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ModernGear Active: SPIbelt 2008-07-26 17:28:27 Fanny pack - the very term strikes fear into the hearts of certain people, and brings joy into the hearts of others. Ubiquitous in the 80s, dying a slow death in the 90s, and a source of humiliation in the 21st Century, they're for the most part relegated to the geriatric set, and to tourists - carry your wallet, passport and camera all in one handy tool that doubles as identification of your out- Read more:Active
Moderngear Women: a charmed life 2008-07-24 12:17:12 If there's one salutation that's always stymied me, it's got to be, "Charmed, I'm sure." Not that it is widely used anymore, but even in literature or movies from years past, it's always confounded me. It just strikes me as being more than even tinged...being, say, marinated, in snobbery. And it's not what's said, it's what is not said. Like, "Charmed, I'm sure you are..." or "Charmed, I'm sure I Read more:Women
ModernGear Food: Cup your cake 2008-07-23 08:52:23 I've been a journalist for 14 years now, in one form (radio, television, print, web) or another, and after all this time, I will tell you my simple secret to a good story: research.Though it's a seemingly simple step, the actual task can be tough - trying to find out enough about a topic so that I can speak to it from some base of knowledge while under time constraints is difficult.But, I haven't
ModernGear Women: romping around 2008-07-22 10:59:33 As I established yesterday, rompers for kids are adorable. They are known for being baby- friendly - models with snaps at the leg and crotch make diapers easily accessible, and the piece of clothing is comfortable and cute for toddlers.The romper is also sometimes called a jumper, or a onesie...but the unfortunate thing is that those names are not just for the baby and toddler versions - they're a Read more:Women
ModernGear Women: Painless pampering 2008-08-21 07:00:01 I recently spoiled myself with some Tocca.Did I go for the Linda Coat, a luxurious treat at $649?Or was it the more wallet-friendly, but just as stylish, $297 Carolyn Dress?As much as I love both, it was neither, actually. What I did get my hands on, was Stella.As in, Stella Laundry Delicate Blood Orange Fine Fabric Wash...$15 for 8 ounces, and worth every penny. A small capful does a load of ling Read more:Women
, pampering
ModernGear Kids: vitamins your kids will ask you for 2008-08-20 13:42:37 From babyhood forward, parents ask questions and make decisions every single day, for the sake of raising healthy, happy children. Do we let our kids watch television? Do we allow them to eat chicken nuggets and mac and cheese five days in a row if that's all they want? Do we give them vitamins?That last one must be a tough one - as with any issue, each side side has their own strong opinions. One
ModernGear Men: Ride 'em, cowboy! 2008-08-19 09:30:13 As I mentioned yesterday, the maker of the original cowboy shirt, "Papa Jack" Weil, passed away last week at age 107. We have Papa Jack to thank for the wonder that is the snap-button cowboy shirt, and I wish I could have done so.There's something very hot about a man in a cowboy shirt. Of course with the cross-over in fashion, a guy wearing a one might have never saddled a horse or roped a calf,
ModernGear Fashion: Giddyup into fall 2008-08-18 07:00:01 A tip of the cowboy hat goes to the grandfather of the snap-button cowboy shirt - a man named Jack Weil - who passed away last week at age 107. Mr. Weil, known as Papa Jack to his family and customers, started his company Rockmount Ranch Wear in 1946 in Denver. He was thought to be the oldest CEO in the world, as he stayed at the helm of the company until just a few days before his death.Photo fro Read more:Fashion
ModernGear Women: Sometimes it's good to be chunky and long! 2008-08-15 18:54:37 In life, certain words have mixed meanings depending on their context. Take the word, "chunky". Use chunky in relation to thighs...bad. Regarding things like peanut butter, or jewelry...not so bad! And then the word "long". No-one likes to hear that the story they told was a little long, or they're looking a little long in the tooth, but describe a woman as long-legged, and she'd probably thank yo Read more:Women
, Sometimes
Angelina and Zahara: matching Mommy and me fashions 2008-08-15 14:24:20 It was last year that budding fashionista little Zahara
Jolie-Pitt debuted a sweet mini Versace handbag that matched her Mom's.Today she was spotted out with her Dad, in a dress that Angelina
owns (one of my favourites, I wrote about it here )...see pics below. Angelina wore this Gerard Darel floral maxi dress during her pregnancy, and I saw one in photos of Zahara that looks exactly alike!I wonde Read more:matching
, Mommy
Moderngear Women: SOS = Saving on Style! 2008-08-14 07:00:05 I raved last week about the fact that I don't think you need to spend a lot to look good, and I'm happy to offer more proof to back up this assertion. First of all, I just got the two dresses I had admired earlier in the summer but waited until they were on sale much later to order, and they are fantastic. The denim dress from Delia's is a heavier and better quality denim than I really expected, a Read more:Women
, Saving
, Style
ModernGear Helpful and Handy: mini towels for life outside the home 2008-08-13 12:11:39 Sometimes when life hands us messes, we're lucky enough to be at home. In any given week, I can deal with a Duane-related clean-up (he's house-trained but there's sometimes a bit of drool to contend with),a spilled glass of wine, an errant dollop of jam...you know those little accidents well.So what do you do? Just grab a towel or sponge and wipe up any manner of mess, and Bob's your uncle. Well, Read more:Handy
ModernGear Video: Soapylove! 2008-08-12 11:26:59 I met and interviewed Soapylove's Debbie Chialtas at the Appel and Frank shopping event in San Diego earlier in the year. Check it out...
I really love using Soapylove soap - it's just so yummy-smelling and I appreciate that Debbie doesn't use SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) in her soaps - an ingredient that is often found in all sorts of products from toothpaste and bubble bath to shampoos and soap
GOODIES GIVEAWAY WINNER! 2008-08-11 14:57:17 CONGRATULATIONS to Selina Lacombe!You've won a Cup-A-Cake cupcake protector! I wrote about this favourite new product here...I have an e-mail out to our winner and I'll have the prize sent out as soon as I hear back with an address.Woot! Win some loot, everyone...sign up for the newsletter if you haven't yet, or ask your friends to sign up and let me know you referred them. Click here to find out
ModernGear Food: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins 2008-08-11 11:53:49 I'm not exactly sure where this recipe comes from - either my sister Tanya or my Mom....but these are my favourite muffins, ever. They're a perfect combo of banana and chocolate, and they're a perfect (and real) excuse for not throwing away bananas when they start to turn brown. The browner, the better! (I say, "and real" because when we've got a bunch of bananas getting soft and my husband asks m Read more:Chocolate
, Muffins
ModernGear Goodies Giveaway 2008-08-11 11:52:57 It's Monday, so posting as usual on the first day of the week is going to be light - too many e-mails, too little time!I'll be drawing another name in the Goodies
Giveaway today, for the great Cup-A-Cake cupcake protector!Now speaking of winners, check out a recent photo of the amazing Helen Mirren...she's 63.Wow. I should look so good.Photo Daily Mail onlineCheck back at noon for the Goodies Give
ModernGear Women: sale-ing out of summer and into fall 2008-08-08 10:26:19 Grab a cup of coffee and maybe even a muffin...it's Friday, and this is a long one!I'm all for looking good and living well. I MUST be, it's right up there on my logo, and those aren't just empty words. What I am NOT into is maxing out your credit card(s) to do so. So, I don't tend to be dressed in the "must-haves" of each and every season. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE fashion. Almost nothing makes Read more:Women
ModernGear Women: message jewelry 2008-08-07 12:05:23 I've been seeing a lot of jewelry with a message lately. And I'm not saying the figurative, "I love you but I am not quite ready to marry you" message of a promise ring, or the "Happy 60th birthday!" message in a pair of diamond earrings from a husband to wife, but a literal message, writ large across a usually unmarred silver or gold surface. And I'll tell you what - I like it.Tiffany's is the co Read more:Women
ModernGear Fashion: Frocks by Posh 2008-09-11 07:00:01 Sorry for the absence - I've been a very busy girl of late. So, apparently, has Victoria Beckham. (And that is where the similarities between us begin and end...)First of all, she changed her iconic hairstyle so now women all over the world will be bringing in pictures to their hairstylists and asking for the pixie cut. It also appears she's spent considerable time in front of the mirror, perfecti Read more:Fashion
ModernGear Food: Happiness is a warm cup 2008-09-08 13:11:19 Does this sound like your Monday morning? Stumbling in to the coffee shop, you realize you've forgotten your travel mug. Torn, you order anyway and leave with either green guilt at the double whammy of paper cup and cardboard sleeve, or forgo said sleeve and end up suffering with burning fingers and a rapidly cooling caramel macchiato or green tea. Honestly.Here's a solution to alleviate at least
ModernGear Food: Cottage Cheese with Radishes and Chives 2008-09-08 12:38:51 This recipe is so simple that I pretty much just wrapped it up in the title. That's it, and goodnight. Don't forget to turn off the lights on your way out.Okay, hang on...we're in this together. Like the weird guy who wore striped tights at the gym used to yell, "LET'S DO THIS!!!"This recipe is a favourite for us here at the ModernGear TV household - we have it on the weekend for breakfast or brun Read more:Cheese
ModernGear Baby and Kids: Sunburns after Summer 2008-09-05 11:23:52 Mid-summer I had grand plans to share loads of seasonal products with you but, like it always does, time seemed to accelerate. So here we are, with kids back in school and people back to work, and summer product samples still sitting on my ModernGear TV shelf.Earlier in the summer a reader wrote in and ask about sunscreens that were safe for her kids. As summer has almost slipped away, you might Read more:Summer
ModernGear Fashion: Favourite sweater vests for Fall 2008-09-04 07:01:00 I LOVE fall fashion. It might just be my favourite season, for this is the time of year when I start daydreaming about cooler weather and just want to pull on a cozy sweater. I'm all about the sweater, and less about the sweat. Seriously, as a Canadian girl living in Southern California, you'd think I'd want to soak up all the heat I can - I know it has started raining in Vancouver already. But wh Read more:Fashion
, Favourite
ModernGear Home: What's new in Mid-Century Modern 2008-09-03 10:48:31 Lovers of Mid-CenturyModern
know how difficult it can be to make sense of original, reproduction, and licensed reproduction (and outright knock-off) when you're talking about home furnishings by names like Eames, Noguchi, Panton, van der Rohe, Nelson, and the like.This is something ModernGear TV Husband and I discuss at length when looking for new pieces, as we are absolutely nuts over this desig
ModernGear HOLIDAY! 2008-09-01 14:11:49 Happy Labor (Labour) Day, everyone! I have hung up my apron and am about to tuck my keyboard away - brownies are in the oven and I'm jumping in the shower. ModernGear Hubby and I are off to a BBQ, so regular posting will commence tomorrow.Have a great holiday Monday...
ModernGear Beauty: Shine on, sister 2008-08-29 09:42:33 This is a confusing time of year for women - all the rules! No white after Labor Day. All the sales! But white pants are 50% off! To say nothing of make-up...fall calls for darker hues and more coverage but I just can't carry off bright red or dark burgundy lipstick very convincingly, and I am uncomfortable in layers of blush. So come fall, I end up trying but then feeling, and projecting, that I Read more:Beauty
, Shine
, sister
Moderngear Baby: The best bib you can get 2008-08-29 00:41:54 Dr. Penelope Leach, psychologist and author of Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition), said that "Loving a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedback loop. The more you give the more you get and the more you get the more you feel like giving."I think that almost the same thing can be said of feeding a baby, like, "Feeding a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedbac
ModernGear Food:Chocolate gets even better 2008-08-27 10:35:49 Please sit down or hold on to something, because I am about to break some news. Chocolate
has gotten better
. I know - is improving on perfection even possible?Imagine, if you will, something like, chocolate...plus. How about...luxury chocolate. "But isn't all chocolate luxurious?", you ask. And no, my kitten, it isn't. Not if it's waxy, with impure ingredients and fillers. But you'll never know un
Moderngear Home: Bring a little excitement into your bedroom 2008-08-26 10:25:31 Things getting a little
boring in the old bedroom? Feeling a bit shabby and worn out? Time to really spice things up? Yup, I understand completely. It's time for new linens.Whether you're looking to update your decor or you're getting ready to deck out a dorm room for yourself or for your kids (hey, readers of all ages are welcome here!), there are so many fun and inexpensive sheet sets, duvet cov
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