Author: Heather Gardiner
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2023: What Have I gotten Myself Into?!
So not to be one of those people who jumps on the January “must get fit, weight loss, blah blah blah” bandwagon but….I kind of have to get my ass in gear so I guess I’ve on the bandwagon? Here’s what’ I signed up for 2023: The Okanagan Granfondo A friend and I signed up…
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2022 Year in Review
A run down of 2022: a picture or two from each month and a bit of recap of how each month went.
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Baked Beans and Slowcooker Rolls
A quick update on my project to do 52 things from my pinterest boards this year.
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The 52 New Things In 2022 Project Update
I’m a bit behind but also have been really trying to do a lot of fun and new things this summer. The downside of doing all the things is finding time to write about them! I think today I’ve only completed & recorded about 25 things, so less than half with much less than half…
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Camping Fintry Provincial Park
Although not a totally new experience it was new to our dog, Maui, and a first for me as far as solo camping. I booked into Fintry a while back, taking advantage of a cancellation at the provincial park and booking in for one night. I needed just one because I was also training for…
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Cowboy Caviar
This one has been on the 52 things board for a while now and thanks to Tik Tik, the kid lead the way on deciding to make it. We deviated a bit from the recipes and the Tik Tok video to change up the amount of beans and to add a bit more flavour. The…
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Where to Eat: Yellow Star Snack House
A quick post to share a favourite lunch spot in the Landmark District part of Kelowna (just across the pedestrian bridge from Parkinson Rec Center): Yellow Star Snack House. The Landmark District is a collection of office towers that has really started to expand the options for dining in the area. Yellow Star opened shortly…
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Pinterest Fail? CITRUS Bug REPELLENT CENTERPIECE.
Remember when Pinterest Fail sites were almost as popular as Pinterest was? This one could be a partial candidate for a “Nailed It” or Pinterest Fail site. I say partial because a) I loosely followed the instructions and b) it could really never do what was promised BUT it does look nice. When searching for…
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Campbell’s Soup Cupcakes
This one has been on my to-do list for ages, right up there with the Heinz Ketchup one (maybe that one makes an appearance later this year?!) and I finally did it. These cupcakes, can also be a cake or baked in a loaf pan apparently, are easy to make and use ingredients you probably…
Outside in Kelowna 