I’m so glad you’re here! My name is Krista, and I’m an artist, author, photographer and volunteer in Ukraine. I’m also a grateful survivor-thriver who believes in the power of stories, nature, and creativity to heal the darkest experiences of our lives.
My favourite moments are those spent with kindred spirits, sharing our hearts and experiences, learning and growing together, and making the painful parts of our humanity easier to bear.
I hope that this place will be a comfy one for you, a place of support and understanding, where we can inspire and encourage each other as we all wobble along in this difficult yet wonderful life.
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Surprise Flowers and Cold Cauliflower Curry with Green Peas
We've had the most scrumptiously warm weather this week! No jackets needed, scarves removed by noon, short sleeves and breeze-catching dresses the order of the day for my afternoon walk.On the last few minutes of my walk today I rounded a corner and came face to...
Breakfast for Dinner: Lavender Nutella Crepes
It was breakfast for dinner at CEC this week as we dug into gluten-free crepes filled with all manner of loveliness!! We started with glasses of sweet Spanish wine with red-pepper hummus, chips and a platter of wafer-thin, salty capicola. Cameron fried up a...
Slovenian Dinner in Ljubljana
After our glorious gallivanting around Lake Bled, we piled in our 9 passenger van and drove to Ljubljana, Slovenia. As we got closer to town we realized that in all our excitement over the Julian Alps and Lake Bled, we had clean forgotten to eat lunch. We were...





