beernesday

tis the season... Shhh... you're reading too loud. Stop typing typing in in double double. It's that time of year again. It's the holiday season and the drinking is easy. Prevention may be better than a cure, but when that plan fails, Yelp's here to help. So stop spinning and focus on these sure-fire hangover helpers. Because we can't always be the sensible ones, now can we? After a night of heavy drinking, comfort food is key. Remedy your lethargy at La Belle Patate with Edward L, and order the all-you-can-eat poutine. He warns: "If you value your life, don't go for this. It's suicide. But at least you will die happy." For Aaron S, it's all about choice when battling a hangover: "What are you craving right now? Duffin's Donuts has it. Just looking at the menu makes your brain melt!" But Danny C had a few too many, but gets fixed up with a breakfast burger from Save On Meats where "the biscuit is off-the-chain!" He ...

okay, confession time in addition to being a beer geek i am also a sewing geek my two loves are two crafts! and what could better combine my two loves than sewing something beery? but besides a beer cozy, what could i possibly sew that's beery? well, i'm glad you asked! i made hops pillow sachets! (say what?) little cotton sachets that look like pillows, but instead of stuffing, they contain hops pellets. hops are an old folk remedy for insomnia so i figured i'd make little pillows full of hops for the insomniacs to sniff when they're having trouble sleeping. i will be selling my lovely little hops pillow sachets at britannia community centre's "artful sunday" this very sunday! i began by sewing plain white squares, 3" x 3" then stuffed them with hops pellets i put each hops pillow into a "pillowcase" and top-stitched around the edges and approximately one inch in from the edge to create a pillow effect come one, ...