Purchasing a home will be one of the biggest decisions you make in your lifetime. Before taking the leap and purchasing one of the beautiful Calgary homes for sale, you should be certain this is the right choice for you and your family. Here are a few pros and cons to weigh before making the final call and putting in your offer on the home of your dreams. Pros Investment – If you’re currently renting your apartment, you’re not building any equity – the money simply goes into someone else’s pocket. With a mortgage, you’ll make monthly payments just like…
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It’s Chocolate Cupcake Day Monday 18th October. Whoop, who needs an excuse to eat chocolate? Chocolate Cupcake Day reminds us that sometimes it is more than acceptable to have a piece of confectionary delight that we simply don’t share with another, so find yourself a cupcake and make it disappear, just be sure it’s chocolate! Chocolate Cupcake Day was established to celebrate that most perfect form of the Cupcake, the Chocolate Cupcake. Cupcakes are called by many names throughout the world, our personal favorite would have to be the term “Fairy Cake” from the British. The origin of the cupcake…
A hilarious, family-friendly cookbook from the creators of the hit Netflix baking show Nailed It! If you love your bake off programs whether in the UK TV or on Netflix and love to bake then you will love this book. Available to buy from November 1st but you can pre-order a copy from Amazon. Baking is not for the faint of heart. The perfect result may require overnight refrigeration, weighing different flours, a deft hand with a piping bag, and endless patience. But why let perfectionism ruin a good thing? Like the hit Netflix series, the Nailed It! cookbook asks bakers…
World Food Day takes place on 16th October… – World Food Day is a collective action across 150 countries is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, businesses, NGOs, the media, and general public. They promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all. #WorldFoodDay 2021 will be marked a second time while countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic. It’s a time to look…
Since 1996 World Egg Day has been celebrated every year on the second Friday in October. In 2021 on 8 October countries throughout the world will join together in many different celebrations of the egg. World Egg Day was established at Vienna 1996, when it was decided to celebrate the power of the egg on the second Friday in October each year. Since then, egg fans around the world have thought up new creative ways to honour this incredible nutrient powerhouse, and the day of celebration has grown and evolved over time. This year’s World Egg Day will take place on Friday 8 October and…
World Vegan Day 1st November and World Vegan Month for November. World Vegan Month is celebrated around the world as a time to recognise how far the vegan movement has come, reflect on The Vegan Societies successes, and to highlight how accessible and beneficial a vegan lifestyle is. This year, it felt more appropriate to bring to light the challenges that some of us are facing during these difficult times and to use World Vegan Day as an opportunity to bring together the vegan community in supporting one another. As affordability remains a focus for many, they will be launching further…
National Curry Week takes place between 4th-10th October… – The 23rd National Curry Week takes place from the 4th to 10th October 2021. It’s been a difficult year but for one week only, let’s talk about curry instead of coronavirus. Whether you’re heading out to your local curry house or cooking up a storm using our official recipe book, we want you to be rejoicing in all things curry! Since the 1970’s, curry houses have become a staple of highstreets up and down the country and millions of curries are consumed every single week. The love affair shows no signs…
I hope you all had a great September. It was like summer all over again down in West Sussex so when the temperature dropped at the beginning of October it came as a bit of a shock to the system. Here are my posts for September in case you missed any. An awareness day in September was Sourdough September In case you missed any of my August posts I wrote on 15 Reasons to Read Afternoon Tea4two’s posts for August. A reblog from another site was Smorgasboard Cafe and Bookstore With Autumn approaching I wrote a post on candles and…
Is ‘Lagom’ the new Hygge? According to the magazine Country & Town House, “since Vogue touted lagom as ‘the new hygge’ last year, (the Danish concept of ‘cosiness’), the word has been popping up everywhere, from lifestyle blogs to new season interiors collections. But has ‘lagom’ really overtaken hygge as the biggest lifestyle trend for this time of year? “. So, the meaning of ‘lagom’ is ‘Not too much, not too little. Lagom’ but the Swedish translation of lagom is “enough, sufficient, adequate, just right.” Hygge is all about cosiness and being with friends and family whereas lagom is all about moderation so it’s not exactly the…
I don’t know about you but I do love a bit of organising and having something to put your different flavoured tea in is right up my street. So, I had a good look around and here is my choice of 5 great tea organisers for your kitchen. Depending on how many different types of tea you like will determine your size. However, for me personally the smaller ones can look stunning in your kitchen. My first choice was this lovely Tea Box on Etsy – a 9 section window design Decorated Wooden Box, for speciality flavoured individual tea bags.…
If, like me you love your daily cuppa the minute you wake up then you need to read the following reasons why they actually say you should NOT have your tea on an empty stomach. Tea should be avoided if you are suffering from acidity, as the high content of caffeine can increase your acidity levels.Tea may cause constipation: A chemical current within the tea referred to as Theophylline can have a unfavorable impact in your digestive system which might result in constipation. Many people begin our day with tea because it helps in clear bowel motion however consuming a…
Black tea is the term used to describe a variety of tea that undergoes a more extensive oxidation process than green, oolong and white teas. All of these tea varieties are actually made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, with black tea generally exhibiting a stronger flavor and containing more caffeine than the other varieties. In China and other counties with a similar linguistic culture, tea commonly goes by the name “crimson tea”, which is a more accurate description of its colour. The name black tea is still appropriate however, since it could be used to refer to…