My girlfriends are the inspiration behind Wine on Sundays:

April, my sometimes roommate and aspiring chef,

Meaghan, my strong, reliable and ultra supportive voice (who still refuses to wear dangling earrings),

Natalie, the most fashionable woman I know,

Cheryl, the girl who always believes in love, and

Christina, my partner in crime.

Sundays are a great day for me. It is the standing date that we girls have together: we make dinner, followed by wine, gossip and debates ranging from politics to religion, the environment and the intricacies of the last episode of Desperate Housewives. Sometimes Sunday nights end early and sometimes they end when we are out of wine and the LCBO has been closed for hours.

In April 2005, Christina and I opened Workshop Studio & Boutique in Ottawa, a trendy shop on the edge of the market where we promote all kinds of great local women designers and even a few from as far as Swaziland, Africa. The boutique is also a workspace that doubles as our studio: you can find us there most days of the week working on our latest designs.

All in all, it has been a great year for Wine on Sundays – thank you all for your support!