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Twitter Tees and Geeky Clothing

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

3sharesAbout a year ago I wrote about t-shirts designed with the geek girl in mind and I’ve always been a fan of techno-savvy tops (although in an early post from 2005 I did feature HTML underwear). Today a trending topic on Twitter is “Twitter Tees” as it appears Threadless has come up with these amusing […]

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Paws 4 Peace with the Canadian Red Cross

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesThe seventh annual Paws 4 Peace walk will take place June 7th at Second Beach in Stanley Park. This initiative by the Canadian Red Cross is to raise awareness of the work done by their Humanitarian Issues Working Group. Every day around the world, many people lose their life and limbs to explosive remnants of […]

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Vancouver History Tidbits: Pauline Johnson’s Legends of Vancouver

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

8sharesIt’s been a few years now since I discovered the work of Pauline Johnson and I’ve been enchanted by her writing ever-since. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) was the child of a Mohawk chief and an Englishwoman and as a writer and poet, she traveled across North America and England giving readings of her work and performing […]

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Vancouver History Tidbits: Queen Victoria

by Rebecca Bollwitt

0sharesIt’s the May Long Weekend here in BC and for many that means getting the boat out of hibernation, pitching a tent for the first time this year, lazy days at the beach, and tuning into daytime TV and wondering what happened to Bob Barker. The long weekend is due to Monday being Victoria Day […]

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Morning Cycle Around Town with Opus

Comments 4 by Rebecca Bollwitt

4sharesTo celebrate a successful (yet somewhat soggy) Bike to Work Week I ventured out this morning for a tour of downtown with Dave from Opus. I was going to take photos along the way but I thought it best to pay attention to the routes, the perspective, and the glorious weather at atmosphere that was […]

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