Women of Substance – Author Anne Van Burek’s family

Anne Nenarokoff-Van Burek is the kind of woman I’d like to be when I grow up.  The kind of woman who, in addition to being talented at her profession,  knows how to cook, bake, make delicious preserves AND grow orchids!

I’ve tasted Anne’s “poires au vinaigre” – pears with spices — and it’s addictive.

The woman has flair. Anne knows how to arrange flowers, art and furniture in a room (something which challenges me greatly).

Her home is decorated simply and elegantly – in that French way of combining new stuff with old stuff and still have it all look lovely.

Anne is as much at home in Paris as she is in Toronto.

She has a great relationship with her son and her husband.  And as if all that weren’t enough, Anne teaches French, writes for the theatre, and has written an intriguing memoir.

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