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Government Housing Incentives
Renovation Tax Credit
NetZero Energy Housing
Martha Stewart
Join Martha Stewart at marthastewart.com for innovating ideas on home décor, holiday preparations, meals, crafts, gardening, weddings, and so much more!
http://www.marthastewart.com/
Canadian Living
Canadian Living's motto is "Smart solutions for every day living"! Have you ever noticed that when a room is organized, that when you are in that room, your mind has more of a feeling of calmness and order. Here is an article by Katherine Gibson with Canadian Living who has noticed the very same thing. The article is aptly named: 6 ways to clean up your home life. How to declutter your home, your heart and your mind.
http://www.canadianliving.com/health/mind_and_spirit/6_ways_to_clean_up_your_home_life.php
Tips To Organize Life
OK, this site seems to have something to say about organizing everything! Your house, your life, your kids, your day, your closet, you name it! Visit Tips To Organize Life at tips-to-organize-life.com. Learn how to redefine your goals, organize your house, finances, kids, meals, holidays etc., that you may have more time doing the things that are important in life. Whether it be more time with the kids, spouse or recreational activities, life is too short to spend it on unorganized living. So "grab the bull by the horns", stop procrastinating and you just might enjoy the ride!
http://www.tips-to-organize-life.com/index.html
Comox Valley Home Based Business Association
Are you looking for a local business to help you, or want to start your own?
http://cvhbba.com/Directory/Category.html
Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce
Categorical List of business in Comox Valley for home and garden
http://www.comoxvalleychamber.com/members/results.php?company=&button=Search&category=Home%2FGarden
2040 Cliffe Ave.
Courtenay, BC
p: 250.334.3234
www.comoxvalleychamber.com
Beyond the Kitchen Door
274B 5th St.
Courtenay, BC
p: 250.338.4404
http://www.beyondthekitchendoor.com
The Light House Lamps & Lighting
2967C Kilpatrick Ave.
Courtenay, BC
p: 250.338.8839
www.thelighthouse.ca
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When I was just a child my parents took me to the drive in theatre. We were there to see Walt Disney's "The Apple Dumpling Gang". Since then, I have wondered what an apple dumpling tasted like. I have even had thoughts, of what an apple dumpling must consist of. This because I had had dumplings in meat stew. Wouldn't it be the same thing? Wouldn't it just taste like sweet apples and spice instead of meat and gravy?
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Upon investigation, they didn't turn out to be what I thought a dumpling should be at all! It wasn't some soft blob that you through on top of something stew like! Yes, I admit it! I thought there must be some sort of apple stew, a person would make. Yet this is not what all the recipes instructed at all. The recipes all said you needed one whole apple for each dumpling and I thought surely, they would be cut up in a doughy mixture at least. The whole thing astounded me and I put the whole project on hold.
It happened months later, I started thinking about those apple dumplings again. Sure, they weren't made they way I thought a decent dumpling should be, but maybe I should give them a try? I looked up a recipe in the internet, complete with pictures and a video, "hmmm, this does seem so bad". I had all the ingredients and decided to give it a go. And besides, my childhood dream of actually eating an apple dumpling mustn't wait!
They were more than I ever expected and worth the wait! They turned out absolutely delicious! No they weren't what I expected, they were so much better than that. Often things don't turn out the way we had thought they would. We end up with preconceived notions about people and situations. Then we let go of our expectations and are far more able to embrace situations, people, and the recipes we never thought we would. And while you are embracing those situations and people, be sure to serve them apple dumplings! They'll love you for it.
Jessica Dawson
http://www.apple-pie-crisp-dumplings-recipes.com/
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