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Our 17th Wedding Anniversary

Posted on December 14, 2019December 13, 2019 by Sandra

Today is our 17th wedding anniversary! We were married on December 14, 2002. I still remember our entire first dance routine. It was so much fun to learn and our dance teacher, Jim Pounds, was amazing! Happy Anniversary Brownie! I love you! And no, you don’t have to buy me any furniture. (He mentioned getting…

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Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on November 29, 2019November 28, 2019 by Sandra

We had a great Thanksgiving day! We took James to the dog park and we had an awesome Thanksgiving buffet dinner.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on November 28, 2019November 27, 2019 by Sandra

I found some cute fabric at Walmart so I made James a new Thanksgiving bandana this year. It has turkeys and pumpkins on it and it says “Gobble” all over it and I thought that was so cute! We are heading to a buffet for Thanksgiving dinner. We haven’t done that since we lived in…

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Crossing the US Canada border in an RV

Posted on November 27, 2019November 25, 2019 by Sandra

I tried to do a lot of research before we went into Canada with our RV. I wanted to make sure we didn’t break any rules. We looked all over the internet and we didn’t find any horror stories, thankfully! We planned plenty of time just in case the Canadian border agents wanted to search…

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Ruffwear Dog Boot Fit Guide

Posted on November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 by Sandra

We get a lot of people asking us about J’s dog boots. He has two sets of boots from Ruffwear: a winter set and a summer set. James tends to get snow packed in between his pads in the winter. He will just stop walking and lift up a foot and then switch and lift…

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Learning About Apples in British Columbia

Posted on November 25, 2019November 24, 2019 by Sandra

We are having fun learning all about apples in Canada!

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Does James the Poodle like Apples?

Posted on November 22, 2019November 21, 2019 by Sandra

The apples here in Oyama, British Columbia are ripe and are being picked off the trees. It is fun to walk around the orchard with James and watch. I was talking to these apple pickers and they were saying hello to James. The man took an apple and threw it for James to retrieve. James…

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Apples in Oyama, BC

Posted on November 21, 2019November 20, 2019 by Sandra

We are staying on an apple orchard in British Columbia and the apples are at their peak. All over this area of BC we are seeing orchards in full swing with crates, trucks and people picking apples. Our view looks out over the mountains, the lake and the orchard. We were sitting out and relaxing…

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Lake Country, BC

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 by Sandra

It is so crazy that the water in British Columbia (and in Banff over in Alberta, too) is all this beautiful color of turquoise blue green. I feel like I am constantly saying “Wow!” and the beautiful lakes just keep going by as we drive. Not only is the water the most beautiful color of…

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Waterfront Park in Kelowna, BC

Posted on November 19, 2019November 20, 2019 by Sandra

Downtown Kelowna British Columbia has a beautiful park that runs along Okanagan Lake. The park is dog friendly, too! There is a beach (but it was a little too chilly and overcast so no one was on the beach) and a manmade lake in the middle with boats and even a lock so the levels…

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Driving through British Columbia

Posted on November 18, 2019November 20, 2019 by Sandra

We are heading back into British Columbia, Canada. We love taking back roads when possible and the back roads here are so beautiful. The forests are so thick! And we really aren’t seeing a lot of other cars. We’ve been to the far east side of British Columbia (Fairmont Hot Springs) and we’ve also been…

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Lake Louise in Banff National Park

Posted on November 15, 2019November 11, 2019 by Sandra

Going to Lake Louise in Banff has been on our bucket list for YEARS. We had started to plan a trip back in 2013 and then moving to Washington, DC put that trip on the back burner. So this year we finally went! The whole area around Banff National Park is gorgeous. We also enjoyed…

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Bulk Barn’s Dark Chocolate Coconut Almonds

Posted on November 14, 2019November 13, 2019 by Sandra

Yesterday we posted a video about Bulk Barn in Canada and Sandra decided to taste test the dark chocolate coconut almonds.

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The Bulk Barn Store in Canada

Posted on November 13, 2019November 11, 2019 by Sandra

While we were in Alberta, we saw a store called Bulk Barn. We were thinking it was maybe like a Costco – where you buy items like paper towels in bulk. But the store was pretty small (compared to a Costco) so that couldn’t be it. We were surprised when we went inside!

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Square Paper Plates

Posted on November 12, 2019November 8, 2019 by Sandra

We found a Walmart in Canada and I wanted to get some paper plates. The paper plate selection was very small – I think Canadians are a lot more careful about wasteful paper products like paper plates. We saw this in Europe, too. But the paper plates I did find were unique – they were…

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Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia

Posted on November 11, 2019November 7, 2019 by Sandra

Join us as we hike around Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia. There are public pools where you can pay to swim in the warm spring water and you can also hike to the natural pools not far from the public swimming pool. Watch out for bears while you hike!

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Vileda Mop

Posted on November 10, 2019November 7, 2019 by Sandra

When we lived in Europe, I loved this style of mop that folded with a little washable pad. In DC, the mop I had was velcro and 9 times out of 10, the velcro pad would come off while I was mopping. I got rid of it when we moved overseas and then when we…

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Canada Dry in Canada

Posted on November 9, 2019November 7, 2019 by Sandra

We love sparkling water and one of the best plain carbonated water brands is Canada Dry. And since we are in Canada, we are drinking a lot of Canada Dry Club Soda!

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Ice Hockey Gear in Canada

Posted on November 8, 2019November 5, 2019 by Sandra

As we drive around the Calgary area, I keep seeing these stores called “Canadian Tire” and I told Chris I wanted to check it out. We aren’t in the market for new tires, but the stores are HUGE. They must sell other things besides tires. And guess what? They do! They have sporting goods, housewares,…

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Prince’s Island Park in Calgary

Posted on November 7, 2019November 5, 2019 by Sandra

Join us as we walk around Prince’s Island Park in downtown Calgary! The park has many pedestrian bridges and lots of green space to play or relax. The Bow River is so clear and it really moves in certain places! We stopped and got an ice cream at Moo’s Country Ice Cream – the colorful…

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