Hair Help….SERIOUSLY

3.27.08

My stylist has seriously lost her touch with my hair.  I had it 'cut' and coloured March 4th..and look at it already.  She was waaay too unfocused to pay attention and didn't cut it properly and now I look like something from the late 70's....and it takes MEGA work with ...

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Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

3.20.08

[ Nelson Street -March 2006 - photo by Barbara Doduk ] Welcome to Spring 2008. Every year in Spring there is the annual Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (March 25 to April 20). This time of the year our city gets covered in PINK. As a child I remember collecting endless bunches of ...

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Spring Break

3.19.08

Time to go to the Aquarium. Adam could seriously live there. He loves it. We actually could SEE the sloth! Adam took this photo himself! For Spring Break, it wasn't too crazy. Busy, but not nuts and emptied out after 3. We had no problem enjoying the exhibits and the shows. Not ...

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Vancouver’s Bed Bug Problem

3.19.08

Don't let the bed bugs bite. NO - seriously, don't. Bed bugs are a real thing, not just some silly statement you say when going to bed. I have known about this problem in Vancouver for many years when I had a bed bug scare in the building I lived in located ...

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Out and about with the Thursday Walking Group

3.14.08

When we do the seawall walk at West Vancouver we always meet at the Ferry Building Gallery seen above. Before the opening of the Lion's Gate Bridge in 1938, the only means of transport between West Vancouver, on the north shore, and Vancouver downtown, on the south shore of ...

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Vancouver — The Downside

3.5.08

Recently I posted about Vancouver being chosen as the Number One most livable city in the world in 2007, for the fifth year in a row, by the Economist. I think the photos I used to illustrate that post would be enough to convince anyone that the city is indeed ...

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Vancouver, Number One most Livable City

3.3.08

For the fifth year in a row Vancouver was ranked the best place to live in the world in a survey by the Economist magazine in 2007. Not the least of which factors contributing to that is the gorgeous setting. Looking towards the mountains beyond the BC Place Stadium home of ...

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Putting this site to good use….

2.26.08

Can anyone recommend a good EAST side Vancouver Realtor? If my dh is putting his mom's place up for sale...I want to make sure it is done by someone who can get him the best price.

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So, the budget

2.22.08

A few weeks ago, the BC Liberal government had a press release - and it was huge. $14 billion dollars for transit improvement (you should say "billion" like Dr. Evil in Austin Powers). That's nice. The Tri-Cities will get the long sought-after Evergreen line to extend rapid transit to that area. ...

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Walking the Dog…

2.22.08

Vancouver style. Seriously...Vancouver has problems, but boy does it shine on a bright sunshiny day Spanish Banks Dog Beach Callie was sooooo happy Wet Dog Even Nana was well enough to enjoy the glorious day And Caity didn't complain too much!

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