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Visiting the new Don Hartley memorial skate park

July 13, 2010
By Susan Main
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Do you think it’s disrespectful to the Mad Carver to not wear a helmet in his memorial bowl? That’s an opinion I heard today from someone who wrote in to the Province newspaper about how upset she was to see the paper’s

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Monday menu: Broiled basa a “best choice”

May 10, 2010
By Susan Main

Basa is considered a “good choice / alternative” by Seafood Watch – a group of scientists at the Monteray Bay Aquarium who “encourage consumers and businesses to purchase seafood that is fished or farmed in ways that don’t harm the environment,” reads the Monteray Bay website. “Basa is a species of river catfish farmed...

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Updating to Magazine Theme

February 22, 2010
By Susan Main

Please bear with me as I iron out the glitches of switching to Magazine Basic Theme here at mainwriter.com. As you might imagine, I don’t have much time for this, but I am keeping cool and getting some advice from Deb of Aligned Blog Support.

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First ballet then punk rock for music education

December 20, 2009
By Susan Main

A night of ballet followed by an afternoon of power pop punk… Good cutural balance, don’t you think? Last night my son and I saw a beautiful ballet performance of “The Nutcracker” at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. The sets were lavish and the tiny dancers were adorable. We sat in row...

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Waiting for the H1N1 vaccine

November 6, 2009
By Susan Main

They said it was nearly painless and the needles were much smaller than they looked on the TV news. Today in Vancouver, B.C. my son Toby and his step dad Dave Dawson had the H1N1 vaccination at our family doctor’s office on Commercial Drive. Before we went to the scheduled appointment, nine-year-old Toby painted...

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