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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 [...]
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 [...]
iLove apps
Filed Under biz tips, live and learn, things | June 1, 2010
I have want want wanted an iPhone for a long time now but was locked into a contract and couldn’t stump up the cash to upgrade from a Blackberry. Oops, maybe upgrade is the wrong word but after three whole days owning an iPhone – I’m an expert I know – I don’t actually think [...]
bear tales
Filed Under things | May 31, 2010
When I was little I spent a lot of time in the wilds of the Yukon and consequently I grew up with a healthy respect for – and even fear of - bears, in fact one of the first stories I ever wrote featured a bear: “The bere scared me. My daddy scared the bere. [...]
btv lowdown
Filed Under things | May 6, 2010
>> Click to watch Looking for any of the products we talked about on Breakfast Television this morning? Here’s our must-have list: Colour Your Own Costumes from Moojoes. Vapur “Anti” Bottles from Raspberry Kids So Young Mother Cooler Bags from Pebble and online from So Young Mother. RuMe Jr bags from goneshopping.ca RuMe Pocket from [...]
stay dry and draw
Filed Under parenting, things | April 2, 2010
It’s a very blustery, wet Good Friday here in Vancouver, so we thought these downloadable colouring pages from My Wonderful World of Fashion might be an excellent way to while away some Easter afternoon hours! We love this colouring book and the illustrations which inspire creativity in our tots and, we must admit, ourselves too! [...]
my (long) road to loving lunapanties
Filed Under eco friendly, live and learn, things | February 3, 2010
So this has to be a blog post rather than an article as there’s simply too much backstory here to fit into 300 (ish) words and anyhow I suspect that I might need more than 300 words to convince you to join me in my newest love affair. So when I first heard about Lunapads, [...]
Cookbook Review: ‘Bite Me’ Written By Julie Albert & Lisa Gnat
Filed Under things | December 15, 2009
Cookbook Review: ‘Bite Me’ Written By Julie Albert & Lisa Gnat Written by two Canadian sisters. This cookbook includes fun, tasty, easy and simple recipes to satisfy all taste buds including the pickiest eater in your family. It is fully loaded, complete with delicious recipes and racy photos, and enjoyable commentary. ‘Bite Me’ contains a [...]
teacher, teacher, will you teach me
Filed Under things | December 13, 2009
Now that M’s in elementary school we’ve had to add teacher gifts to the list we keep checking twice. Last year I found a great reusable organic canvas bag printed with a big apple on the front which I thought was a cheeky nod to the traditional. A couple of ideas I have this year [...]
