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Travelling in Vancouver, with kids!
A few weeks ago our family finally made a much anticipated trip out west, flying into Vancouver and then driving back east to Calgary. Our first few days were spent exploring downtown Vancouver and the waterfront, which was easily accessible … Continue reading
Posted in Anita Woo, Just Plain Fun, Photography
Tagged bald eagle, bear, Canada Day, Canada Place, Canadian Trail, English bay, family, Granville Island, great horned owl, grouse grind, grouse mountain, Holidays, jellies, jellyfish, lumberjack, owl, Photography, Science world, stanley park, the drop, vancouver, vancouver aquarium, Vancouver convention centre, waterfront
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Sugar cookies get the royal treatment for Easter
A good sugar cookie recipe is like your favourite pair of jeans – well worn, familiar and what you go back to when nothing else fits. That’s how I feel about this recipe. It is a little different than traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Anita Woo, Food & Drink, Just Plain Fun, Uncategorized
Tagged bunny, Color, Colour, Easter, easter cookies, Easter egg, Eggs, family, icing sugar cookies, Inspiration, Recipes, royal icing, sugar cookies
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Teaching your kids to give back
I just returned home from a wonderful vacation in Jamaica with my family and good friends, and while I was away I had some time to spend reflecting on how fortunate we are to be able to vacation in such … Continue reading
Posted in Anita Woo, Just Plain Fun, those3chicks, Uncategorized
Tagged birthday, donation, falmouth, family, food bank, Giving, giving back, humane society, Inspiration, Jamaica, montego bay, orphanage, Photography, school, Wellness, world vision
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Fun, creative alternatives to store-bought Valentines
The tradition of the written valentine has been around since the 1400′s, with mass produced versions available to purchase and send as early as the 1800′s. Different styles have been popular through the years, including these flowery, Victorian-style valentines (from http://wordplay.hubpages.com/hub/victorian-valentines-cards-hearts-flowers) … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940, 1950, 1960, beach, card, Color, Colour, creative, design, family, history, Holidays, Inspiration, photo, valentine's day card, valentines, Valentines day, victorian
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Taste of the season – Gingerbread 3 ways
“And I had but one penny in the world. Thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread.” – William Shakespeare, Love’s Labours Lost Originally the term gingerbread referred to preserved ginger, but over time it has come to refer to a … Continue reading
Posted in Anita Woo, DIY, Food & Drink, Just Plain Fun, Photography, those3chicks
Tagged anna olson, big soft ginger cookies, biscotti, Christmas, cookies, family, ginger, gingerbread, gingerbread cookie, Holidays, Inspiration, Ornaments, Photography, Recipes, royal icing, sinterklaas, speculaas
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A Father’s Day Project To Flip Over
So how many of you are busy at this time of year? Dance recitals, music recitals, soccer and baseball have started, exams, year-end school productions underway…and these are only the activities involving your kids (I am not even going to … Continue reading
Great Expectations
Well, it looks like the nicer weather is finally here and with spring comes many of those photo-worthy everyone-is-getting-dressed-up-so-let’s-take-a-picture events. Tis the season for First Communions, graduations, birthdays and anniversaries, all of which remind us to haul out the camera … Continue reading
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Tagged Color, Colour, design, family, Fashion, Inspiration, Lighting, Photography, Portraits, posing, Royal Wedding
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