• Pursuing Treasures

    I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, bu ...

    I’m gazing into the beady black eyes of a Florida ’gator. Thank goodness, I’m in the safety of a tram, but even then, Olga, our biologist guide says, “We’d better move on because these things move fas ...

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  • Building Community in the Third Act

    What are today’s choices for living an engaged and meaningful life when staying at home is no longer an o ...

    What are today’s choices for living an engaged and meaningful life when staying at home is no longer an option? Jane Fonda, in a TED Talk in her mid 70s, famously referred to the now 30+ years of life ...

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  • After the Gold Rush

    Our Yukon expedition began in Whitehorse, which was named for the White Horse Rapids due to their resembl ...

    Our Yukon expedition began in Whitehorse, which was named for the White Horse Rapids due to their resemblance to the mane of a white horse. We were eager to witness the launch of the “Yukon River Ques ...

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  • Colour Your Winter Cocoon

    Do you love a neutral room awash with whites, greys, creams and beiges? It’s tempting to stick to neutral ...

    Do you love a neutral room awash with whites, greys, creams and beiges? It’s tempting to stick to neutrals as they are considered more versatile and everlasting than colours. A completely beige room, ...

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  • Spring/Summer 2018 Fashion Preview

    Despite a bitter cold still haunting the air, the gentle whisper of springtime flowers and salty summer a ...

    Despite a bitter cold still haunting the air, the gentle whisper of springtime flowers and salty summer air lurk patiently around the corner. With a new season comes new fashion trends designers are r ...

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  • Once Again, From the Top

    Roots & Grooves. Australian husbandry? Hippie genealogy? No and no. Roots & Grooves is a project, ...

    Roots & Grooves. Australian husbandry? Hippie genealogy? No and no. Roots & Grooves is a project, a movement in some ways. It is the melding of musical styles under the direction of a fast bon ...

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  • Stolen Moments

    “Philomela and I sometimes see our sentences slurring with alliterations – caused perhaps by verse writin ...

    “Philomela and I sometimes see our sentences slurring with alliterations – caused perhaps by verse writing. We also both like shoes,” says Benni Chisholm, on Philomela Nightingale, the protagonist in ...

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  • Eat More Veggies and Learn to Like Them

    Improve your health by eating more vegetables. Besides being rich in necessary nutrients, vegetable fibre ...

    Improve your health by eating more vegetables. Besides being rich in necessary nutrients, vegetable fibre is a major contributor to the “good bacteria” in your gut. And a healthy balance of intestinal ...

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  • Hula Dance for Health

    If you ask the Hula Dance for Health dancers why they participate in hula dance classes, the majority, if ...

    If you ask the Hula Dance for Health dancers why they participate in hula dance classes, the majority, if not all, will say “because it is so much fun”. ...

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  • Translating Millennial Trends

    Clothing is an exciting way to express your personality. But when it comes to fashion, Boomers are no lon ...

    Clothing is an exciting way to express your personality. But when it comes to fashion, Boomers are no longer leading the charge. The baton, it seems, has been passed to Millennials, who now dictate th ...

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  • A Love Story

    This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from ...

    This is a love story. Not your usual love story. It is a story about the love a community can share from a distance. On a brilliantly sunny day in December, I was on Salt Spring Island, a 45-minute fe ...

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  • Personal Planning Tools

    Tax season is a reminder to family caregivers to check on the necessary legal authority that allows them ...

    Tax season is a reminder to family caregivers to check on the necessary legal authority that allows them to help a spouse, aging parent or other person they support. Many people tend to focus on estat ...

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  • Vic Sarin: The Art of the Possible

    “My whole journey has been to experience life and I don’t know of any other profession as rich as mine th ...

    “My whole journey has been to experience life and I don’t know of any other profession as rich as mine that allows you to do that. I’ve travelled the world a million times over and lived in so many pl ...

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  • Turn Plans into Action!

    It is time for you to write a new story – YOUR story and one that is congruent with who you are. Think al ...

    It is time for you to write a new story – YOUR story and one that is congruent with who you are. Think also about how you will reward yourself when that goal is reached. ...

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  • A Tasteful Awakening on Maui

    After 18 years of living without a sense of smell or taste because of a rare fungal infection, extensive ...

    After 18 years of living without a sense of smell or taste because of a rare fungal infection, extensive sinus surgery reclaimed two long-forgotten sensory pleasures. ...

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