IKEA opened its first store in Winnipeg on Nov. 28, and the world’s largest furniture retailer asked me to do a series of photo shoots leading up to their opening event. This was a big deal for Winnipeggers (apparently a VERY big deal for some) who started lining up at midnight for the 9 a.m….
I’ll confess, this was my first time at camp. I’ve done my share of camping, but have never been to camp- certainly not diabetes camp. So at 29 years old, I could relate to the nervous fidgeting as children arrived with backpacks and waved goodbye to their parents. Summer camp is often hailed as the…
With companies like Painted Rock Estate Winery and Joy Road Catering, it’s so easy to eat and drink local in the Okanagan. Too easy. My jeans are getting really tight. At the end of August, Painted Rock hosted some of Canada’s leading wine writers, sommeliers and judges who were in Penticton for the 10th annual…
Now that’s a sexy label. And intriguing, because can something so fine on the outside possibly measure up on the inside? Heck. Yeah. Painted Rock Winery in Penticton, BC released its first vintage this year, and proprietor John Skinner wasn’t joking around when he talked about setting the bar high. These wines are big. The…
I overdressed for this event. Unaware of how the evening would progress, I opted to play it safe in business-formal. For a journalist, I clearly didn’t do my research on this one. Clothing was hardly necessary, and kudos to these four confident women who took it all off. Their bodies were a beautiful canvas for…
