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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Sprung
Spring is in full force now. In my garden, the snowdrops are fading away, leaving mysterious clumps of foliage behind. Other bulbs are just starting to poke spears through the soil, while bleeding hearts and rhubarb are beginning to unfurl. … Continue reading
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Tagged community, events, local, photos, postaweek2011, seasonal
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FFWD – Scallops with Caramel-Orange Sauce
When I was a student, still living in the Fraser Valley, my friends and I took advantage of student rates to see as many plays, symphony concerts and art shows as we could. Our other obsession was finding places to … Continue reading
Transition City, Part III
I’m (finally) wrapping up my series of posts about Moving Through. After the walks were finished, the groups convened at the new Woodward’s Building for a wrap-up moderated by Gordon Price. The various tour leaders gave summaries of the three … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, community, gentrification, housing, Museum of Vancouver, neighbourhoods, postaweek2011
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FFWD – Beggar’s Linguine
It’s going to be an unforgivably short post today, I’m afraid. Dorie Greenspan tells the tale of Beggar’s Linguine here and includes the recipe. I substituted dates for the raisins and used gluten-free rotini in place of the linguine, but … Continue reading
Transition City, Part II
Last week I wrote about development trends in Vancouver and the Moving Through walking tours arranged Museum of Vancouver (MOV) as part of their Not an Architectural Speaker’s Series. As promised, here’s a little more about Moving Through. Three different … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, community, gentrification, housing, Museum of Vancouver, neighbourhoods, postaweek2011
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100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day – Vancouver Parade & Festival
It felt good to march in the International Women’s Day parade today – great energy and a wide spectrum of participants. The march ran from McSpadden Park down Commercial Drive and up Adanac Street to the WISE Hall. I skipped … Continue reading
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Tagged celebration, community, equality, events, International Women's Day 2011, postaweek2011
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FFWD – Savoury Cheese and Chive Bread
The first cookbook I cooked from when I was a child was Betty Crocker’s New Good and Easy Cook Book. That’s not entirely true, of course, because I used to help my mother with recipes before I started to cook … Continue reading
Transition City, Part I
A couple of weekends ago, I took part in one of the Museum of Vancouver’s Moving Through walking tours, part of the Museum’s Not an Architectural Speaker’s Series. The three tours explored aspects of Vancouver’s built environment, topics that are … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, community, gentrification, housing, Museum of Vancouver, neighbourhoods, postaweek2011
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