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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Split Pea Soup with Prosciutto
Every once in a while I crave a good split pea soup. It always brings back memories of frosty winter afternoons spent at my Grandma Robert's house in Three Hills, Alberta. Her soup was nothing like the musty, pale sludge that comes from cans and chain restaurants....
Grandma Bjorn’s Danish Krum Kager
As a young woman my Grandma, Ruth Bjorn, boarded a ship in Copenhagen, Denmark to start a new life in Canada with her husband Alfred and four children. She left behind parents, 12 siblings and innumerable friends and relations and didn't speak a lick of English. Their...
Not So Scary Vichyssoise
I've devoted Plucky Thursdays to writing about recipes and foods that intimidate me, and I'm amused to find almost all of them are French! I'm not sure where this fear stems from, but it is also accompanied by a firm belief that all French recipes involve difficult...
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