• The Beauty of Small Movements

    It was in a mall on a rainy Vancouver afternoon that I was inadvertently caught. A pro was selling Gold C ...

    It was in a mall on a rainy Vancouver afternoon that I was inadvertently caught. A pro was selling Gold Crown pool tables and pocketing balls in rapid succession.  “Whoa!” He slammed the white ba ...

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  • Sailing Solo

    I recently embarked on my fourth solo cruise with Viking River, Ocean and Expedition Cruises.   ...

    I recently embarked on my fourth solo cruise with Viking River, Ocean and Expedition Cruises.   When my flight arrives in Stockholm for the Viking Homelands Ocean Cruise, I go through passpo ...

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  • When I Was 17...

    When I was 17, I took the city bus to college. I felt so clean...so polished...so groomed.   As ...

    When I was 17, I took the city bus to college. I felt so clean...so polished...so groomed.   As I began my day, steps were light and my smile was bright. My hair was glossy and styled to the ...

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  • Practical Ideas For A Home Gym

    Exercising in the privacy of your own home has many advantages, including an increased chance you’ll stic ...

    Exercising in the privacy of your own home has many advantages, including an increased chance you’ll stick with your exercise program because of the convenience.  You can design a gym for $500 or ...

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  • Living On Purpose - Pep Talk

    I think it’s time I gave myself a pep talk.  You can listen in if you want.    So, La ...

    I think it’s time I gave myself a pep talk.  You can listen in if you want.    So, Laurie, it is the New Year and you’ve just had a birthday. You are now 72 years old.  It’s n ...

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  • Thrive Beyond 55 - October

    Each month, we ask our featured cover person what they would tell their 20-year-old self. Without fail, i ...

    Each month, we ask our featured cover person what they would tell their 20-year-old self. Without fail, it’s sage advice. Something they couldn’t have envisioned in their youth; something which has be ...

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  • Chef Don Guthro Today's Special: Help And Hope

    D.I.C.E.D is nothing fancy. The humble, indoor-outdoor eatery minutes away from Vancouver’s Jericho Beach ...

    D.I.C.E.D is nothing fancy. The humble, indoor-outdoor eatery minutes away from Vancouver’s Jericho Beach features a rustic grass enclosure where hungry diners feast at weather-beaten picnic tables. I ...

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  • Carb Cycling

    Carb Cycling is a diet that strategically alternates your carbohydrate (carb) intake over days, weeks or ...

    Carb Cycling is a diet that strategically alternates your carbohydrate (carb) intake over days, weeks or months. Advocates say the diet helps with fat loss and improves athletic performance. That’s wh ...

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  • London's Favourite Haunts

    He’s dressed from head to toe in raven black and melds seamlessly into the pitch-dark night. In one hand ...

    He’s dressed from head to toe in raven black and melds seamlessly into the pitch-dark night. In one hand is an umbrella that doubles as a cane. In the other, a flashlight, waiting to come to life. Tim ...

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  • Legendary Guatemala

    Guatemala has many narratives. This remarkable country and welcoming citizens invite you to discover its ...

    Guatemala has many narratives. This remarkable country and welcoming citizens invite you to discover its beauty and mystery, from fascinating Mayan culture and Spanish colonial cities to active volcan ...

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  • Camino Sisters

    Neighbours sparked my initial interest in Camino de Santiago. They enthusiastically described walking par ...

    Neighbours sparked my initial interest in Camino de Santiago. They enthusiastically described walking parts of pilgrimage routes through towns in France, Spain and Portugal. All routes eventually led ...

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  • Living On Purpose

    October To-Do Lists October delivers bounty and beauty as the last of the fruit and vegetables are harves ...

    October To-Do Lists October delivers bounty and beauty as the last of the fruit and vegetables are harvested, and pumpkins become abundant and found on so many front entrances. Corn mazes and pumpkin ...

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  • How We Met

    VIRGINIA & ANNE After retiring from her career as Director of Early Childhood Services for the Nova S ...

    VIRGINIA & ANNE After retiring from her career as Director of Early Childhood Services for the Nova Scotia Department of Education & Early Childhood Development in 2014, Virginia moved from Ha ...

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  • Thrive Beyond 55 - August

    As we celebrate our publication’s 20th year in print, one of the things I have loved the most are those m ...

    As we celebrate our publication’s 20th year in print, one of the things I have loved the most are those moments when someone we are writing about peels back the curtain to reveal their inner thoughts ...

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  • Adrienne Clarkson: A Sense of Purpose

    Welcoming new Canadians. Photo: Courtesy of the Office of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson I’m on t ...

    Welcoming new Canadians. Photo: Courtesy of the Office of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson I’m on the phone with Canada’s 26th Governor-General, the Rt. Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, talking abo ...

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