Happy Friday Folks! Looking for place to eat today? We have been eagerly anticipating the opening of St. John’s first Middle Eastern restaurant since trying Ali’s delicious food at the Farmer’s Market or late night when they were operating after hours at The Sprout. Last Friday, Mohamed Ali Restaurant finally opened and the 3 of […]
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“You always get so excited this time of year!” says Chris while I go through my seed packages trying to figure it out if any seeds need to be ordered this year. He is so right! One of my favourite winter activities is to plan my garden. This year I may have gone a bit […]
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As the first winter storm covers our tiny backyard with a white blanket, I start thinking when we will be able to eat from our garden again. We built 2 raised beds this spring so I am hoping to start planting greens and some peas as soon as the temperatures allow. We had a good […]
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Idlers played a concert in Bonavista over the long weekend. It was the perfect excuse to re-visit this beautiful region of our province. Last time we were on the Bonavista Peninsula we stayed in Port Rexton, right at the entrance off the Sherwink Trail. While we still visited Port Rexton for the delicious paninis at […]
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Happy Tuesday Folks! I was in a state of “green bliss” after Sunday’s Open Garden Day! Upon visiting 3 gardens and witnessing the creativity, resourcefulness, and passion of these urban gardeners, I wanted to run home to immediately start implementing a few ideas. The photos below include tipsy pots tower planters, a raised bed made […]
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It has been a while but this Saturday you can find me at the St. John’s Farmers’ Market with Olivia Canela skincare goodies! This is the first market I am participating since June but I have a very good excuse: inspired by Toronto’s skincare course, our face and body moisturizers got a makeover and an enhanced formulation! Lipeva and […]
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