Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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The Hideout Cafe
Even though I had not been into The Hideout Cafe for at least three years (only because I no longer have an office near them), when I entered the cafe, the woman working there greeted me with a big smile and asked where I had been. Still offering awesome customer – would their food be…
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Planting Asparagus
It was a warm and sunny morning so my immediate impulse was to get outside and do some gardening. Yesterday I was at Gardenworks over in Burnaby and I picked up a bag of asparagus roots. Today I prepped the garden bed and planted the asparagus roots. Funny thing, in order to fully understand…
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A Day in the City
Today I spent the day with one of my daughters back in my old haunts of Kitsilano. It was a funny feeling to visit some of the places in the daylight as they were places I most often visited very late at night in the old days. I started at Benny’s Bagels for a coffee…
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Benny’s Bagels on West Broadway
I actually do not ever remember being in Benny’s Bagels during daylight. However, in the late 80s and early 90s I was a regular at Benny’s Bagels between midnight and 3am. So being back in the neighborhood during daylight hours, I jumped on the opportunity to once again visit Benny’s. I wasn’t disappointed. Benny’s…
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Whole Foods Pizza for Lunch
I stopped in at Whole Foods at Solo (across from Brentwood Mall) and I had a couple of slices of their pizza for lunch today. Both of the slices were on very thin crust that I found to be quite pleasing. While the prosciutto and arugula pizza looked delicious, it was really impractical. The prosciutto…
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A Burnaby Starbucks Closes
It is not often that you see an independent coffee shop stay open and the Starbucks across the street from it close up shop. However, that is exactly what happened on the corner of 10th Ave and 6th St along the Burnaby, New West border. The Starbucks has closed and the independent coffee/sandwich shop is…
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After School Snack
I stopped at my mom’s after school today and as always, she offered me a snack. How could I say no to food lovingly prepared by my mom?
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Coquitlam Says Enough of Your Baggage
Coquitlam wants residents to know that no plastic bags, whether labelled biodegradable, compostable, or ‘municipality-approved’ are allowed in the Green Cart. The City monitors contamination in Green Carts at pickup time and there are high contamination levels due to plastic bags being used to contain green waste. Plastic, compostable bags, and other non-organic contaminants are…
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293 Wallace St
A buddy of mine and I had to make a run up the Fraser Canyon Friday evening so we seized the opportunity to stop in and eat at Chef Hiro Takeda’s place, 293 Wallace St in Hope. As usual, I went to the more “edgy” side of his menu while my travel companion played things…
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Eggs for Lunch
Another home cooking type of day for lunch today. I love the simplicity of a soft boiled egg, a sliced Roma tomato, and baked potato patties. Add a sprinkle of salt, a grind of pepper and I am in bliss.
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