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Planting for Honey Bees During National Planting Week!
I am thrilled to partner again with the Bees Matter initiative for 2017! Bees Matter is a Canadian website that partners with beekeepers, scientists, environmentalists and everyday Canadians to improve honey bee health and colonies. You can find valuable information on honey bees
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/planting-for-honey-bees-during-national-planting-week/
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Magpie’s Vintage Christmas 2016
This post is something that I have been meaning to write up for you all as soon as my (first!) real Christmas tree full of vintage ornaments went up this year. There are so many little vintage details tucked away into little nooks, crannies and tree branches this year that I knew
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/magpies-vintage-christmas-2016/
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Phillips AirFryer Review
Ok guys.
I have tested.
I have tasted.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/phillips-airfryer-review/
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The Reading Room
I was nagged reminded by a few friends when I went back home to Airdrie for Christmas that I had been sadly remiss in writing about the progress of my reading room. I’ve posted quick pictures on Instagram that hint to what has gone on in the room for design and decor but never wr
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-reading-room/
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Make Your Moments Golden : Ferrero Rocher Giveaway!
I get contacted about a lot of giveaways here on the Kitchen Magpie and lucky for you my readers, most of them fit my requirements. Which I must say, aren’t stringent because the main two I stick to is Do I personally use/enjoy/like this product OR can I do good with this product
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/make-your-moments-golden-ferrero-rocher-giveaway/
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Pottery Barn Comes to Edmonton!
Indeed, if you missed the latest and greatest news – and you just might have in the joyous haze that surrounded the opening of Williams-Sonoma in West Edmonton Mall- there is also a Pottery Barn opening as well! In fact, it’s right almost smack dab across from the new Williams-So
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/pottery-barn-comes-to-edmonton/
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The Winner of the Tutti Frutti Gift Card Is….
Lindsay! Comment #13! Congrats, please send me your contact info and your mailing address!
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-winner-of-the-tutti-frutti-gift-card-is/
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The Winner of the County Bounty Prize Package!
Congrats to Tanya, the winner of the Sturgeon County Bounty Prize package! I will contact you for pick up arrangements! Enjoy, it’s such a fabulous day!
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-winner-of-the-county-bounty-prize-package/
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Win a $20 Tutti Frutti Gift Card To Celebrate the West Ed Opening!
In case you missed the buzz circulating here in Edmonton, Tutti Frutti is opening a new location a West Edmonton Mall. I’m sure everyone has read my post about the grand opening of the Southgate Centre location and the ensuing fun my family had.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/win-a-20-tutti-frutti-gift-card-to-celebrate-the-west-ed-opening/
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Tic Tac Prize Pack Winners!
Alrighty, the two winners were picked, by Random.Org number generator as per usual!
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/tic-tac-prize-pack-winners/
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My Edible Front Yard Is Complete!
Oh landscaping, my nemesis. How I love to hate you. I love to plan you. I love to execute those plans. I surely love to spend the money on you.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/front-landscaping-complete/
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Hellooo Good Lookin’: AKA My New Bogs
Way back, in the pre-cook off days, Bogs Footwear contacted me and asked me if I wanted to review a pair of their boots for them. To be completely forthright and clear as a bell honest, I have been jonesing for a pair for quite some time now. A friend of mine has been raving abo
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/hellooo-good-lookin-aka-my-new-bogs/
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Utterly Yard Overwhelmed
Just writing this post stressed me right out, I kid you not. My chest is tight with stress- and the upper respiratory infection I have isn’t helping things. As exciting as it is to have a blank canvas, as a non-landscaper I am completely and utterly overwhelmed right now trying
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/utterly-yard-overwhelmed/
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Eat Alberta : Your Real Food Survival Guide
Eat Alberta is back! What could be more fun than a conference about food, with local talents presenting and preparing? This conference is an excellent opportunity for everyone to get out there and meet other local Edmontonians. This is for anyone who is interested in backyard ga
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/eat-alberta-your-real-food-survival-guide/
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Indeed, You Smarty Pants
Indeed, What Is It? Wednesday IS the lobster rug. My husband wins Husband of the Year award for this one, no doubt about it. I am going to save a place on the new fireplace mantle just for his trophy. He ordered it, figured out how to get it sent to his hotel while he was in Anah
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/indeed-you-smarty-pants/
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What Is It? Wednesday
We are officially residents of the south side. Moved in, moved on and in the new house.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/what-is-it-wednesday/
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No Talkin’ Tuesday: Moving Day!!
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/no-talkin-tuesday-moving-day/
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Project New House 2011- The Final Walk-Through
There’s a lot of internal screaming with excitement going on right about now. Let it stand for the record that I am so incredibly lucky, blessed and grateful for the fact that we were able to build this new house. I also thought we never would because I hate moving. I vowed we w
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-2011-the-final-walk-through/
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Project New House 2011: After Paint Walk-through
Also known as The Walk-through That Mr Magpie Made It To.
What a slacker, leaves the wife to do all the hard work. Well, as I always say : what you don’t see the wife spend..you won’t know ’till the end!
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-2011-after-paint-walk-through/
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Saskatoon Picking 2011
Ah summer in Edmonton. Festivals galore, the sunshine that won’t stay longer than 10 minutes and a river valley that is a bounty of food to be found. We have been picking the Saskatoons in the River Valley almost as long as we have been living here. I wasn’t sure how long, so I w
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/saskatoon-picking-2011/
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Project New House 2011- We Have A Date!
There’s that whole giddy excitement mixed with sheer, unadulterated terror feeling again, I am almost used to it now. Almost. Not quite.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-2011-we-have-a-date/
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Project New House 2011- Pre-Drywall Inspection
We finally got to have our official pre-drywall inspection of the house on Tuesday morning. I forgot how long and complex they can get, one just thinks that you walk through, give you “yup looks good”, point out whatever concerns you and go home.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-2011-pre-drywall-inspection/
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What The Truck, Edmonton Alberta
What The Truck was a local event held here in Edmonton last Friday, one that I was eager to check out with Mr Magpie and the littles. The point was to round up some of the great food trucks we have here, put them all in one venue, spin the tunes and get people out to eat, visit,
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/what-the-truck-edmonton-alberta/
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Winner of the Happy Gardening Giveaway
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/winner-of-the-happy-gardening-giveaway/
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Magpie, Magpie, How Does Your Garden Grow?
S’alright.
I have a lot of container gardening going on this year, with success in some areas and absolute failure in others.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/magpie-magpie-how-does-your-garden-grow/
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Project New House: Waiting
Just…waiting. A lot of waiting. For what, I am not sure, I know they install the wiring, fix the insulation, replace any broken boards and check the framing, but I thought that was going to be done sooner.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-waiting/
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I Have a Shopping Problem
I could easily become one of those crazy coupon people on that TV show I haven’t watched yet but fully intend to. I could dive into dumpsters for coupons, stay up late formulating how to get the best deals..you know the drill.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/i-have-a-shopping-problem/
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The Happy Gardening Giveaway
With all the hoopla of the new house being built, selling this house and life being it’s generally crazy self, I forgot to give away these books that have been hanging around the house.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-happy-gardening-giveaway/
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SW Edmonton Farmers Market
Edmonton has more farmers markets than you can shake a stick at and for good reason. This city is so flippin’ sprawled out that to get to another quadrant takes a million years and miles of travel. In fact, teleporting or apparating might be a better mode of travel most days tha
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/sw-edmonton-farmers-market/
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Project New House: The First Walk-through
If you thought I panicked last time I took a gander at our lovely house in progress, think again, my dearest friend. Driving up to the house to meet our sales rep to do our first official tour of the inside had Mike waving smelling salts under my nose to revive me.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-the-first-walk-through/
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Clifford E. Lee Bird Sanctuary
Yes, this was back on Good Friday and yes I am really late in posting these pictures.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/clifford-e-lee-bird-sanctuary/
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Project New House: Week 4
Well.
I knew that the framing was going to go fast but I was completely surprised this afternoon when the kids and I made our usual Thursday afternoon drive out to see the house.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-week-4/
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Alberta Avenue Farmers Market
Last Thursday I finally got around to visiting the Alberta Avenue Farmers Market, one of the few markets that are on my end of town. Heck, nothing is really on my end of town, but central is closer than the south for us. The market runs every Thursday from 5-8 pm and the location
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/alberta-avenue-farmers-market/
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Ah, Spring.
Spring, the time for hope eternal. Greening grasses, blooming spring bulbs and the glimpse of the summer to come. Those who garden have green blood racing through their veins, heart jumping with excitement over the thought of getting to the garden center first for those choice b
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/ah-spring-2/
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Project New House: Week 3
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a lot of wood in strange shapes, seemingly put together in a meaningful, constructive way that will one day form my house.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-week-3/
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Project New House: Week 2
Actually, we are around week three of the actual timeline, but only week two of my blogging about it.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-week-2/
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Project New House: Week One
Uhh.
We were taken by surprise. Slightly. Ok, not slightly, completely and utterly taken by surprise. We were expecting, as we were told by the builder, that it could take up to two months for the city to approve everything for the house, all the permits etc.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/project-new-house-week-one/
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Crave Cupcakes, Calgary Alberta
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/crave-cupcakes-calgary-alberta/
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Queen Of Tarts, Edmonton Alberta
A new bakery, you say?
Don’t mind if I do.
And we did.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/queen-of-tarts-edmonton-alberta/
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Tile & Paint and Cupboards & Paint & Flooring & That Blasted Paint
First, no there is no pity nor sympathy wanted: I am building a new house. Everything I say that sounds similar to whining should be followed by a resounding ” Suck it up, buttercup.” The possibility of a smack upside the head can also be considered, it’s completely your call.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/tile-paint-and-cupboards-paint-flooring-that-blasted-paint/
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On My 35th Birthday, My True Love Gave to Me….
Any guesses from those who don’t already know?
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/on-my-35th-birthday-my-true-love-gave-to-me/
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Finally, She Gets To The Hardware Grill, Edmonton, AB
Ok, well that’s isn’t a picture of me, but I am smart, I don’t let my camera out of my reach, thus I don’t get any pictures of me on it that can later be used to blackmail me. It’s just my honey, tired from his back hurting and lot’s of T3’s. He was a gentleman and took me out fo
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/hardware-grill/
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Duchess Bakery: The Food
You didn’t think I was going to let my taste-fest from Duchess end with just one post, did you? That is simply just not my style. My style is to take approximately 1,345 pictures of everything I do, then take about 20-30 of those and do up some posts.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/duchess-bakery-the-food/
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Happy Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
Happy Valentines Day everyone!
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/happy-valentines-day-giveaway/
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The Garden Fails of 2010
Bah.
Just….BAH.
I had 4 varieties of tomatoes and the only ones that fared well were the Lemon Boys, which I featured in my gardening hits post.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-garden-fails-of-2010/
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The Garden Hits of 2010
Really. It wasn’t the most phenomenal summer for vegetables that I have experienced, my first year was far better than last year. I tend to start planning what I am going to grow, oh, as soon as the glitter from New Year’s has been swept away.
https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-garden-hits-of-2010/
