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The Britannia Mine Museum, B.C

Sunday, May 29, 2016


The Britannia Mine Museum is located in Britannia Beach, BC., and is an easy 45 min drive north of Vancouver. They are open year round, Monday-Friday 10 am to 3:30 pm and Sat-Sun and Holidays 10 am to 4 pm. Tours run 45 min for a guided tour offered throughout the day. Most visitors spend another hour after the tour to explore the museum on their own too.


 There are exhibits, gold panning, an award winning film and historical buildings on site. The museum has historical machinery and heritage buildings.  You can see a lot of interesting machines such as a lime tank and mucking machine. You can also take a mine train for the underground tour, go through an early tunnel and the tour guides will describe early mining efforts and you can see working drills and mucking machines. Another portion, is panning for gold and whatever you find you can keep! This looks like it will be an  interesting visit since we also live in a mining town.

Dump Find For the Old Truck

Saturday, May 28, 2016

The back of Gerry's truck that he hauls with, had  rusted out wheel wells. 

On one of his trips to the dump though he found a broken box liner that someone had discarded, where they had cut out the floor.. so he thought that would work perfect for his truck and he snagged it and brought it home.

                                Here is the BEFORE and AFTER





How To Shop Trends On a Budget

Friday, May 27, 2016

Shopping for trends tend to be expensive and short lived. Why purchase into a designer label trend when it'll be out of style and out of season in a few months? We've collected 4 foolproof ways to shop for trendy shopping pieces with more bang for your buck.
1. Classic silhouettes: Pleats? Raw edge denim? Kitschy emoji dad hats? It's hard enough to keep up with the latest styles making their way onto the market, let alone believing in one long enough to buy into it. A surefire way to make your trendy new favorites last through the summer (and hopefully into the next) is shopping for pieces with timeless fits and silhouettes. A camisole style summer dress with a pleated skirt, like the Kiss Me Hello Skater Dress in navy, is just simple enough to wear day and night. The style isn't so bold that it can't be disguised as a skirt when layered under an easy t-shirt. 
2. Two in ones: Set dresses are little more than matching tops and skirts, sold together. Essentially, you're buying two separates for the price of one. In the summer, shop this trend in feminine lace or classic stripes with a crop top + skirt duo. You can mix and match the pieces with other summer-ready pieces in your closet. That's 3 different outfits for one!





3. Layerability: One pieces have been dominating our Instagram feeds for a while now, but just how practical are they? One word: very. While a wide-leg floral print jumpsuit doesn't seem like the most reasonable purchase, a jumpsuit with subtle details in a neutral shade provides endless possibilities. Jumpsuits can be worn alone for warmer days, layered over a basic tee for more cover up, or disguised as pants with a tunic top. Try a jumpsuit with a trouser leg in a relaxed fit and discrete lace up sides.






4. Versatile swimwear: It sounds strange, but hear me out. Bodysuits and crop tops have made a major comeback, and in reality they're not much different than the swimsuits we have stored away in our closets. Shopping for swimwear that can double as a top during cooler months makes them one of our favorite socially acceptable trends to wear all year around. A monokini with a lace-up plunge neck, like the Deep Cut Lace Up Monokini in olive, looks slimming and simple tucked into your favorite pair of denim.

2016 Grad Gift Guide




It’s Graduation time again! The next couple of months are when College and High School graduates will be getting their diplomas. This is quite an accomplishment and deserves some recognition.

If you know a special person in your life who is graduating in 2016, then I’m sure you would like to get them a something for this occasion. There is always the option to give money, but sometimes a gift would mean a lot more to them.

You may be having a hard time finding that perfect gift for the Grad, so here are some ideas for Graduation Gifting 2016: 


Vanilla Prepaid Cards-



The perfect graduation gift for high school and college graduates!

Vanilla Prepaid Cards give graduates the freedom and flexibily to buy exactly what they want – either in-store or online wherever MasterCard is accepted.  For high school graduates, that means paying for lunch on campus and school books. College graduates can utilize the cards to pay for gas and celebrate with friends and family before starting their career! Vanilla Prepaid Cards are both convenient and secure. Vanilla Prepaid Cards are not only safer than carrying cash, but they protect against fraud and identity theft in that they are not connected to a bank account. If the card is ever lost or stolen, simply call Customer Care. What's more, the funds never expire.


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Free Smoothies on National Flip Flop Day

Thursday, May 26, 2016




Have you heard- Tropical Smoothie Cafe,  has teamed up with Camp Sunshine, a nonprofit organization. 





On June 17th, National Flip Flop Day, Tropical Smoothie Cafe will be giving away free 24 oz Jetty Punch Smoothies at all 500 of its restaurants from 2 - 7 PM. All guests need to do to get a free smoothie is wear flip flops.


Tropical Smoothie Cafe will be accepting donations for Camp Sunshine, a place where children with life-threatening illnesses and their families can go to help make memories. Their  goal is to raise $1 million so that more children and their families can enjoy the camp.
So everyone, let`s help put with that goal. Be sure to share this post!




About Camp Sunshine

Camp Sunshine is a year-round retreat located in Casco, Maine, 30 miles from Portland on Sebago Lake. Since its inception, Camp Sunshine has offered comfort, hope, and support to over 43,500 individuals from 48 states and 23 countries. Camp Sunshine is currently the only full-time facility in the nation whose sole purpose is to provide respite for the whole family. The camp programs provide respite to children with life-threatening illnesses and their immediate families through various stages of the child’s illness. The program is free of charge to all families, and includes 24-hour onsite medical and psychosocial support. Bereavement groups are also offered for families who have lost a child to an illness. 



About Tropical Smoothie Café

Founded in 1997, Tropical Smoothie Café is a fast-casual restaurant concept inspiring healthy lifestyles across the country, with over 484 locations nationwide. With snack and meal options for any time of day, Tropical Smoothie Café serves smoothies, salads, tacos, wraps, sandwiches, and flatbreads. The rapidly growing franchise has received numerous accolades including being ranked on Entrepreneur's 2015 Franchise 500, 2015 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers and Shakers and Nation's Restaurant News' 2015 Top 200.Tropical Smoothie Café is seeking qualified franchisees to expand throughout the United States in markets such as Atlanta, Houston,  Dallas, Charlotte, Philadelphia and Columbus, Ohio, among others. For more information, visit www.TropicalSmoothieFranchise.com.

Beautifying Your Back Yard This Summer


Summertime is almost here, so now is a good time to start to beautify your lawn and yard. You can find many different products out there that will help you to make your lawn and yard look great for all your outdoor activities this Summer. It's also the season to have friends and family over to enjoy the nice weather, and you may be having an outdoor party, or even just barbecuing with friends. You probably will want your yard to look beautiful!  If you would like to spruce up your yard for the Summer then there is a variety of things you can find to help with that. We've got some ideas below:


Fusion Products Ltd.-

6 Pack Solar Pathway Lights




Solar Lights – no wires to deal with- easy to install
Durable stainless steel and glass
Waterglass head beautifully reflects the warm white light
Stronger than your opening price point pathway solar lumen count (1.2)– 4 lumens
Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries - environmentally friendly
Will run for 8 hours on a full charge



Daisy, Butterfly and Hummingbird Solar Lights



Solar lights- no wires to deal with- easy to install, energy efficient  
Beautify any garden – decorative during the day and illuminates at night
Adjustable stem to enhance your garden or walkway
Colour changing feature for added value and added interest
26”30” in height for elevated interest in your garden
Rechargeable NI-MH Batteries- environmentally friendly

Will run for 8 hours on a full charge.  (Note Solar panel needs to be in direct sunlight to maintain the charge)



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Campbell’s Soup Launches Special Edition ‘Finding Dory’ Labels ( USA)

Tuesday, May 24, 2016



Campbell’s Soup is excited to introduce NEW special edition Finding Dory labels available in stores now, in celebration of the anticipated movie premiere of Finding Dory on June 17th!



Where’s Dory? Join in the search by finding the hidden Dory on each of the labels! The special edition soup contains intricate, die-cut pasta shapes including mini “Finding Dory” characters like Dory, Nemo and Destiny.



Available at Target and grocers nationwide, the Healthy Kids & Charming Shapes Pasta with Chicken Soup does not contain added MSG, artificial flavors or artificial colors.

Otis Spunkmeyer's “Lifetime Supply of Free Cookies" Contest- USA Only- Till May 29th Only!

Monday, May 23, 2016




Readers- have you heard? Otis Spunkmeyer is running a “Lifetime Supply of Free Cookies” contest– no purchase is necessary. To enter folks just have to like or follow Otis Spunkmeyer on any of its social channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).

Look in the   NYTimes about how popular nostalgia is right now!

Otis Spunkmeyer is popular for its chocolate chip cookies and cupcakes sold at  school cafeterias or local baseball concession stands, but as of this week, their tasty treats are now available for the first time in grocery stores and Wal-Marts nationwide! Awesome we think!

Their promotion runs until May 29 and one person at random from each social channel will to receive the prize (so 3 total awarded). See the official rules- found here.

So What's New With Us?

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Haven't done an "about us" post for a while. But do post more frequent tidbits on Facebook- so please follow us on there if you aren't already.

We have our oldest daughter coming from Honduras to stay with us for over a month, and Gerry will be going to pick her up at the airport- ( 5 hours+ away) next weekend.

Another daughter will be coming to stay for a week in July. Ria, the one staying for the extended visit will be staying in the house, and the other daughter, Erika will be staying a few days at the lake in our RV and then a few days at home.. they wanted to have the camping experience out at the lake in the RV...so we treated them to a few days out there. They'll come with their 2 pets - a dog and rabbit, and come from Calgary, Alberta- another far drive for them.

Gerry has been super busy with renovating the RV. We have changed out all the green carpet and the lino almost, and replacing with laminate and carpet. We got great deals on both so happy with that.. but alot of work. The RV has also been completely re-painted in beige, and he has been painting fixtures that were once gold, as well as door handles and hinges. It is our second home after all. Also,going to be building some shelves in one of the cupboards. Need more staorage for canned and dry goods. Will be traveling again down south this Fall although we haven't yet decided which way we will be heading. 

Looks like we are also planning a trip to the west coast either in July or August to  B.C- would be Victoria, and as well wanted to go up the B.C coast out of Vancouver to see Squamish and Whistler. So at least 6 days we're thinking.So watch for posts soon on what we're planning on seeing!

We're having to spend a few dollars soon as well on re-doing our front fence and gate.. it's really not seeing good days.. the wood is rotting so going to replace that and paint it. We have alot of fence around our yard and in the front, but everything is from original owners  that Gerry bought the place from years back... and he said they never used treated lumber so it's had it's troubles from the weather. He's looking for someone though to dig some of the holes though for the fence posts as they will be about 4 feet down, and too hard to do by hand.

Staying busy though.

See the US dollar for us Canadians has been dropping. We are planning to buy $$ when they are more to our advantage but we're not happy with it being .76 to our dollar right now and hoping it will get better.

However, on to other things today. Selling some things, doing some housework, some blog posts, and maybe after that doing some sitting around in the sun! Love the heat of the sun- we need more days like this up north!





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Our Erika Asking For Your Support For The Make a Wish Rope For Hope for 2016

Friday, May 20, 2016


In 2016 Erika ( our daughter) will be participating in Make-A-Wish® Rope for Hope, rappelling down from great heights, to help grant the wishes of children living with life-threatening medical conditions. A wish come true helps children feel stronger, more energetic, more willing and able to battle their life-threatening medical condition. For many of them, it marks a turning point in their fight against their illnesses. 

You may have remembered Erika doing this this year: (below)



                         Congratulations Erika on rapelling down 17 stories for Make-A-Wish Foundation


You can help make a difference too! Your support will allow the Foundation to continue to create powerful wish experiences, improving a child’s state of mind, replacing fear with happiness and helping them to feel like a normal kid again. Don't forget to find out if your company will match your donation! To learn more about Make-A-Wish® please visit www.makeawish.ca

Every donation counts. Your commitment will help move Make-A-Wish® closer to their vision of granting the wish of every eligible child in communities across Canada. 


Erika will need $1,500  to secure a rappel spot so please help if you can. Please help to share this post as well.

Erika's page to donate. Thank you!

zChocolat Instagram Contest- May 16 to May 25th

Thursday, May 12, 2016

zChocolat is having an Instagram Contest !!



- To participate simply visit zChocolat on Instagram and select one of the three contest photos —a white, milk or dark Z chocolate. 
- Repost the photo on your personal Instagram account
- Tag "@zChocolat" and use the hashtag #zChocolatContest
- Sign up to follow zChocolat on Instagram. 


Five lucky winners will be selected at random from the contest participants to receive a Zenith basswood box filled with our most requested recipes. With 45 pieces of chocolate perfection in each winning box. Contest begins May 16 to May 25th, the results will be announced May 27th, Friday.

Teacher Appreciation Gift Guide

Wednesday, May 11, 2016


It is almost the end of the school year, and if you have children in school or you yourself may even be a student, then you may want to give a nice gift to a Teacher. Now is a good time to show all the important  teachers in your life how much you care and how they have helped you throughout the year. By finding that perfect present, you can show that special teacher how much you appreciate them. They will be happy to receive a gift from you or your child, and they will be thankful to be thought of for all that they do.


Davidson's Teas-




Show your teacher appreciation with a Davidson's Organics gift set, for under 15 dollars. Davidson's Teas provide a unique, delicious and healthy gift, packed with culture and assorted enjoyment. Try a dessert sampler chest, a classic four-pack, or a set of insulated tea cups. Davidson's Teas offer flavors for every season, and an opportunity to share a moment with someone.

Davidson's Organics is the first Certified Organic, Fair Trade and specialty tea company in the US, with over 400 selections of bagged and loose leaf varieties. Teas come directly from organic tea coops in India, and organic tea farms throughout the world. Davidson's Teas provide a variety of health benefits, including the newly launched "Tulsi Teas" or "Holy Basil."



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