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Hé Ho: Le Festival du Voyageur 2013

I know that for most of my southern friends my yearly Festival du Voyageur posts are loved.  This weekend past Darlene and I took in all that Festival had to offer.  From the fiddle music, and meals p… more →

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Hé Ho: Le Festival du Voyageur 2013 — 2 comments

Bob wrote 2 months ago: I know that for most of my southern friends my yearly Festival du Voyageur posts are loved.  This we … more →

Tags: Winnipeg events, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Festival du Voyageur, Canada, Manitoba, Louis Riel, Home, WordPress, pea soup

A carnivores idea of heaven: Carnaval Brazilian BBQ. — 7 comments

Bob wrote 2 months ago: With Darlene’s birthday this past weekend we decided that we were due for a fine night out on … more →

Tags: winnipeg food scene, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Anthony Bourdain, Argentina, Meat, BBQ, Barbecue, South America, Gaucho

IKEA Winnipeg: Workout and Shopping Destination all in One. — 4 comments

Bob wrote 5 months ago: IKEA: Noun of Swedish origin. Acronym comprising the initials of the founder’s name (Ingvar Ka … more →

Tags: Winnipeg events, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, allen key, Canada, Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad, mise bistro, Retail, Retail Landscape

Death by bacon!! — 1 comment

Bob wrote 5 months ago: This is a new menu item from  Baeujenas French Table.   Beaujena challenged Chef Randy to turn the a … more →

Tags: Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg Street Eats, death by bacon, Food Porn, Pork, Pork Fat, Pork Squared, Porn, Sandwiches

Hello Winter My Old Friend. — 6 comments

Bob wrote 6 months ago: This morning when my eyes fluttered open, laying snoozing under the warm covers and reality began to … more →

Tags: Canada, Remembrance Day, snow, Sorrel boots, Winnipeg, winter, Winter Driving

What the #@(& is that: Winnipeg's got balls edition. — 13 comments

Bob wrote 8 months ago: Hi everybody it’s time for everybody’s favorite head snapper What the #@(& is that!  … more →

Tags: rants, Manitoba, Objects d'Art, public art, millennium library, air canada, The Pigeon King, emptyful, Sentiel of Truth

Growing Romance - A meal from garden to the plate. — 5 comments

Bob wrote 8 months ago:   As many of you know I, when possible, try to use the freshest and environmentally sustainable … more →

Tags: winnipeg food scene, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Food, Love, tomato sauce, Michael Ruhlman, Roma Tomato, Home cooking, Romance

Dropping in for a cause: The Easter Seals Drop Zone Challenge. — 2 comments

Bob wrote 9 months ago: This year Darlene and I were fortunate to have a superhero in our circle of friends.  Debra Stockwel … more →

Tags: Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg music scene, Adam West, adventure, Batman, big bang theory, Charity Drive, Drop Zone, Easter Seals

Bryan Adams: The good, the bad and the ugly. — 5 comments

Bob wrote 10 months ago: It’s been a couple of weeks since Dar and I got to see Bryan Adams at The MTS Centre and I thi … more →

Tags: Winnipeg events, Winnipeg music scene, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, MTS Centre, Ticketmaster, Rogers media, Roger Waters, Bryan Adams, van morrison

Happy 145th Birthday Canada: a photoblog from the Forks Market — 15 comments

Bob wrote 10 months ago: In case any of you were wondering how I was spending my incredibly gorgeous long weekend, wonder no … more →

Tags: Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg events, Winnipeg Street Eats, assiniboine river, Bonne Fête Canada, Canada, Canada 145, Canada Day, canadian

Steampunks, Pirates and Knights....Oh My! — 13 comments

Bob wrote 11 months ago: Just by chance today I happened on a most enchanting little festival happening almost outside our do … more →

Tags: Geek Out, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg, st boniface, Geek, subcultures, Elves, Geeks and Nerds, saint boniface

Roger Waters - The Wall: Concert Review. — 20 comments

Bob wrote 11 months ago: One word really sums it up for me.  WOW!  Well maybe three words Holy F’n  Wow!  Yes the show … more →

Tags: Winnipeg music scene, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, MTS Centre, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd, Wall, Goodbye Blue Sky, live, young lust

Roger Waters, tear down that wall!! A concert preview. — 26 comments

Bob wrote 11 months ago: As you may have guessed by the title of this post Roger Waters and his wall have finally made it to … more →

Tags: Winnipeg music scene, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg, montreal, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, Floyd

Composting made so easy that even a blogger can do it! — 10 comments

Bob wrote 1 year ago: It should be said right off the top that this style of post is not my normal beat, but when I get a … more →

Tags: green Winnipeg, Winnipeg, City of Winnipeg, Women are from Mars, Home, Earth, Compost, Garden, Home and Garden

James Bond, Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler - The Canadian Connection — 5 comments

Bob wrote 1 year ago: What are the first things that spring to mind when someone mentions the word “Spy”?  Wel … more →

Tags: Science and History, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, 007, Adolph Hitler, England at War, goldeneye, Ian Fleming, intrepid, James Bond

Countdown to Festival du Voyageur 2012 — 11 comments

Bob wrote 1 year ago: Festival time is almost upon us again my friends and I know how much all of you like my photos of al … more →

Tags: Winnipeg events, Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg, st boniface, Festival du Voyageur, Canada, Manitoba, snow sculpture, Royal Canadian Mint

Elizabeth the Second: 60 Years on a hard throne. — 2 comments

Bob wrote 1 year ago: I just wanted to take a minute and give some credit where credit is due.  Yes I am talking about my … more →

Tags: Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Queen Elizabeth II, History, Royal Jubilee, Elizabeth II, Queen, Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh

Post 200 - Winnipeg: A pictorial day in the life — 11 comments

Bob wrote 1 year ago: Wow I can’t believe this is my 200th post here on WordPress. It honestly seems like yesterday … more →

Tags: Why Winnipeg Rocks!, Winnipeg, st boniface, Festival du Voyageur, Manitoba, snow sculpture, The Forks Market, Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

BBQ Canadian Winter Style. — 13 comments

Bob wrote 1 year ago: In a time before I lived with Darlene and Dom, I used to live a pretty swinging lifestyle.  I knew f … more →

Tags: Winnipeg, Food, winter, steak, Meat, BBQ, cook, Shopping, Barbecue


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