I seem to be doing restaurant reviews only when I’m celebrating my birthday cause I never have any time or money the rest of the year, especially when I drop a low three figure for lunch at the Frontenac with a couple of drinks each. Mind you that was la belle ville de Québec not, um, Edmonton. more…
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When you are sick what do you do? Do you go to a doctor before or after googling the symptoms? Do you want to be prepared to match up your symptoms yourself or simply let the doctor decide? Do you read about home remedies or only take traditional medications or both?
There is so much information about wellness and what it means out there in the cloud that no one person could possibly take all the advice of good eating and exercise (and have the right genes if you’re really lucky) and put it all into practice. That would be sainthood and still no guarantee you’d live a pain-free life until you’re a 120.
Anytime I consider the web for information on illnesses though I use some common sense, like I don’t even look at the ads promising a cure if you send in cash (well maybe just to see how silly they are), and I wouldn’t do anything really strange and weird or beyond safety. But right now I’m looking for just a little bit weird since I’m just a little sick and tired of being sick and tired. more…
Okay, so birthday gift…mine…headed off to the above mentioned restaurant for birthday dinner. Being a Monday, the streets downtown were quiet and for the most part, pretty easy to navigate just before our 6:30 PM reservations. In fact we got there just a tad early.
I’d read a bit about the history of the building wondering why the name “hardware” and as chance would have it I do remember hearing that it used to be a W.W. Arcade Hardware store during some obscure conversation about old Edmonton buildings so I was curious to see what had become of this building. Truth to tell, the other reason for the choice was they were open Mondays. more…

photo credit: craigCloutier
Although I’m more of a black tea drinker and prefer the bulk green teas this one was at least a start for now on my quest for other green teas.
I picked up this organic tea the other day and I’ve been slowly making my way through the sachets of tea bags. Its from Namasthe from Whister, BC and unfortunately they don’t have much of a website just yet it doesn’t really matter for now, it’s the tea not the web. more…
While I’m not always a big fan of cookies, every so often I get a recipe that makes my mouth water and a bonus if it looks easy enough that I’ll actually make them. I saw these in my December Canadian Living Magazine and what a tasty surprise. more…
