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A Swing Thing

August 22nd, 2009
AUGUST 22ND, 2009 A Swing Thing If you wish you could live among the stylish and serene pages of Dwell, start by plonking your pre-schoolers in this heavy-duty swinging pod ($39.99) . Tied to a tree it's an adventure playground; hung from the ceiling it's a quiet reading nook. And while it claims to help kids develop their sense of balance, it's the fact that "quiet time" is no longer ...

Precious Heirlooms

August 21st, 2009
AUGUST 21ST, 2009 Precious Heirlooms Need to impress your (possibly) future mother-in-law popping by for lunch this weekend? Laddish London chef Neil Taylor—relocated to Vancouver's Cibo, lucky for us—shares his top farmer's market summer salad recipe exclusively with Vitamin Daily Vancouver. Cibo Trattoria's Buffalo Mozzarella, Heirloom Tomato, Peach and Basil Salad Ingredients250 g ...

Steals and Deals

August 21st, 2009
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin daily steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! Curves Ahead Tighten up with Som Visao’s new CelluTherapy Cellulite Reduction System. FDA approved, this mechanical miracle helps to banish cellulite and cut inches off your target area. The first 10 guests to request a Discovery Session ($99) online wil ...

In the Loop

August 20th, 2009
AUGUST 20TH, 2009 In the Loop We never thought knitting was knot cool, but new outfit Wool and the Gang is making it that much Kool-er. The Parisian company crafts complete kits that include wooden knitting needles, Peruvian yarn, clever patches (one reads “Cash-mere if you can”) and on-trend patterns created by women who’ve worked for the likes of Colette, Vogue Hommes Int ...

Your Risk Appetite

August 19th, 2009
August 19, 2009 Your Risk Appetite Discovering your Appetite for Risk Many people ask me what they should be investing in now. Should they be more cautious because of the uncertainty out there? Or should they jump in to equities because ‘experts’ say a recovery is around the corner? But the decision of how to allocate your portfolio, between stocks and relatively safer securities ...

Note Worthy

August 19th, 2009
AUGUST 19TH, 2009 Note Worthy We may never pen a great work of fiction, but we can still write within one. Marrying a Moleskine’s functionality with the covers of classic Penguin books, Wild & Wolf has made the perfect pocket journal ($14.99) for lovers of English Lit. On the outside are titles like Wuthering Heights, 1984, A Room of One’s Own and Pride & Prejudice, and on the inside a ...

Go-Go Gucci

August 18th, 2009
AUGUST 18TH, 2009 Go-Go Gucci The fall collections are arriving in stores, but you’re not ready to pound the pavement for a tweed overcoat just yet. How about a little “window” shopping? Gucci has opened up an online storefront for label lovers above the 49th parallel. The ready to wear collection in the new Canadian shop is laid out by complete looks and featured on a mode ...

Sock it to Us

August 15th, 2009

AUGUST 15TH, 2009

Sock it to Us

Create a modern menagerie in the nursery with these cheeky sock animals made by some clever young Canadian gals.

Steals and Deals

August 14th, 2009
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin daily kids steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! Oh Baby Connect with baby like never before with industry leading 3D ultrasound technology at Som Visao Spa. Spend 30 minutes with friends and family in its plush 3D ultrasound suite, and head home with a DVD, CD and two printed images after y ...

Raise the Rooftop

August 14th, 2009
AUGUST 14TH, 2009 Raise the Rooftop No penthouse patio to party on, no problem. Inspired by outdoor electronic events like Piknik Electronik in Montreal, three East Coast gents have created Rooftop Special—a daytime dance party thrown on the rooftop deck of the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Every second weekend during the late summer, they supply DJs and serve up simple drinks a ...

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