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Off to the Pumpkin Patch Every year we make the trip out to the pumpkin patch in Richmond. This year we almost didn’t make it as the big day is growing very near! So we packed the kids up this morning and headed out to the farm. To be honest we
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On Sunday night, at the invitation of a neighbour, my eight year old and I checked out what may be the best haunted house in Vancouver. Located on Dunbar St. at W. 48th Ave this was one scary, and popular haunted house. We arrived just after 7pm, which is when the live, scare you out of
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I have just not been much in a blogging frame of mind (whatever that is) lately and so there hasn't been much fun on Friday's at all. I am back in the game now and here we go. Vancouver's first annual Canary Derby is a soap box derby that
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As I mentionned a few months ago Vancouver was is the running to make it onto board of Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition. As it turns out Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto all made it onto the board. Vancouver goes in the orange group, Montreal goes
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Looking for something to do on these nice warm days we've been having in Vancouver lately (one might say "FINALLY!")? Well Vancouver has some great outdoor swimming pools. Second Beach Pool is a good one for all ages. The pool is huge and
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That last post was no fun at all and don't think I am going to get to the other Vancouver real estate news so I have these two items for you. Vancouver Grow-op Lets start with this "grow-op". After showing my listing in Marpole I was driving
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Mountain Equipment Co-op is hosting Paddlefest this Sunday at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. As a lifelong kayaker this event caught my eye. Assuming the weather is nice, and what big assumptoin that is these days, this sounds like a great day at the beach for all ages from singles to families with kids. MEC says:
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Having won their quarter-final game last weekend the 604homes.com Black Dragons (the Little Mountain Little League that is sponsored by 604homes.com) is playing in the semi's tonight for the chance to play in the final on Saturday afternoon. GO TEAM!
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St. Patricks Day is Monday and the Edgewater Casino CeltiFest Vancouver started yesterday so this Friday is all green. There are some great events at the CelticFest which is centred at the Edgewater Casino this year. I drove by there the other day and
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Have you heard? Vancouver is in the running to be included in the latest Monopoly Here & Now: World Edition. Matel will choose the cities that will make the board based on voting on their website . Twenty cites will be nominated and then you will
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Yes it is Toque Tuesday in Metro Vancouver and volunteers are out around Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby and New Westminster selling toques and baseball hats to raise money to support Raise the Roof and their efforts to eliminate youth homelessness. You can
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Fridays are for fun so I am ignoring assessments, housing starts, building permits, and the economy. I was out with the kids this at Granville Island and outside the Cat's Meow there was a sign for the Mom Cafe. Being, well, a Dad, I didn't go
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There is so much to do at this time of year and that is not to mention all the tedious gift buying and working and .... blah blah blah. So what I've got today are a series of fun things to do around Vancouver this Christmas-time. Late last week the
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Cambie Street finally re-opened this week and they are celebrating on Sunday with Christmas on Cambie . Yes that is right, there is no big hole down one side of the street, no big fences, and street parking right on Cambie. And the best thing is that
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I will start this Fun Friday post off with some gratuitous efforts to win Miss604's bloggisversary contest . I only started reading Miss604's blog a couple of months ago, but its really a great one and she has been at it for four years now. To
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