Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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The BC Storm and Winter Driving Preparedness
Many of the weather prognosticators are now saying that we should prepare for another long, cold and (shudder) snowy winter in the Metro Vancouver region. Ugh. Get ready for hashtag #BC Storm to start trending as we get a dusting of snow. If we are in fact in for a snowy winter, and you are…
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Another Vitamix Win
Another Vitamix soup win. I got home from work, steamed up a half bag of frozen veggies and then poured them and the half cup or so of boiling water into the Vitamix container. I added a half cube of bouillon, a teaspoon of corn starch and then – going way off script, I added…
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The Leaf Experiences Part 2
As I write this blog post I am sitting in the parking lot of the Burnaby Central Secondary school in the borrowed Nissan Leaf while it is charging. I have to admit, I’ve been a little negligent and perhaps a more than a little impatient with charging the car. For example, early yesterday morning I…
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An Extended Nissan Leaf Test Drive
My bestie who happens to own a Nissan Leaf has gone to New York City for a few days. Unfortunately for him and his lovely wife, they had to be at the Vancouver airport at the ungodly hour of 0600. It is difficult at the best of times to get a ride to YVR but…
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Monday’s Movie; Kid Snippets
If you want to know what it is like being a primary school teacher, have a look at this Kid Snippets video on the YouTube –
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Chicken Cordon Bleu from Farm Town Meats
We took a quick family trip to the cabin a couple of weeks ago and of course before we left I took my kids over to Farm Town Meats in Burnaby to let them choose the meat entree that we would cook for the weekend. They surprised me by choosing Chicken Cordon Bleu (which doesn’t…
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Rest In Peace Gord Downie
Last night Gord Downie, the frontman for Canada’s house band, The Tragically Hip passed away. May you Rest In Peace Gord. I thank you for all the music you gave us. With love, Stacey and so many, many Canadians. Go with love.
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Baked Potatoes on Almost Wordless Wednesday
Dinner last night was in the Burnaby test kitchen where we were playing around with the toaster oven to see how quickly and effectively we could bake a couple of potatoes. Once the potatoes were baked, we added butter, fresh salsa, a little thinly sliced red onion, a bit of our candied bacon, and a…
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An Inspirational Thought
As many BC teachers (me included) continue to grapple with implementing new curriculum to their teaching practice, the following quote from George Couros’ book “The Innovator’s Mindset” struck a chord with me, “Again though, at the heart of innovation are people, not stuff.” That’s my inspirational thought to end what has been a very long…
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The Vita-Mix; My Favourite Appliance
One of my all time favourite kitchen appliances is my Vita-Mix. The Vita-Mix is so much more than a blender! I believe it has a 2 horsepower motor that drives the blade inside the container at something like 20,000 rpm. Crazy powerful. I used to use my Vita-Mix everyday because it is so easy to…
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