Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Taco Tuesday on a Wednesday
Our Taco Tuesday came a day late this week! We had tacos at Taqueria Playa Tropical Mexican Restaurant in New Westminster yesterday on our way home from a late day at school. The tacos are $2 each if you go on Taco Tuesday or $2.5 each if you go any other day. The Vegetariano (veggie)…
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Day Two Traveling the Fraser Canyon
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The Scenic 7 to the Fraser Canyon
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Gone But Not Forgotten
Today would’ve been my grandfather’s 103rd birthday. There are many things I remember about my grandfather. Usually if I went to see him we would go off to some construction site on some remote mountain and cut firewood. Funny to think back and realize that the “remote” mountain we frequently worked on was actually Burnaby…
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Nearly Wordless Wednesday
A very good burger from Romer’s Burgers location in the River District – that area on the riverside of Marine Drive west of Boundary Road. I
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Sharing Access to Docs in Google Classroom
As a user of the Google apps for education (G-Suite tools) I am a pretty heavy user of Google Classroom and Google Drive in my school classroom. They are tools that work well for what I want to get done with my students. A question I frequently get asked about Google Classroom; what is the…
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Duffin’s Donuts; Good Times
Do you know of a restaurant or two or three that you have always wanted to try but have just never managed to make it happen? I’ve got a couple, but after this weekend, one less. This weekend I crossed one of my “I really need to try that place” restaurants after visiting Duffin’s Donuts…
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Coquitlam’s Lights at Lafarge Winter Lights Display
A selection of free pop-up activities and special theme nights will add to the magic of Coquitlam’s Lights at Lafarge Winter Lights Display. This year’s display includes hundreds of thousands of lights, and many of the features have been hand-crafted by community members as well as city staff, often using recycled materials such as milk…
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Starbucks Carved Ham and Swiss Sandwich
I have to admit, I have not been happy with the last few breakfast sandwiches I’ve bought from Starbucks. The bacon sandwiches have seriously under cooked and stringy bacon and the roasted ham sandwiches have had an odd chemical-like smell and taste. Not a happy Starbucks customer. And then they brought in the carved ham…
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