Category: Food

Dazzle Patterns: a run through history

How does a novel take shape? Well, a writer starts with a germ of a story and goes from there. The author then refines and repeats the process over and over until it is finally published. Kind of like running

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Running Labrador: Hamilton River Road Bypass Trail

Runway Closure, Day 2 On day two of being one of the “Runway People”, I explored another trail.  You can read about my day one adventure where I ran on the fabulous Birch Island boardwalk trails.  I have to admit,

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Nanaimo Bars: the story & recipe

Who does not like Nanaimo Bars? Named after the Vancouver Island city of Nanaimo and they are world famous! They were even served at the Trudeau-Obama state dinner earlier this year. Let me tell you more about them, especially those

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Runner Interview – Jill Davies

Through running I have re-discovered the joy and exhilaration of being in my body and swiftly moving one leg in front of the other! I first met Jill buying new running shoes at the Frontrunners store in Nanaimo back in

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Runner Interview – Susan Gordon

I run because I have always been fit, and I love the feeling of being strong and able to move quickly and gracefully. I first met Susan at about the fourth race in the 2015 Vancouver Island Race Series. Here

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