Okay, so we all know that Starbucks hails from Seattle (if you didn’t know that, you know it now), but did you also know that the city is also the birthplace of Amazon, Nordstrom, and Boeing, among many others, as well as where grunge got its start? Okay, I have to admit, I’m not that […]

When it comes to expensive moisturizers, first thing that comes to mind is La Mer. At C$410 for a 60 ml bottle, the famous French moisturizer is the epitome of luxury.  I’ve never actually tried it aside from a small sample (that was hardly enough to two uses), but last year I received a moisturizer […]

Well that was a busy weekend! I’ve been looking forward to this weekend all spring as it was the Winnipeg Folk Festival, an annual festival held just outside Winnipeg in Birds Hill Park. There’s nothing that screams summer to me more than music festivals! Although it’s an annual tradition here in the province, last year […]