Category Archives: food glorious food

They’re not weeds

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

they’re carbon offsets destined for the municipal composting programme (Vancouver rocks) and (hopefully) soon to be replaced by something more useful Next job: pull an even bigger pile of weeds from the front garden…

Posted in environment, food glorious food, gardening, photos, Vancouver | 5 Comments

Fun, rabbit, fun!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I got to be the Easter Bunny this year, and if I do say so myself, I think I did a stellar job of making the eggs just hard enough to find. My mother-in-law has an amazing property. She has … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food glorious food, gardening, nature, photos | 8 Comments

ZOMG!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am in heaven. They’re sweet, but not overly so, and with a definite tea taste. They are also very addictive, and surprisingly strong. Woo hoo! TEA CANDY! YEAH! CAFFEINE AND SUGAR! YAY!

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Fear the Tea Cops!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Anyone who dared to question the One True Way of making tea, read this and repent: “Tea drinking habits and oesophageal cancer in a high risk area in northern Iran: population based case-control study” by Farhad Islami et al., BMJ … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, medicine, silliness | 19 Comments

Resoluquinox

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A couple of years ago, on a BBC Magazine article about New Year’s resolutions, one commenter opined that New Year is the absolute worst time to make resolutions. He’s right – it’s an arbitrary date, it’s all dark and cold, … Continue reading →

Posted in career, exercise, food glorious food, personal | 26 Comments

How is this a FAIL?

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This breakfast looks full of WIN! to me. (From the Fail blog). Makes my tea and bagel look rather pedestrian.

Posted in drunkenness, food glorious food, silliness | 8 Comments

Retreat Part II: Welcome to America!

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Miraculously enough, the morning after the night before dawned bright and hangover free. I was still unprepared for discussing my project with colleagues over breakfast though. Talking shop over coffee, lunch, dinner or drinks is perfectly acceptable, but brainstorming over … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, drunkenness, food glorious food, nature, photos, silliness | 19 Comments

APLS Carnival

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The MIND GAMES edition. As I outlined in my own contribution to this month’s carnival, I have a very bad habit of offsetting the things I’m doing well against some of my less sustainable behaviour. In need of a little … Continue reading →

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Carbon offsets and other mind games

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This is my entry to the January APLS carnival, which I will be hosting here on the 22nd. Still plenty of time to get your posts in!) ———————– Regular readers might remember that I like to play a bit of … Continue reading →

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Santa not so secret

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yesterday was Mr E Man’s family’s pre-Christmas party. Everyone tends to spread out for the day itself, so those of us in and around Vancouver always get together for an afternoon and evening of drinks and delicious food before the … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food glorious food, furry friends, photos | 11 Comments