Kidding Around Vancouver Island

On our way back from Fanny Bay recently, we stopped in at Qualicum Beach to try the food at a new place called Rawthentic. Our daughters have some “food issues,” as people say these days, and we thought it would be good to try some dishes that didn’t use things like wheat or milk. The [...]

Looking back over all the years, wouldn’t it be nice to keep those memories alive in a scrapbook? Yes, I said slowly, wondering what prompted a seven year old to ask that, why don’t I look into it. And so it was that we met Jennifer at Scrapbookin’ Adventures in Parksville. She started Grace and [...]

Well, the snow may be fading away (at least til April), but it’s still the rainy season, and for our family that means one thing: indoor gardening. I’m referring of course to raising couch potatoes. With frequent channel-changing and plenty of snacking, you’ll soon have prize-winning potatoes all over your couch. Or… You can get [...]

I love Save-On-Foods – the one at Woodgrove Centre mostly – it has the best in-store music – more 80′s and that makes shopping more enjoyable. Well, today, Ella Rose and I were doing the grocery store wander and headed down the book aisle. I love that aisle! Out of the corner of her eye, [...]