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Repair or Replace the Fridge?

Replace the Fridge, refrigerator problems, ref, refrigerator, freezer, home appliance

CF / July 22nd, 2013 / 21 Comments

A few days ago, my fridge stopped working. First the freezer stopped freezing things reliably, then the whole fridge had cooling issues. All this while Vancouver had temperatures in the mid-to-high 20s! Needless to say, Brian and I lost most of our food stash and the stuff that we did cook didn’t taste quite right. Photo Credit: hankinsphoto via Flickr While we were waiting for the technician...

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I think my LG refridgerator broke?

LG refrigerator, freezer, home appliance, refrigerator, fridge

CF / July 15th, 2013 / 38 Comments

Brian and I have a routine where we will quickly touch base about dinner plans in the morning, then take out whatever meat is necessary for dinner from the freezer. (Assuming meat is required for the recipe of course….) Well, when we did that the other day, guess what we found? A bunch of thaw and semi-thaw meat. Melted ice cubes. Some very, very, smelly fish. Crap – is the...

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June Garden Update

Community Garden, balcony garden, garden update, taking care of plants, tips on growing plants

CF / June 24th, 2013 / 25 Comments

After a busy month getting planters ready and seedlings in, we settled into June to watch our assorted plants grow. I have to admit, I’ve been less diligent with my plants this year – work has been very busy and with Brian away at his wine course each weekend, I haven’t had the motivation to drag myself out to the garden. Nonetheless, we’ve made a bit of progress. New...

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May garden update: Seedlings!

Seedlings, grow your own, home gardening, home garden

CF / May 20th, 2013 / 17 Comments

Last week, I wrote about getting the garden plots ready with the right kind of soil. We ended up choosing a mix of basic potting soil, compost and manure. Nothing fancy, but it should get the job done. The next step was the fun part – getting the plants in! Brian and I had already talked a bit about what plants we wanted to grow and what combination of plants to get. We don’t save...

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