On New Year’s Eve, my mom and I bundled up and went for a magical late night stroll in the snow. It was the perfect way to ring in the New Year, “making fresh tracks” as my mom put it, breathing in the cool air, marveling at how quiet it was, and throwing a few snowballs of course. I always love that week between Christmas and New Year’s when the mad holiday rush is over…
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There is some music that is so intrinsically West Coast that no matter where I am in the world, it takes me home to the Pacific Northwest every time. Hey Ocean! is one of those bands. I met its three core members six or seven years ago when I worked at Cafe Zen in Kitsilano and have followed them over the years.Their unique sound always transports me to the dense rainforest, massive fir trees, north…
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Stop what you’re doing. Play this song. Turn it up! And just DANCE. Do it. Dance like a fool in your living room! Your kitchen! Your bathroom! Shake it out. Jump around. Sing along. Grab a partner if you’ve got one! Swing em around! Tap your foot. SMILE. Life’s too short not to dance. And this song makes it impossible not to 🙂
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I love Hawaii. And I love Christmas. But Christmas IN Hawaii is, well, weird. Ok, maybe not weird, but it’s definitely different when you grew up somewhere like, oh let’s say CANADA. I can never seem to get that feeling here. You know – that warm fuzzy holiday feeling that suddenly creeps up on you and you can’t help but bask in all of its giddiness. I think the feeling only comes when the temperature drops below…
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Maybe it’s because decorating is another creative outlet, or perhaps I’ve just been watching too much HGTV, but for whatever reason, I’ve taken on the task of decorating the venue for the John Kelly Awards for the last three years. I just have a lot of fun with it and I try to up the ante every year with fresh ideas. Waimea is a challenging place to decorate – it’s a large open air pavilion…
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