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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Three Sisters Chicken

Three Sisters Chicken

When my three brothers and I were little, we thought our Mum was the only one who knew how to make the best honey-baked chicken in the whole wide world. We begged her to make it, craving the salty sweet contrast of honey and mustard with the lingering flavor of curry...

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A Pudding Sort of Night

A Pudding Sort of Night

Many years ago I read an article in Victoria magazine about the comfort of homemade pudding. The author reminisced about being sick as a child, tucked up in bed under quilts, and how her mother would make her all sorts of wonderful puddings, thick, creamy and oh so...

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Bacon Makes Everything Better

Bacon Makes Everything Better

Monday was a perfectly ghastly evening with freezing rain, slick roads, and icy winds, but nothing could dampen our spirits as the Culinary Experimentation Group met to celebrate Mike's birthday with bacon, bacon and more bacon. 🙂 Our imaginations whirring, we were...

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