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Italian by the Mississippi

We left cottage country near Ennismore at 3:30PM on a Saturday to drive to Ottawa. The route home took us through Lakefield and right by Hamblin’s for Kawartha ice cream (55 flavours to choose from). As we were driving we … Continue reading

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Kidless (part 2)

Union 613 on Somerset near O’Connor is in one of those redone old houses that have been turned into a restaurant. The restaurant is not very big. with two rooms on the first floor and a room downstairs (more on … Continue reading

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Kidless cuisine (Part 1)

This week ( at least Mon to Thurs), we are kidless. That means 4 evenings of touring different cuisines that Ottawa has to offer. DId you know there are lots of restaurants that are closed on Mondays and if not, … Continue reading

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Robz

I finally made to Robz Bistro on Carling across from the Canadian Tire. My husband and son have had many a lunch there the last two weeks as they would stop by on their bike ride home from the computer … Continue reading

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Cuban French

Last weekend we were in Trois Rivieres for the World Kona Championships. The windsurfing was tiring and we raced or tried to race everyday. We were never done until at least 6PM every day. It makes for a tiring week … Continue reading

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Mill St Blue Illumes

This weekend we were all ready to try out Robz bistro but to our dismay it was closed on Saturday. Before we found out it was not going to open, we were early so we decided to try a new … Continue reading

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Qui sont Ti- Pere and Edgar

A few weekends ago, my son had a birthday party to go to which gave us parents a chance to enjoy a lunch together. Before going for lunch, we needed our daily caffeine fix so we tried a new coffeehouse … Continue reading

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Beckta Beckons

After reading all the good reviews for Gezellig, I embarked my family to go there for Sunday brunch. Being in Westboro, it was the perfect distance to do the cycle with my 8 year old son (his first ride of … Continue reading

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Been there, Scene it, Done it

Last Saturday was the annual Glebe garage sale where a large number of people gather to buy people’s used and unwanted stuff. It is a good excuse to go for a walk on a nice but cold morning and hone … Continue reading

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Beam me up Scottie

We were fortunate enough that this year the Scotties were being held in Kingston which is less than 2 hours away. It was our chance lots of curling being played by some of the finest teams from across Canada on … Continue reading

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