Derek’s Hot Five Calgary Ice Cream Escapes
Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone. Jim Fiebig What's the difference between ice cream and gelato? Here is a short lesson from Christine Gallary. Ice Cream: Fat and Fluffy Ice cream is a frozen dairy dessert made of milk, cream, sugar, and (typically) egg yolks. Traditionally,
Derek’s Top-Pick Toboggan and Sledding Slopes in Calgary
I recently shared with you my dismal track record with my winter outdoor mis-adventures as well as my feeble attempt at cross-country skiing. I hope you'll find these to be entertaining reads rather than a deterrent to embarking on some outdoor family fun. Family Fun at Fonda Christa at Hidden Valley Hidden Valley Rush Here is a summary
Derek’s Top-Pick Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing Spots Around Calgary
You will likely have gathered from some of my recent candid writings that I lack proficiency skills in the winter outdoor activity arena. I've recounted stories of my misfortunes while downhill skiing and tobogganing, while my cross country skiing capabilities leave room for significant improvement. But that hasn't deterred me from persevering and
Derek’s Top-Pick Calgary Outdoor Ice Skating Locations
Despite my poor winter outdoor sport track record and capability that you can read about here, I have it on very good authority that the list I’ve pulled together below provide some of the finest outdoor ice skating fun for the family around Calgary's neighbourhoods. Skating rinks maintained by the City of Calgary Click on the (⛸)
A Tribute to Tuesday Shopping: My Costco Infatuation
Since moving to Canada I have become just a little obsessed with shopping at Costco. I spent my formative 18 months in Calgary on a visitor’s visa while awaiting my permanent residence which would entitle me to work. I had an inordinate amount of free time on my hands to explore. One of my favourite weekly – and sometimes twice-weekly
Derek’s Six Best Breakfast Hot-Spots
“Everyone runs around trying to find a place where they still serve breakfast because eating breakfast, even if it's 5 o'clock in the afternoon, is a sign that the day has just begun and good things can still happen. Having lunch is like throwing in the towel.”Jonathan Goldstein, Lenny Bruce is Dead I think one of my
Derek’s Cross-country Skiing and Snowshoeing Antics
As far as low-impact, family friendly outdoor winter activities are concerned, there are few that are as accessible while potentially also exhilarating as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. These two activities can be as benign or as extreme as you want them to be. Based on my previous blog post about outdoor winter activities you will
Must-See Calgary: “I have half a day to explore”
Where should I go and what should I see? If you find yourself with half a day at your disposal to discover Calgary, I can provide you with a travel pack full of destinations that you can check off your proverbial to-see list. While there is a lot to see and experience in the outlying neighbourhoods,
Putting the “Public” back into “Public Library”
A focus on the City of Calgary’s Public Library Rejuvenation Projects If you get the opportunity to visit Calgary’s new Central Library you’ll soon dispel any of those dated, stereotypical notions that libraries, themselves, should be archived! The Calgary Public Library is doing a phenomenal job to reinvent itself and attract the public interest. You need only
Derek’s go-to Calgary coffee hide-outs
Sometimes we all need that little place of retreat. Whether to work remotely, find comfort in a warm beverage and a freshly baked indulgence, or just to escape for a brief period from the busyness of our daily routine and demands. While our winter conditions here in Canada don’t provide opportunity to do this outdoors
