Britton Diaries: Canada

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Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Retiring a Cooler Closet

Canadian winter is really the bane of fashion, isn't it? I feel for our neighbors in the south who are getting a taste of the Great White North. When the snow begins to pile up I sadly have to pack up my cute and trendy boots and opt for my very chic Sorels. But I don't really mind these big monsters - even when I had to show up to an interview in them! If you can sit back and really take it in a Canadian winter is a beautiful thing and I'm not going to pretend it isn't here by wearing my skyhigh stilettos.

Check out Sorel's newest video series SORELstyle by Jenn Rogien:

Time to retire these babies by Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply

Busting out my Sorel Caribous! Purchase your own here.

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

A Canadian Reception

Last year my sister married the love of her life. Heather and Timo are a perfect balance for one another and I couldn't be happier for them. Their wedding was held in Amsterdam:

Seeing as how most of our family is in Canada, Heather and Timo hosted a second reception here in Toronto just last weekend. My mother has a wonderful garden and it was the perfect setting for their Canadian reception. Just as in their wedding our family buckled down to do some good old-fashioned DIY.

While Mum and I handled the garden and decorations with help from our family friend Wes, Heather and Timo handled the food. Timo is a chef back in the Netherlands and cooked up a storm of pulled pork, enough potato salad to feed a small nation and our favourite bean salad from the Ottolenghi cookbook. Heather made the cake, just as she did for their wedding day! (Talk about stressful. Can you imagine making your own wedding cake?) Their wedding topper, the iconic Dutch kissing kids was the perfect choice.