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a last minute (or great for any occasion) gift idea
Filed Under faces & places, guest bloggers | December 23, 2010
I admit it. We’re still doing some last minute Christmas shopping. So when Heather van Mil, the General Manager and Lead Teacher of Gymboree Play & Music of Vancouver & the North Shore, touched base about classes being a great holiday gift we grilled her for more info as we love gifts of experiences and [...]
mocktail party
Filed Under things | December 21, 2010
We were recently sent this list of mocktail recipes from glacéau vitaminwater and we thought they sounded fun, so we wanted to share. And the nice thing is you’ll feel like part of the party and as if you’re drinking something sophisticated, not mock sophisticated: The work appropriate mocktail – safely add a little sass [...]
grouse isn’t a grind
Filed Under events, faces & places | December 19, 2010
We took advantage of the surprisingly fabulous afternoon today to head up to Grouse to check out the Peak of Christmas. Bundled up in all our cold weather gear we hopped aboard the gondola and headed up the mountain with kid who were whining because the mountain was packed and we’d had to park miles [...]
rocking. not rocking.
Filed Under faces & places, guest bloggers | December 15, 2010
When we ran our most recent Mamas Rock profiling Emira Mears she got lots of response from people wondering how she managed to have it so under control. Of course – in the way that parenting goes – the week we interviewed her she was a totally rocking mama, the next week she was rocked. [...]
one of a kind mum, dad & foodie stocking finds
Filed Under faces & places, things | December 14, 2010
Just the other day I shared my One of a Kind Vancouver finds for stuffing your tots’ stockings and now I’m back with some ideas for you (or your mum, sister or friend), your DH (or dad or brother) and a few foodie finds for all the gourmands whose stockings you need to stuff. The [...]
all aboard!
Filed Under faces & places | December 13, 2010
Last night we finally had a chance to hit up the Christmas Train in Stanley Park. Otherwise known as Bright Nights. We love this annual, brightly-lit extravaganza and this year it didn’t disappoint. With a Canadian theme – including Bob and Doug Mackenzie – we also saw polar bears, beavers, lots and lots of reindeer [...]
one of a kind stocking finds
Filed Under events, things | December 12, 2010
This past weekend I spoke twice at One of a Kind Vancouver sharing great finds for stuffing stockings for tots, mums (or aunties and grandmas), dads and foodies of any stripe. There were so many fabulous items there, many of them local, that I thought I’d share my fave stocking stuffing finds here with you. [...]
doing it all one meal at a time: sponsored post
Filed Under sponsored posts, things | December 7, 2010
The holidays loom and so do the many meals with families, friends and others. Our sponsored blog from Simone Hurwitz of Rustic Gourmet Catering introduces one of the most amazing kitchen appliances we’ve ever heard of – the Thermomix. When I was pregnant with my first daughter my Italian mother-in-law sat me down for what [...]
i meant what i said, and i said what i meant. seussical’s worth seeing, one hundred percent.
Filed Under faces & places, guest bloggers | December 5, 2010
Carousel Theatre’s hit production Seussical the Musical returns this holiday season running now through January 1, 2011 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. We were front and centre for opening night yesterday and are happy to report that the show is as captivating as ever. There is something quite magical about taking little kids [...]
raclette, tattoos and lollipops, yum!
Filed Under faces & places | December 2, 2010
We’ve included the German Christmas Market in our craft fair listing below but we’re not sure if it belongs there or under our ongoing holiday happenings. All we know is we hit it up on a dark rainy evening with our kids and had lots of fun. As soon as we arrived we hit the [...]
