by Chris | Aug 30, 2016 | Media Hits, Uncategorized
Just a short drive from Vancouver’s busiest urban centre is a place of country pleasures just waiting to be explored. The Fraser Valley, that fertile delta between the Coast and Cascade mountains, is British Columbia’s largest agricultural region. It’s also home to...
by Chris | Jul 21, 2016 | Media Hits
From the Midnight in Paris suite at Abbotsford’s Brookside Inn, it is not unlikely to see Mount Baker gloriously peeking out in the distance. With a wraparound balcony that overlooks a nearby vineyard and mountains in virtually every direction, the room immediately...
by Chris | Feb 17, 2016 | Media Hits
The moment you walk into Brookside Inn in Abbotsford, it already feels like home. The boutique hotel reflects a certain charm not always attainable with modern décor, like a 1950’s romance movie on pause.Each room delicately captures a sense of time past, with nods to...
by Chris | Jan 15, 2016 | Media Hits
Over the holiday season we drove up to Kelowna to visit the Anderton clan and decided a stop in Abbotsford on the way back to Vancouver would be in order. We could catch up with some good friends and take a break from the rather stressful highway driving. We booked...
by Chris | Jan 6, 2016 | Media Hits
Brookside Inn’s been open just under a year now, but Chris and Sandi Buis have already made it a successful, welcoming home away from home just an hour away from downtown Vancouver.Over the New Year weekend, my husband and I spent a night here, enjoying views of...
by Chris | Sep 27, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
Total eclipse of the Supermoon just ending. I caught some odd light effect that looks like an aurora. Taken at 8:27PM.This aircraft passed in front of the eclipse just before the end of totality. 2 second exposure.
by Chris | Sep 26, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
Pear Blackberry Pecan omelettes for breakfast this morning.
by Chris | Sep 22, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
Cinnamon apple crêpes with poached pear, sausages & berries.
by Chris | Sep 15, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
Lemony Thyme Blackberry scones for breakfast this morning. #gourmetbreakfast
by Chris | Sep 11, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
A gourmet breakfast! A morning glory muffin, poached egg & sausage with a fruit & berry stack.
by Chris | Sep 6, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
The grapes in the vineyard are almost ripe.
by Chris | Sep 3, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
A gourmet breakfast of lemony Thyme, a Blackberry scone, berry omelette and poached pear.
by Chris | Aug 29, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
Mr and Mrs Hasegawa here from Japan to play golf at Ledgeview. Ironic - after our dryspell, they were rained out.
by Chris | Aug 28, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
A gourmet breakfast this morning, as per our usual. French Toast, and a berry & fruit soufflé with sausages.
by Chris | Aug 27, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
What to make when someone is allergic to eggs, gluten and dairy? Easy. Poached Bosc Pear, Fruit and Pecans.
by Chris | Aug 27, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
by Chris | Apr 9, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
A Good Year (2006)Watch TrailerRotten Tomatoes Reviews View the “A Good Year” in the vineyard Suite
by Chris | Mar 19, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
The Secret Garden (1993)Watch TrailerRoger Ebert ReviewRotten Tomatoes Reviews View “The Secret Garden” Suite
by Chris | Feb 12, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
Anna’s Hummingbird captured with iphone at 240 frames per second. He’s a regular all winter at Brookside Inn. It looks like he’s accelerating to Mach 1, but it’s just the iphone regular speed kicking in at the end of the video.
by Chris | Feb 3, 2015 | Brookside Inn Blog
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)Watch TrailerRoger Ebert ReviewRotten Tomatoes Reviews View the “Under the Tuscan Sun” Suite
