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Tag Archives: Vancouver
Errbody loves the post office
For his birthday, my brother really wanted The Ultimate Dividend Playbook by Josh Peters (I know, FUN, right?!). Anyway – I bought him the book and mailed it with this deeeeelightful outcome: Dear Canada Post Customer Service, I recently shipped … Continue reading
I’m on a Mission
I have been going on and on and on about this at work and it is really stuck in my head. So I’ll get it out of my system here by typing it all down for ya. Starting July 1, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, tips
Tagged bags, ban, environment, green mission, gyre, ocean, paper, plastic, produce, reduce, single use, Vancouver, whole foods market
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Chemical Addiction
No, it’s not as interesting as the title implies. This is about dyeing your hair. Or, more specifically, how my hairdresser doesn’t understand how to do her job. I went in to get my roots touched up. I had a … Continue reading
Bacchus at The Wedgewood
I went to Bacchus for brunch. Bacchus is the restaurant at the lovely Wedgewood hotel downtown at Hornby and Robson …um. what can I say? The service is excellent. However, that excellence is not reflected in the food. I ordered … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Music, Restaurant Reviews
Tagged Bacchus, breakfast, brunch, downtown, eggs, elegant, fancy, fine dining, hornby, hotel, lunch, parfait, restaurant, robson, Vancouver, wedgewood
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Umbrella time
Today, as per usual Vancouver style, it was raining. But this wasn’t regular old drizzle – it was practically a downpour that came outta nowhere. The kind of rain that makes every body lose what little bit of common sense … Continue reading
Posted in tips, Uncategorized
Tagged ceratosaurus, free, john pacman, rain, steve and john power hour with steve and john, steve venegas, teal seafarer, umbrella, Vancouver, wind
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First Aid
Today I re-did my emergency first aid. Glad to have it – hope I never have to use it. The course material was basically the same as when I took the class two years ago — except AED training has … Continue reading
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Tagged aed, cambie, class, course, cpr, emergency, first aid, st. john ambulance, Vancouver
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This is Cheyenne
This is Cheyenne. She is old, she is sweet, she will happily (albeit slowly) hobble over to you on her arthritic legs for a belly rub. During business hours she hangs out front of her owner’s hardware shop. The shop is … Continue reading
Winning isn’t everything
I grew up in the dust-blown prairies, surrounded by waves of grain, but dreaming of the waves of the Pacific. The ocean has always held a romantic mystery for me. I imagined mermaids, Poseidon, and exciting underwater adventures. When I moved … Continue reading
The Famous Warehouse
AKA el furniture warehouse 989 Granville St (at Nelson…ish). 604.677.8080 The Warehouse is famous for a reason – it’s afforable, central, fun, and relaxed. The Warehouse’s rock bar atmosphere goes a long way with me – the music is killer, … Continue reading
Tacofino
Tacofino Cantina – Vancouver Learn about all the trucks and commissary HERE The amber food truck painted with Virgin de Guadalupe holding a taco, it’s hard to miss. The Tofino food truck that is all the rage has finally brought its … Continue reading