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Best Hot Broth, Stunning Macrame Wall Hangings, and a Fruit Trees Map

July 20, 2018 By Kari Leave a Comment

Local Love Edmonton-1

Mural Ready

  • It’s done! Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, the new Okuda San Miguel mural is up in Old Strathcona! The crew over at El Cortez/Have Mercy/Holly Roller were behind the push to have a six-story mural painted on their building across from the Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market. An unveiling party will be held tomorrow (Saturday, July 21) starting at 3pm at El Cortez.

Local Love Edmonton-2

Best Hot Broth

  • Heads up: I’ve discovered some of the best soup in the city. Friends and I ordered in from Cafe Mosaics (via Uber Eats) and, for the first time, tried the Laughing Monkey Hot Pot. I could’ve eaten three of them! Coconut Satay herbal broth with kale, onions, Brussels sprouts, pea shoots, hemp hearts, chia seeds, and brown rice vermicelli. Plus, your soup arrives in big mason jars! You have to try it. Check out their full menu here. 

Local Love Edmonton-3

Sober Saturdayz

  • Mark this down in your calendar for next month: Sober Saturdayz inaugural event ‘Daytime Disco’ is happening Saturday, August 25 at El Cortez. Sober Saturdayz is an Edmonton group that is curating a series of events around the city that are high energy and fun, in a setting that promotes healthy living. Basically, non-alcoholic events that are actually cool and fun! You can hear organizer Kaitie Degen on my husband Ryan’s show here, and find more information on the event here. 

Local Love Edmonton-4

Prospects Games

  • We seriously need to fill the stands at Re/Max Field! We had such a great time at the Edmonton Prospects game (in fact, Ryan and Wyatt have now been to two games in one week). Baseball fan or not, there’s nothing quite like sitting in the stands at the ball park in the summer sun, with a hot dog and beer, watching the game. It’s definitely something to consider for your next family date night (about the same cost as going to see a movie). Only a few games left in the regular season. Ticket prices and schedule here.

Local Love Edmonton-5

Pura + So Pretty

  • Congratulation to the teams at So Pretty Cara Cotter and Pura Botanicals, who just opened up their new collaborative store on 124th Street. My friends, it has a pink door! Open Tuesday-Sunday at 10120 124 Street. Specific hours and more details here.

Local Love Edmonton-6

Macrame Art

  • I sit underneath this wall hanging with a cup of coffee in the morning and a glass of wine in the evening. I’m thrilled to tell you about my good friend Kyla Lindholm, who recently launched her fibre and macrame art business Wren Works! She created this stunning piece with driftwood and air plants for our outdoor oasis on our back deck. See more of her stuff and get your order in here.

Local Love Edmonton-7

Fruit Trees Map

  • Discover fruit trees you can pick with the City of Edmonton’s edible fruit tree map. Bring your own ladder and pick ’til your bucket is full! You can zoom in on over 22,000 (!!) pear, plum, apple, and cherry trees available for harvest.

Local Love Edmonton-8

Natural swimming pool

  • Reviews seem to be positive for the new all-natural, man-made swimming pool at Borden Park, which has now been opened for about two weeks. (Line-ups are still pretty long, so we’re waiting until the hype cools a bit before checking it out.) There’s beach volleyball, tons of sand to dip your toes, a concession, and more. Check out the very specific guidelines before you go here. It’s free to attend all summer!

Local Love Edmonton-9

Ice Cream

  • Earlier this week, we took the High Level Streetcar across the river to get ice cream at Whyte Ave’s new Yelo’d shop – Filipino and Asian-inspired flavours of ice cream and baked goods. It was delicious. Much lighter than your regular ice cream. I had purple yam and coconut soft serve in a black sugar cone. #yum

Local Love Edmonton-10

Halifax Street Food

  • A little East-coast on the Prairies: Blowers & Grafton just opened in Old Strathcona (10550 Whyte Ave). I want to go in just for the Scallops and Fingers! Full menu here. Looking forward to checking it out.

Local Love Edmonton-11

Two Giveaways!

  • I have two giveaways running on my Instagram right now that you don’t want to miss. Enter to win one Four Person HelloFresh Box ($140 value) here, and two Velashape treatments at Lipstick Empire ($700 value) here.

Local Love Edmonton-12

 

Do you know of any hidden gems, unique events, or cool local product in the Edmonton area that may be a fit for the Local Love List? Please email me!

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I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
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🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

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Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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kariskelton

Lifestylist + Blogger: KariSkelton.com
Mom to Wyatt, Moses🐾 + Monroe🐾
Babe on the way! (06/22)
❤ @ryanjespersen
motherhood | style | recipes 👇

Kari Skelton | Motherhood
when you feel like you've hit your max bump but th when you feel like you've hit your max bump but there's still nine weeks to go. 😳

It's truly amazing what our bodies can do. 💛

#31weeks #sunsoutbumpsout #beachball
Life update. ❤ I’ll be keeping this piece of Life update. ❤

I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll be honest - the first trimester wasn’t great. There were moments of joy (like this one) but it was filled with anxiety, scary moments, and a few hurdles. 

🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

#pregnancystories #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunites #Canadianblogger #Canadianmom
Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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