We have some exciting news! We have a new addition to Sarah Vaughan Photography and her name is Brittany Vaughan. Brittany has recently graduated from Fanshawe in London, Ontario with her diploma in Photography. She will be assisting and doing some thi…

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN KITS 1) Vote for best Kitsilano patio. We’d like to know what you think. Really. 2) Sign up for Kitsilano Pool membership. Canada’s longest pool opens this year on Saturday, May 19. Whether your into lounging or doing lap…

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Hats Off Day will take over Hastings Street in Burnaby on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. This ultimate street festival kicks off with a parade, features a vintage car [...]

A bit about this week’s craft for Canadian Family and my thoughts about kids and X-acto knives. Gah.

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Camping options in BC are abundant but as I noticed from the comments on camping post about campgrounds within 2.5 hours of Vancouver, some aren’t too happy with the consistent sold-out status [...]

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The Vancouver Draw Down coming up June 9, 2012 and will celebrate drawing with activities all day long. With 27 free workshops at 18 locations, there is a full schedule of events [...]

It’s May: month of Victoria Day, the Kitsilano Farmers Market launch, Kitsilano Pool’s season opening and more. But today I’m concerned with the patio season, another hallmark of the swiftly approaching summer. By May 17, I’m betting th…

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Summertime when I was growing up meant family camping trips. We’d pack up our van, head across BC, pitch our tents, and swim in lakes. It seems harder and harder to “get [...]

I love spending Sunday mornings browsing the neighbourhood Farmers Market with a cup of coffee. While I do find the products expensive, sometimes biting into a heirloom tomato that has never seen the inside of a refrigerator is truly priceless. This ti…

Canada’s longest pool opens this year on Saturday, May 19 – here’s what it looked like 75 years ago.

Three words:   Big.  Fucking.   Riddance. – Syndicated from http://blastfurnacecanada.blogspot.com/

This past Friday was even better than the usual end-of-week fiesta that it is, because my Dad and his wife were driving back from a trip to Alberta and stopped in for a few hours to visit and join us … Continue reading →

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The Surrey Children’s Festival returns to Bear Creek Park Thursday May 24, 2012 to Saturday, May 26, 2012. Packed with arts activities, food, and entertaining performances, it’s a fun way for kids [...]

I had my little artists make cards for their moms for Mother’s day around their favourite thing to do with their moms.Fraser- what is theis lovely picture about?"I love to walk on my mom’s back to make it feel better…

The Annual Khatsalano Music Festival is kicking it up a notch this year. I started to take more notice of this event when I heard that the West 4th BIA had turned to festival production powerhouse Brand.Live to produce this years Khatsalano Festival. B…

Asghar Farhadi directs this award-winning drama about a woman who wants a divorce from her husband so she can leave Iran with the couple’s child. Film critics Martha and Marty Roth saw the film and share their differing opinions on the movie.
To find o…

One of my favourite childhood memories is our family dinners at home. My mom was an excellent cook, and dinner was always something delicious to look forward to.

We made monsters this week!

  Urban Outfitters (now open) renovates 2199 West 4th Avenue. WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN KITS 1) Get some grassy park real estate. If the weather plays as nice as the forecast promises, now’s the time to spread a blanket or build a tent. Gather …

The rewards for slug prevention with pots and copper: Hosta ‘Ghostmaster’. Photo credit: Meredith Brehaut Things are growing now with the warmer temperatures and my garden is being invaded by the season’s first line of predators: slugs. T…