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		<title>Lost and Found in Maple Bay</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2013/05/21/lost-and-found-in-maple-bay/</link>
		<comments>http://cowichandale.com/2013/05/21/lost-and-found-in-maple-bay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maple Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neighbours]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was warm Thursday evening and the May long weekend was ahead of us. My friend Lisa and I were enjoying a glass of wine while sitting on the deck looking out at Maple Bay and watching our girls playing &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2013/05/21/lost-and-found-in-maple-bay/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1515&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not Wasting My Vote</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2013/05/11/not-wasting-my-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 05:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bc elections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I saw the Conservative blue signs going up around the valley, I laughed. Who would be stupid enough to waste their time and money running against the NDP, Liberals, and Greens in this race? Some clown named Damir Wallener. At least I could say with complete conviction there was no way I would vote for him, whoever he was, which was nice because it narrowed my options to three. <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2013/05/11/not-wasting-my-vote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1497&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nigh-night: Sleeping with a zipper</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2012/08/15/nigh-night-sleeping-with-a-zipper/</link>
		<comments>http://cowichandale.com/2012/08/15/nigh-night-sleeping-with-a-zipper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cowichan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamberton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zipper]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When buying a new tent, you look for things like capacity, seams, waterproofness. After last weekend&#8217;s two-night camping trip to Bamberton, I suggest a new feature for determining what makes a tent worth buying: how loud the zipper sounds at &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2012/08/15/nigh-night-sleeping-with-a-zipper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1483&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No More Overcooked Prawns!</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2012/05/14/no-more-overcooked-prawns/</link>
		<comments>http://cowichandale.com/2012/05/14/no-more-overcooked-prawns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cowichan Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cowichan bay pasta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cowichan bay spot prawn festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hilary's cheese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matt horn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slow food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spot prawns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ver jus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege of watching Matt Horn of Cowichan Bay Pasta&#8216;s cooking demonstration at the Cowichan Bay Spot Prawn Festival on Saturday. I thought I would share the recipe and a few tips I learned from Matt about how &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2012/05/14/no-more-overcooked-prawns/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1458&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Bicycle Named Steve</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2012/03/21/a-bicycle-named-steve/</link>
		<comments>http://cowichandale.com/2012/03/21/a-bicycle-named-steve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ice Breaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toastmasters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight was my first speech at Toastmasters &#8212; the Ice Breaker speech. I was so nervous I nearly cried and spoke too fast at the beginning, but that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m going to Toastmasters, to settle these ridiculous butterflies. The topic &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2012/03/21/a-bicycle-named-steve/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1440&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HMB Lodge &amp; Retreat: It&#8217;s Just So Easy</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2012/02/20/hmb-lodge-retreat-its-just-so-easy/</link>
		<comments>http://cowichandale.com/2012/02/20/hmb-lodge-retreat-its-just-so-easy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lake Cowichan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gordon bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honeymoon bay lodge & retreat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake cowichan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wedding venue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was looking forward to a day with just me and the mister after a hectic week that included making Valentine&#8217;s cards with a 5-year-old and 3-year-old whose idea of fun is mushing together my expensive and brand new (unopened &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2012/02/20/hmb-lodge-retreat-its-just-so-easy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1374&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Valley, BC?</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2012/01/19/sustainable-valley-bc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cowichan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catalyst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cowichan valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[north cowichan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December I had a job interview with Nokia. They were looking for a technical writer for the Nokia App Store, located in their Burnaby office. The office is gorgeous: The atmosphere is a mix of après-ski and Finnish minimalism. (Just &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2012/01/19/sustainable-valley-bc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1349&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And They&#8217;re Off&#8230;With A Whistle</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2011/12/07/and-theyre-off-with-a-whistle/</link>
		<comments>http://cowichandale.com/2011/12/07/and-theyre-off-with-a-whistle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cowichan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al siebring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barb lines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jennifer woike]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kate marsh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was no confetti falling on a convertible car with our newly elected mayor sitting in the back, waving at the cheering crowds, along North Cowichan&#8217;s main drag. But today&#8217;s eagerly anticipated (at least by me) municipal council swearing-in ceremony did &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2011/12/07/and-theyre-off-with-a-whistle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1317&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks to You, I&#8217;m Famous (ish)!</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2011/11/17/thanks-to-you-im-famous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was encouraged by some of my most loyal readers (all two of you) to submit an article to the Cowichan Newsleader about my thoughts on the election. On Monday, I called John, the editor at the Newsleader, and asked &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2011/11/17/thanks-to-you-im-famous/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1293&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A momentous day: 10,000 views</title>
		<link>http://cowichandale.com/2011/11/06/a-momentous-day-10000-views/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Maguire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a momentous day. Not because two of my girls slept until 7:30 a.m., which is a miracle on this day of all days because we put back the clocks an hour last night so it&#8217;s as though they slept &#8230; <a href="http://cowichandale.com/2011/11/06/a-momentous-day-10000-views/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cowichandale.com&#038;blog=12250999&#038;post=1282&#038;subd=lifeincowichan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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