Shop Small: The Pleasure Of Handmade Gifts From Winnipeg’s Third + Bird Christmas Market
There is something so innately pleasurable in buying — and even just seeing and touching — handmade products. I like to see the tool marks…
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Fun Ways To Embrace Winter in North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus During a particularly fabulous #PrairiePlaces Twitter chat earlier this week, readers like you shared suggestions for how to beat cabin fever and… Continue Reading
Winnipeg: Shopping in Osborne Village
Osborne Village was voted the best neighborhood in Canada by over 200,000 Canadians in the 2012 Canadian Institute of Planners poll and the mixed-use urban neighborhood certainly lives up to the hype. It’s packed with great restaurants, historic buildings and… Continue Reading
Baked Expectations
The next time you find yourself in Winnipeg, check out Baked Expectations, a charming little bakery and restaurant in the Osborne Village neighborhood. Baked Expectations features many of my favorite things — late night hours, all-day breakfast, delicious french bread… Continue Reading
Winnipeg: Snacking at The Forks
A View of The Forks I’m writing this post on a winter afternoon, when the light on the northern plains is an almost ethereal blue-gray. It reminds me so much of these photos I took in Winnipeg last month. I… Continue Reading
Winnipeg: The Exchange District
Derrick and I spent a few relaxing days in Winnipeg for The Red Hot Chili Peppers show a few days ago and here’s what I learned: 1. When sightseeing in winter, concentrate on one neighborhood at a time — with… Continue Reading