Archive for the “Play” category
Getting acCUSTOMed to Spring
by Sarah on April 15, 2012
It’s hard not to get excited after a cold, grey winter when the weather starts to get warmer. We’ve got our new spring collections rolling through our doors every day ~ You may have even caught a glimpse on our (…)
We’re Pinning
by Mallory on April 11, 2012
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Magpie goes to Oz Kafe
by Jesswf on December 9, 2011
The website and the stores have been so busy I’ve barely had time to think about the Blog! I can’t complain, I love the Holiday rush we get at the beginning of December. To get into the spirit Magpie was (…)
Urban Craft
by Aliya on August 24, 2011
I don’t know about you, but I’m a crafty person by nature. I used to make tissue paper windows every Christmas and went through a phase of cranking out beaded headbands and nail polish painted hair clips like it was (…)
Magtron at HOPE Volleyball
by Jesswf on July 19, 2011
Saturday marked the first sporting event Magpie has ever taken part in as a team. At least 6 of us left promptly after our last game at 3:45pm with sunstroke, considered at one point hopping on the paramedic “rehab” bus (…)
Hopeless
by Jesswf on July 15, 2011
photo via cool chicks from history A few months ago Jackie (Magpie’s resident gemologist) suggested we get a team together for the Hope Volleyball tournament. It was February when she told me, so despite my inadequacies as an athlete, I (…)
Cirque du Soleil Comes to Ottawa!
by Carolyn on June 22, 2011
Tonight is opening night for Cirque du Soleil in Ottawa, and I could not be more excited! I am fortunate enough to have seen of few of the shows during my travels, but I am especially looking forward to seeing (…)
The Great Glebe Garage Sale Weekend!
by Carolyn on May 27, 2011
This just happens to be one of my favorite weekends of the year! Tomorrow morning I will be up and ready to leave my house by 6 am with my re-usable bags in hand, in hopes that they will come (…)
Tearin’ Up the Street!
by Erin on May 17, 2011
“The time has come”, the City said “to rip up many blocks of Bank St. high and Bank St. low of sidewalks and cross walks And whether people will still shop And whether people won’t.” “But wait a minute”, Magpie (…)
Tulip Festival!
by Aliya on May 6, 2011
Every year, Ottawa is fortunate enough to host the Canadian Tulip Festival where over a million tulips are planted all across the city. Back in 1945, Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented Ottawa with 100,000 tulip bulbs in appreciation of (…)