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One Local Summer Week #1 – Veggie Hero

One Local Summer Week #1 – Veggie Hero

Liz over at Pocket Farm started the One Local Summer challenge last summer, during which bloggers commited to creating at least one local meal per week and posting about it on their blogs. It was very interesting to follow along and see what kinds of 

8 Things Meme

Danielle tagged me with this meme the other day. The idea is that I’m supposed to list 8 things about myself (facts or habits).At this point I can’t even think of one, so this should be fun! 1. I’ve seen “The Princess Bride” so many 

A Car-Free Drive

A Car-Free Drive

East Vancouver’s Commercial Drive neighborhood (otherwise known as “The Drive”) celebrated it’s third annual car-free festival today, which is held to raise awareness about the importance of walkable, pedestrian friendly cities. Several blocks of the Drive are closed to traffic during the festivities, and the 

A New Garden

A New Garden

The kids and I couldn’t resist driving past our old house this morning on the way home from soccer, and I was somewhat horrified to see the yard waste bin full to the brim with bits and pieces of my former garden. All of the 

Cat with Poppies

Cat with Poppies

My mother’s neighborhood has quite an established feline community, which our cats are having a difficult time fitting into.I couldn’t resist snapping a few photos of this handsome fellow relaxing in a neighbor’s poppy garden.

Meyer Lemons

Meyer Lemons

Meyer lemons are deliciously sweet and are thought to be a cross between a regular lemon and a sweet orange (possibly Mandarin). They come from China and grow on gorgeous evergreen trees that are incredibly fragrant when in bloom. An unripe lemon.They make a lovely 

Help!

I’ve been trying to change the header on my blog but am clearly having problems. Where did those of you with nice customized blogs learn how to do that? I’ve fiddled with inserting URL’s into the html before, but I can’t even make that work 

We’re Out!

We’re Out!

We’ve finally finished our move, and have almost settled in at my mother’s place (which is where we’ll be staying while our house is being built). It was kind of sad to leave our little house (it was just under 800 square feet at the