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Monthly Archives: April 2009

My new favourite store

Monday, April 13, 2009

Well, it’s not that new; it’s been my favourite store since we moved into this house.  Behold: That’s Gourmet Warehouse, and it’s two blocks from my house.  Dangerous, I know.  They have all kinds of amazing stuff here… cookware, bakeware, glassware, knifeware and any other kind of -ware you can imagine plus some pretty cool [...]

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Finished: Tulip Toes, plus improvements

Friday, April 3, 2009

I spent the last couple weeks working on these adorable things for a friend of mine, who’s having a baby in May. Pattern:  Tulip Toes, by Cathy Campaigne for Knitty. Yarn:  Louet Gems Pearl leftovers It’s a really quick knit, notwithstanding the “last couple weeks” bit – I mostly did it one or two rows [...]

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Local Cyclist Flatting Daily; Is Sick Of It

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

VANCOUVER – Elaine Christian has seen her share of flat tires since she started commuting by bicycle to her office downtown three years ago. “One afternoon I had four flat tires, just on the way home from work. That’s less than four kilometres!” the avid cyclist said Wednesday. But in the past two weeks Christian, [...]

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