another week of late winter. purple tulips blooming at the table. there was homemade mushroom soup, creamy and velvety. she loved her love. there was a passionate day of dreaming of photography: she joined nine other photographers at jamie delaine's studio for a presentation on envisioning art and business. the ten photographers shared their dreams with one another, and then she joined four of them for a quaint lunch at the little white house, heritage home turned boutique and tea salon in various shades of white and cream, hinted with gold and crystal. the table was laid with white linens and white cups. they dined on salads with dried cranberries and chevre, on quiche, on grilled thyme chicken. two already friends, many meeting for the first time. they shared their fears and their growth, and all five left inspired to create more, to live more, to make more of their businesses. that evening, the couple went to wine club, to share many bottles from the pacific northwest. they discussed the geographical history of the area, the art on the hosts' mantle, the best places for coffee in the neighborhood. they are quickly falling in love with their wine club, with the education, with the diverse souls. one couple, more than twice their age, is lively and romantic, and makes them look forward to all the decades to come. others are european, and talk of their childhoods in france and england and sweden and serbia, and make them eager to move to the continent. they dined on gravalox, on grilled salmon, on yam salad with local hazelnuts, on a wild mushroom tart. inspired by the coffee culture of the pacific northwest, they brought espresso cupcakes with cream cheese frosting to finish the evening. thursday, the final day of her week, was accented with an online feature and with a date with a friend in the elysian cafe, to discuss making a film for her business, and to talk about the loves of their life and the years of transition they are in. they wandered fourth avenue in kitsilano as they talked, stopping to look at lululemon's flagship store and to pick up some loose leaf teas from david's to bring home. she is so inspired by her friend's eloquence.
