Category Archives: Reviews
Gone Shopping at the Eleanor McCain CD launch party
With the holiday season, Jenny and I had the absolute pleasure to attend Eleanor McCain’s Christmas CD launch. Not knowing her music prior to the event, it was a pleasant surprise when Eleanor performed live. Classically trained, her voice was pure and hit all the notes with precision. The Christmas spirit came alive and I [...]
BaaLLs & Klean Kanteen featured on the Marilyn Dennis show
Eco expert Candice Batista provides 10 easy going green tips that will save viewers $2,429.25. It is amazing how much money you can save ( put the Eco in Economics) by using reusable water bottles ie Klean Kanteen; reusable baggies, lunch boxes, micro fibre clothes instead of paper towels and BaaLLs ( reusable dryer balls [...]
LV Speedy – which Cherry Handbag organizer
We often are asked which size of the Cherry Handbag organizer fits into their beloved LV speedy handbag. 25″ Small 30″ Medium 35″ Large Also, give your insert an 1″ leeway so you can easily remove the insert and put into another bag.
Mosquitos are the worst I have seen this year
Despite the hot summer we are having this year, we had a very wet spring and these nasty buggers are hovering around. My poor daughter that is a magnet for mosquitos get nightmare when they buzz around. So the all natural outdoor spray turns out to be a god send. At the cottage, she is [...]
Tahir Mahmood – combines old world craftmanship with modern aesthetics
New to Goneshopping.ca are these authentic rolling pins and mortars and pestles. Tahir Mahmood combines the old world craftmanship with a twist of modern aesthetics. Silver place Winner of the Design Exchange award in 2010 for industrial design, and described in Toronto Life : DAILY GRIND Hand-painted mortar and pestles by up-and-coming Toronto designer Tahir [...]
How to wear sunscreen and Bug spray
Sunscreen and bug spray are essentials for spring and summer at the cottage, camp, garden parties and playgrounds. Given the importance of sunscreen , we are often ask what is the best procedure to apply. Our suggestion is to : 1)put on the sunscreen first. 2) then spray on the bug spray. I find it [...]
Putting the Outdoor Spray to the test
Graydon – Clinical Luxury by Nature has a new outdoor spray that is based off an old Metis recipe that wards off mosquitos, black flies and bugs. So this cottage weekend is perfect, humid, overcast and the bugs are out hidden in the bushes waiting for us. Guess what it works. Why ? Well my [...]
SavvyMom.ca pick of the Week
Our Reisenthel insulated Carrybag featured in SavvyMom.ca Insulated Carrybag Picnic outings. Farmer’s market outings. Cottage outings. All of these come with a couple of things in common—hot weather (we hope), and a need for effective ‘food’ transport. While there are plenty of bags designed for each of these trips, the Insulated Carrybag , from the ever-popular, [...]
RuMe Reveal featured in Daily Candy Kids
Ecofriendly Products for Eating on the Go featured in Daily Candy Kids, April 19, 2011 Give a 3-year-old the choice between Goldfish crackers and baked kale chips, and the little snacker always takes the bait. (More Goldfish, please.) So we’ve decided the next best thing to green snacks is storing them in ecofriendly containers. Tree. [...]
Launching Diane Lai All natural creams
After testing the Diane Lai Rejuvenate and Soothe, we were happily surprised. 1) Both creams glided on smoothly, was quickly absorbed and did not leave a film of grease. ( I tried it on both my daughter and husband – they both loved it) 2) Both creams are gentle, fragrance free and yet emollient enough to [...]