Beebe Cline, White Rock Realtor

  relax pack January was made for weekends on the couch watching the entire oeuvre of Fellini. So while you’re soaking up some neorealism, give your neck and lower-back a treat with Koo Koo Designs’ new Relax Pack. Filled with Thai rice and cinnamon bark, this Vancouver-made sweet-scented pouch is covered in washable Egyptian Sherpa. Throw it in the microwa ...

  heavy metal lullabies Does Daddy need a reason to be the one to soothe the little ones to sleep? How about a lullaby version of Metallica or Radiohead to convince him? Soothing renditions of Kiss (“I Was Made for Loving You”) Slayer, Iron Maiden and more are only just recognizable once they’ve been converted into instrumental melodies by Baby R ...

  teaze me When a coffee date is just too cliché for words, stir things up with a meet-up at sleek new tea room Muzi, downtown. Rather than loose-leaf, Muzi’s teas are granite-ground using an 11th century Chinese technique. The resulting powder dissolves entirely into the water, delivering 100 per cent of its nutrients to you (rather than the trash can, vi ...

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  whistler wonderland Renting a holiday chalet can be a gamble. But if you’re choosing Whistler over Chamonix this year, we’ve got the insider’s tip for you. Zinc Retreat is a private, two-bedroom chalet decorated by HGTV’s Kelly Deck (“Take it Outside”) with a warm and contemporary palette of reds, oranges and greens. Think flat screen TV, L� ...