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As I have previously mentioned, my hometown of Lytton burned down. Does that not sound weird to say my hometown burn down? Well the truth is that’s what happened. Essentially all of the village including the police station, the ambulance station, the medical clinic, the hospital, the seniors care centre, the two grocery stores, the […]
Something I haven’t talked about before is the fact that for quite some time I have been suffering experiencing insomnia. This is something I haven’t really talked a lot about. But now I have a cure for insomnia. Every night at almost exactly 3 AM I wake up. Like literally, at 3am I would wake […]
Good news! I got my COVID-19 vaccination. Friday night I was shopping at Costco for potato chips and Brie cheese in preparation for a long weekend of sitting on the couch and, well, continuing to do not much of anything. And as you would have it, my local Costco has the pallets of potato and […]
Let me tell you an amusing little story to illustrate a point about a thing I’m calling the Knowledge Gap. Most mornings I leave for work quite early while my wife gets our kids ready for school. She makes them breakfast and packs a lunch for them to take to school. It’s typically a healthy […]
A little more than a year ago I received my super-heavy Brave Star Selvege jeans. A pair of jeans made from a 21.5 ounce denim. For perspective, my unwashed “Rigid” denims from Levi’s are made from something like a 12 ounce denim. My Brave Stars are nearly twice as heavy as any of my Levi’s. […]
Disclosure – this post contains sponsored content – we have partnered with brands for this year’s #5DadsGoWild camping trip and I mention some of those brands in this blog post. As always, editorial control of everything on this blog remains with me and is my honest opinion. If you can believe it, this is now […]
With all the talk about whether face masks should be mandatory or not in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, three other important “habits” have been largely ignored or forgotten about. The first thing we can all do is when we are out in the public is KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF! You do […]
As I mature, I often find myself saying things my dad and my grandfather would say. Today someone asked me a question about how long has something been… And instantly in my head I heard my grandfather saying, “it’s been like that since before Christ was a cowboy.” As a kid I would reply, “I […]
Following up on Tuesday’s blog post about white privilege, here’s another example of white privilege that should leave you scratching your head. In the past I used to worry about getting stuck with a counterfeit $20 bill. My worry about getting stuck with a counterfeit bill? My worry was that if I tried to spend […]
I was at work awhile ago and for some reason we were talking at lunch about white privilege and a colleague said point blank, “There is no such thing as white privilege. I had to work damn hard to get what I have.” At the time I did not stand up to him and call […]
Testing the Christmas treats @doughnutlove.ca .
Gingerbread doughnut blends all the gingerbread goodness and the wonder of a doughnut.
The Cranberry Orange Old fashioned brings together my three favourite flavours – cranberry, orange, and an old-fashioned doughnut.
And then the Butter tart doughnut. All the rich goodness of a butter tart nestled into a pillowy soft yeast doughnut.
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#doughnuts #buttertarts #christmasflavours #christmas #donuts #eatlocal #supportlocal #coquitlam #gingerbread #cranberry #nomnom #dessert
And we’re home! A long week and a long (uneventful) drive home. Huge thanks to the Kanaka Band who have set up a Necessities Store that supports all community members AND they give away fresh produce that they grow in their local gardens.
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Next step in this crazy adventure. Leaving Lytton and we’re headed to Lillooet. We’ll see what’s up at that point.
#bcstorm
I’m not saying we are actually “out of food” but I did find these two items on the shelf at the cabin and started to think, “hmmm, what can I make with these.”
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#bcstorm #lytton #lyttonbc #shelterinplace #getmeoutofhere #sendfood #shitsgettingreal #lentils
I needed (wanted?) to get out of town for a couple days before returning to work so Brown Bear and I headed up the Fraser Valley for lunch @mtnviewbrewing.
I’m still on a pretty restricted post-surgery diet so I let the kid choose our lunch.
She chose wisely. We shared the roasted veggie flatbread and she declared it the “most delicious savoury food she’s ever eaten”. Wow. I agree, it was very tasty!
The other option was a roasted Housin duck flatbread – next time!
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#hopebc #embracehopebc #travelthecanyon #fraservalley #lunch #flatbread #pizza #eatyourveggies #mountainviewbrewingcompany #nomnom
The day my doctor says I can once again eat solid food! A delicious and nutritious Carrot Cake doughnut @doughnutlove.ca is definitely appropriate.
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#doughnuts #eatlocal #doughnutlove #coquitlam #donuts #donut #cheatmeal #peanutbutter #doughnut #breakfastofchampions
When you’re in the hospital waiting for surgery and you’re in isolation but your bestie wants to see you. You find a “work around”. Get’er dun!
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#bestfriends
Out of the house for the first time in a week and took one of the kids for brunch.
She had the veggie Benedict – see my Reels to see a beautiful medium poached egg.
I’m still sticking to my liquid diet so it’s an oat milk latte for brunch for me.
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#blacksmithbakery #fortlangley #latte #coffee #oatmilk #instagood #foodgasm #yum #brunchtime #foodlover #foodblogger #coffee #yummy #delicious #foodstagram #instafood #foodphotography #food #foodie #foodporn #breakfast #brunch
We found these little fire starters from @shopperpluscanada useful when we were out for the #5dadsgowild retreat @manningpark
They made starting a campfire pretty straightforward and easy to do. Just hold a match to the shavings in the centre and the fire is away and going.
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#giftedproduct #camping #campfire #campfirecooking #manningpark #manningparkresort #wintercamping