We joined the banana bread craze, learned languages, decorated our homes, picked up calligraphy, plant-tended, meditated and more.
A (tiny) sampling of dishes we’ve created.
A hand holding raspberry bread
Raspberry bread
Spring onion pancake sliced on a plate
Spring onion pancake
Two bread loaves sitting on a cutting board
Bread loaf
Curry tofu in a bowl
Curry tofu
Salmon, asparagus and potatoes plated nicely on a dish
Salmon
Oatmeal raisin cookies drying on a rack
Oatmeal raisin cookies
Banana tarte tatin cooling in a cast iron pan
Banana tarte tatin
Two fried eggs on toast slices
Fancy breakfasts
A coffee drink with a straw topped with whipped cream
Dalgona coffee
A large cookie sitting on a plate with a panda figure
A perfect cookie
Tamagoyaki, rolled and sliced on a dish with a sauce and chopsticks
Japanese omelette
Fresh pasta coming out of pasta maker
Homemade pasta
We became pro linguists.
Duolingo prepped us for some… awkward conversations.
Tree lovers
Connecting with nature helped many of us unwind.
Woman hiking on forest trail with brightly coloured fall leaves.
Dog laying on a deck as two men prep kayaks lakeside.
Woman stands between two mossy rock formations along a hiking trail.
Bookshelf lined with plants beside a hanging plant, floor plant and graphic print.
Boat docked on a calm lake at sunset.
Front entryway bench decorated with plants and accessories.
Cows grazing in a field below two trees with changing fall colours.
Small wooden sugar shack covered in snow.
Lakeside view with two large willow trees.
Talented crafters
From hand-casted ornaments to gorgeous watercolours and virtual islands, Context’s talent got better and better.
Virtual decorating
Ornament casting
Water colouring
Papercraft
Water colouring
Ornament casting
Ornament casting
Professional puzzling
Good news got noticed.
It wasn’t all heart-wrenching headlines. We took time to appreciate life’s accomplishments, achievements and memorable moments, big and small. Here are a just few of the reasons we’re optimistic about the future.
“I purchased a cottage with a group of friends.”
“I paid off my student debt.”
“We set up an outdoor theatre and furniture in our backyard so that we could enjoy the summer spent at home even more.”
“I set a plan to wake up at 5:30 a.m. to study music and play piano—I made it!”
“I adopted my cat, Yuzu, at the end of October!”
“I passed 500 pages in the web comic I’ve been working on since 2015.”
“To celebrate our anniversary, I made pasta from scratch for the first time with my partner.”
“Students were thankful for the Interaction Design course I taught this year.”
“I got engaged!”
“I outlined my fourth book in over 2.5 years of being a writer.”
“Finally bought a camera with a longer zoom for better nature close-ups!”
“I bought a house!”
“Some friends and I quickly put together The Witness Archive to present incidents of police brutality captured on video by civilians.”
“Starting at Context Creative.”
“Lots of little things have made the past 12 months lovely in many ways even with the challenges going on.I can’t count the number of times I have felt so fortunate to be working with so many caring people at Context. There are so many laughs (including big laughs during and after stressful times) and special moments!”
Shifting our mindset: Our favourite mantras
Simple phrases can empower and uplift. Whether it was a line from a catchy anthem or a reminder scribbled on a Sticky-Note, these were the phrases that kept our team going.
