It Was a Rainy Night
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Last minute Father's Day gifts you can make
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Two easy ways to prepare rhubarb
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Gift guide: 12 gifts for your pet
This Christmas, don’t forget to leave a little something under the tree for the family dog and cat. No doubt your pet will love something new to get his paws on. FOR DOGS Your dog will be the most styling pooch on the block come spring sporting this FouFou Plaid Shirt. Available in five sizes; [...]
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Gift guide: 12 gifts for your pets
According to a recent survey from south of the border, 51 per cent of dog owners and 46 per cent of cat owners bought gifts for their pets last year. No doubt furry critters across Canada felt the love as well – and will feel it again this Christmas. Here are some of our favourite [...]
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Start your holiday shopping…now
Happy Holidays! Here at Canadian Living we’re finished working on our Holiday December Issue. It’s on newsstand. So it’s time for me to start thinking about the holidays and pacing my spending. The earlier the better. I think I’m late this year! So, first things first. Keep on track. Make your list, even Santa does. [...]
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Are eco-friendly products worth the extra cost?
Eco-friendly products are environmentally friendly but not so economical friendly. The Nielsen\’s Environment and Sustainability Survey gathered over 25,000 online respondents in 51 countries. And did you know? That Canadian consumers will choose to purchase items that saves them money versus paying more for the eco-friendly products. A four to one ratio. “When it comes to [...]
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Is it Back to School time ALREADY?
Already… It’s time to put away the sand toys, beach towels and swim suits. It’s time to replace them with backpacks, fall sweaters and new sneakers. It’s time to set the alarm clocks once again and it’s time to get back to routine. The kids are headed back to school. We sat down and took [...]
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Holiday Shopping…Now
My collegues think I’m nuts. My family is already used to me. I start Christmas shopping in September, well, technically, all year long. It makes perfect sense to me. I avoid the challenges of finding a parking space at the mall – and lugging around two children in the snow; I spread out my payments [...]
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More great gift ideas … and another giveaway
If you read my blog frequently, then you know I’m totally crazy about reusable produce bags. Let’s say you’re buying an assortment of 10 fruits and vegetables at the grocery store – that’s 10 plastic bags that will end up in the landfill. In the November 2009 issue of Canadian Living, we featured handy reusable [...]
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Shopping in style
We certainly aren’t short of reusable bags these days. Sold at every check-out counter, anyone can have a bag with their grocery store’s logo on it. Though we all want to be eco-conscious, for some of us it’s important to look stylish at the same time. I recently discovered b.b. begonia’s reusable shopping bags and [...]
