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E-Bike Canmore to Banff Legacy Trail - Canadian Rocky Mountains - Explore Alberta - Biking - Adventure - Travel
Calgary

Travel Guide: E-Biking Calgary and Canmore / Banff, Alberta

E-biking is an amazing way to explore! If you’re planning to e-bike on your next trip to Calgary, Alberta or Canmore/Banff, Alberta (in the Canadian Rocky Mountains), use my E-Bike Guide for where to rent and what stops you should make on your e-bike adventure!
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August 6, 2020 No Comments
Vietnamese Thit Kho Mam Ruoc (Pork In Fermented Shrimp Sauce)
Vietnamese Food

Recipe: Vietnamese Thịt Kho Mắm Ruốc (Pork in Fermented Shrimp Sauce)

As an ode to Heritage Festival and celebrating delicious, cultural cuisine, I’m blogging my mom’s recipe for one of my favourite dishes of my heritage—Vietnamese Thịt Kho Mắm Ruốc (Pork In Fermented Shrimp Sauce). It’s pungent—and delicious! Serve over rice with cucumbers and you’ve got yourself a classic, comforting Vietnamese meal.
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August 3, 2020 No Comments
The Yard Downtown Medicine Hat - Explore Alberta - Travel - Tourism Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat

A Day in Downtown Medicine Hat: Food Stops and Shops to Visit

You can spend hours and hours in downtown Medicine Hat and barely scratch the surface of all there is to see, do, shop, eat, and more! Check out my Travel Guide: A Day in Downtown Medicine Hat for ideas on food to try, places to shop and experiences to have in this sunny city’s charming, historic downtown.
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July 25, 2020 No Comments
Unexplained Infertility

So What Do We Do When Our Adoption Agency Suddenly Closes?

On May 26, 2020, the adoption agency we had been going through our application process with, Adoption by Choice, Alberta’s longest-running and first licensed adoption agency in the province (operating for more than 30 years), emailed applicants—Albertans who so desperately wanted to have children—to let them know that the agency was shutting down. This is not what we thought our next update would be in our infertility / adoption journey, but here’s what happened and what we plan to do next.
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July 24, 2020 4 Comments
Instagrammable Walls of Medicine Hat -FasmCreative - Art Mural
Instagrammable Walls

UPDATED Guide to Instagrammable Walls of Medicine Hat

Check out my UPDATED Guide to Instagrammable Walls of Medicine Hat! The city has its own annual mural festival now so the wall game is SO STRONG!!! featuring local, national and international artists. Find the best spots to take photos and explore this lovely southern Alberta city.
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July 22, 2020 No Comments
Deanna C Photography The Wedding Edit - Mike and Linda - Vow Renewal - Edmonton Wedding
Life

Our Vow Renewal with The Wedding Edit

Recapping our vow renewal as part of The Wedding Edit (Feb 2020), a unique, alternative wedding show where guests got to experience a live wedding ceremony (vow renewal—ours!) Nominate a couple to renew their vows for free at The Wedding Edit 2021! Nominations close Aug 1, 2020.
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July 9, 2020 2 Comments
Alberta Chicken Producers - Canadian Chicken Farmers - Edmonton Chicken Restaurants Food
Edmonton Food

Ten Delicious Chicken Dishes to Try in Edmonton

Whether cooking at home or ordering out, chicken is a great dish to have. See this diverse list of ten delicious chicken dishes to try in Edmonton and learn how easy it is to identify Alberta + Canadian chicken at the store! Enter to win a $100 gift card to try chicken at some of the restaurants listed in this blog! This post was made in partnership with Alberta Chicken Producers.
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July 7, 2020 No Comments
Adopt a Shop YEG for LindorkFest - Birthday Week - Support Edmonton Local Businesses
Edmonton

#AdoptAShopYEG for #LindorkFest 2020

Get details for how to #AdoptAShopYEG for #LindorkFest 2020! Sign up to “adopt” a small business in the Edmonton area, then support them by spending at least $20 at their business between July 17-26, as part of my birthday week. Many businesses are struggling and while we may not be able to support all of them, all the time, we can try to make an impact through initiatives like this. Let’s #StandWithOwners and also celebrate my birthday in a meaningful way, lol.
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July 4, 2020 No Comments