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merry xbox-mas: tech tuesday
Filed Under events, tech tuesday, things | December 20, 2011
I’ve made reference before to the fact that I have iChildren who are used to playing on my iPhone and iPad but haven’t actually ever delved into the world of video games and their ilk. I also have a husband who’s been hankering for some kind of gaming system for awhile now but as we [...]
lights, camera, christmas!
Filed Under events, faces & places | December 15, 2011
My son, the giant toddler M, is two and is just slowly embracing the concept of Christmas, Santa and all the pomp and circumstance. I couldn’t be more excited. So it was with great fervor that my family (giant toddler M, unnaturally tall husband M and myself…taller than average Erin) headed out to the Van [...]
the scottish prisoner: book review
Filed Under twitlitbookclub | December 14, 2011
For lovers of Diana Gabaldon and her best-selling series of Outlander and Lord John novels you’ll be pleased to learn that her latest offering The Scottish Prisoner (just in time for Christmas) reunites her two heroes Jamie Fraser and John Grey to deal with yet another Jacobite plot in 1760. Readers should be warned at [...]
there’s an app (crayon) for that: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday, things | December 13, 2011
You might, quite rightly, feel that your iPad or iPhone is yours. But your children may beg to differ. And the smeary, sticky fingerprints all over it serve to reinforce the importance of sharing. At least in your little one’s mind. We can’t help you with their sense of iEntitlement (ours have a strong case [...]
winter wine part: wine-ding down
Filed Under contests, events | December 9, 2011
Please note: the party is now over! We are picking the winners and will announce them when they are all confirmed. Thanks to everyone who came out to do some winter sipping with us! Well…that horrible day has come. The final day of the wine party. This is the last day you can enter to [...]
off to see the wizard!
Filed Under events | December 8, 2011
As they headed off into the night for a father/daughter date to the opening night of Carousel Theatre’s newest (and one of their biggest) production – The Wizard of Oz – my eight-year-old pondered how they’d do the cyclone. She thought that four leaf blowers blowing from the ceiling might do the trick nicely. Upon [...]
winter wine party-cue the sparkles!
Filed Under contests, events | December 8, 2011
I have another confession to make. Historically, I have never been a big fan of sparkling wine. To much fizz for not enough flavour. I’ve since realized it was because I really don’t like champagne and I have painted all sparkling wines with the champagne brush…but there are so many beautiful sparkling wines out there! Recently I [...]
winter wine party: blending the best of both worlds
Filed Under contests, events | December 7, 2011
Its wine party hump day! Today we’re delving in to the wonderful world of blended wines. We’re talking about two gooders…Mannina “RoseAnnes Red” , 2008 Walla Walla Valley U.S.A 55% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon which has a complex profile showing licorice, earth, espresso and blackberries. And our Okanagen wine is See ya Later [...]
winter wine party: rousanne…you don’t have to put on the red light
Filed Under contests, eco friendly | December 6, 2011
Hey there yoyo-winos! Its day two of the wine party…are you enjoying your sipping? Yesterday we started off with Syrah and today we move on onto Rousanne. I don’t know about you, but Rousanne is a relatively new varietal to me. I am sure I have tasted it in a blend or two, but not as the [...]
winter wine party time-que syrah syrah
Filed Under contests, events | December 5, 2011
Hey there yoyo winos! It’s day one of the winter wine party! Once again, we’re co-hosting an online wine tasting with our favourite wine-ers, the clever folks at Hemisphere’s Wine Guild. We’ve posted the list of the wines we’ll be discussing this week and are on the look out for your questions which we will [...]
