Very Good Congee & Noodle at King’s Square

 Very Good Congee & Noodle food

Located at 1CF8, 9390 Woodbine Ave, Markham

August 18, 2022:  The very first time we visited Very Good Congee & Noodle (滿意粥粉面) was actually on July 1 with some relatives.  This Hong Kong style congee and noodle restaurant is located inside of the King’s Square shopping centre near Woodbine and 16th Continue reading

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Shanghainese Food at Mom’s Dim Sum [Defunct]

Mom's Dim Sum Richmond Hill

Mom’s Dim Sum located at 360 Hwy 7, Richmond Hill

August 14, 2022:  Contrary to the name of this restaurant, Mom’s Dim Sum doesn’t serve just “dim sum” (assuming we’re talking about Chinese dim sum/small bites).  It’s actually a small restaurant on Highway 7 and Chalmers Road in Richmond Hill that serves Shanghainese food Continue reading

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22 months, 4 weeks old – Second visit to the zoo, splash pad fun, “bao la”, “thank you”

Toddler at the zoo

Toddler looking at the zebra in the distance

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Experiencing The Feast of St. Lawrence Picnic Dinner Under the Stars on Market Street 2022

 Dinner under the stars at Market Street

Our first time experiencing the VIP 5-course picnic dinner under the stars on Market Street

I was pleased to accept an invitation to attend The Feast of St Lawrence Picnic on Market Street in support of Second Harvest on a complimentary basis.  I had been to three of their past annual media walking tours (2018, 2019, and this year 2022) and heard much about the actual big event but had not attended it before.  Continue reading

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22 months, 3 weeks old – Funny faces, sitting in an adult chair, attending her first wedding

 toddler looking at a water fountain

Toddler’s first time attending a wedding reception

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Content Creator Walking Tour for The Feast of St. Lawrence’s Picnic on Market Street 2022

 Market Street near St. Lawrence Market

Market Street near St. Lawrence Market

For the first time since the pandemic, I was invited to the walking tour of the Feast of St. Lawrence event again.  This year, instead of a dinner under the stars, it has transformed into a “picnic dinner under the stars” on Market Street instead Continue reading

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22 months, 2 weeks – Refusals continue with a solution, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Splash pads

 toddler at a splash pad

Learning how to play at the splash pad

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22 months, 1 week – A week of refusals

Toddler pushing a kid-sized grocery cart

First time pushing her own grocery cart

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22 months old

Toddler in a soccer field

Bb at the soccer field

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21 months, 1 weeks old: Identifying letters, Toronto Railway Museum, Port Hope day trip

train at the Toronto Railway Museum

Riding on the train at the Toronto Railway Museum!

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