2009

Brutalist building demolition in Vancouver

Furniture can be reproduced and so can photographs, but architecture is unique and once it is lost, it is gone for good.

From Here to Architectural Eternity

Built Autumn 1954

From Architecture

Demolished Spring 2012
Made eternal by Google Maps Street View (2362 Haywood) I'm creating a Google map of the homes I've written about. Click the map link above, then click the the blue way finder for more info. There's a link you can click on in the box that pops up that will take you back to the Bijou Living post associated with it. If you have a link or address to a fine work of Pacific Northwest Modern architecture (1940s-1970s) please feel free to add it to the map.

A Snippet of Our Living Room

Stacy Reynaud

distressed leather sofa and pillows from an estate sale (the matching love seat is in the fireplace room), old growth slab table is an old thrift store favourite, Ingmar Relling Siesta chairs from a yard sale (you saw them first on FB), layered cotton rag rugs (try Etsy), indoor/outdoor banana fibre stools (IKEA). I took the blue damask rug back because with a red sofa the colour scheme was too Superman.

We're calling it Beach Chic.

Another West Vancouver Home Demo

Dundarave

One tree was saved.

Design Lover - Gucci Dinnerware

1996

How to Make Thai Noodles

This was good, easy and even better cold the next day.

What you need:

• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tsp grated peeled fresh ginger
• 1-2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp Sriracha or Sambal oelek or Tabasco (we used Sriracha)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp honey or brown sugar (we used honey)
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 8 oz dry spaghetti or vermicelli (we used vermicelli)
• 2 cups sliced tofu
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 long English cucumber, seeds removed and cut into thin strips
• 1 red pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds or chopped peanuts (we used sesame seeds and peanuts)
• 1/4 cup cilantro to garnish (we skipped this as I detest cilantro)
• Food processor or blender
• large bowl
• a pot to cook the noodles
• frying pan to saute the tofu

What you do:

• Combine the first eight ingredients (peanut butter through sesame oil) in a blender or food processor
• Puree until smooth - add more water if it seems to thick
• Set aside
• Saute the tofu and set aside
• Cook the vermicelli until Al dente, drain, rinse and let cool
• Combine the vermicelli, tofu, peanuts and vegetables in a large bowl
• Pour half of the sauce over the top, toss to coat noodle mixture - add more sauce if desired
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro
• Serve in a deep bowl

Makes four servings

adapted from Angela Shellard's Romancing the Stove Column -  North Shore News

Come One Come All Vintage Yard Sale

via my Flickr page

The yard sale tables have turned!

1306 Bidwell Street (Vancouver's West End)

This Sunday - May 27 2012

10-4

Dolce & Gabbana, you're invited too.