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Published date July 20, 2012
On Wednesday I successfully put together the BBQ I ordered for JC’s birthday (which was on Saturday). It was delivered in a giant 70lbs box, and upon opening it, I was immediately transported to less happy times, putting together Swedish furniture. But luckily, it was really easy, and the instructions...
READ MORE Things I Love Thursday (on Friday) – BBQs, Birthday, and some other B’s (not really)
Published date July 9, 2012
On Saturday we wandered over to Yonge & Dundas Square to check out the 10,000 Tastes, 1 Billion Reasons event. A celebration of veg products near and far. I missed it last year, so we made a point to visit it this time. When we arrived shortly before noon, there...
READ MORE 10,000 Tastes, 1 Billion Reasons – Vegetarian fun in Yonge-Dundas Square
Published date July 6, 2012
The past 7 days have been interesting, they’ve been hard, they’ve been exciting, they’ve been nerve wracking, they’ve been inspiring, and they’ve been fun. It’s not often that I get to go on a roller coaster of emotions in both my personal and professional life, but I’m often better off...
Published date July 4, 2012
I’m sure it is pretty obvious that I love sending stuff through the mail. Once upon a time I relayed that love with sending postcards (on postcrossing), and crafts on swapbot, or zine swaps or penpals from other countries. Now I still have penpals, but we don’t write very often,...
Published date June 23, 2012
Relaxing atmosphere, educational chalk based corn diagrams, and air conditioning… what more could you ask for? Well, add to all of that, that the food is delicious. Maizal (133 Jefferson Ave, Toronto, ON) is a recent addition to the Liberty Village area, and how I ended up there was one...
READ MORE Maizal Toronto – A New Vegan Option in Liberty Village
Published date June 13, 2012
I work in social media/digital marketing/new media/whatever. So it delights me when I see businesses using social media effectively to connect with customers and potential customers. There is more to it than just blasting your twitter/facebook stream with self promotion, and not everyone gets that. Some businesses use it better...
READ MORE Hawker Bar on Ossington – Hey Vegan Laksa get in my mouth
Published date June 7, 2012
I often forget about the Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market, because it’s so close to me, and it’s tucked away in the north-west corner of Trinity-Bellwoods Park (at Dundas & Shaw) We live only a block or two away, so it’s one of those things that’s so easy to do –...
READ MORE Farmers’ Markets in Toronto – Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market – Tuesdays 3-7pm
Published date May 29, 2012
Once upon a time I saw The Vegg online and I thought it was some sort of April Fools Prank that wasn’t possible. The pictures looked… too much like eggs. It looked too good to be true. And the website… looked fake too. However, the website has since improved, and...
Published date May 24, 2012
Today, I fell off my bike. Thrown off into the street by street car tracks, literally turning onto the street I live on. This is common. I’ve gotten the impression that this happens to people often enough that it’s known at the hospital. When JC fell off his bike around...
Published date May 23, 2012
I’m getting increasingly more excited with the possibility of having fresh local produce, that I can paw through myself, and buy directly from someone that might have a connection to the source. I like talking to people about food, and some of my favourite folks are people that make food,...