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Lessons From A Cat

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Lessons From A Cat

Pets are becoming increasingly common in Canadian households (about 68 per cent of homes have either a ca ...

Pets are becoming increasingly common in Canadian households (about 68 per cent of homes have either a cat or a dog), often replacing a human cohabitant. Clearly, former reasons for not having a pet – ...

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My Big Fat Tiny Greek Home

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My Big Fat Tiny Greek Home

Little did I know that a sideways glance at a small traditional house on a Greek island would lead headlo ...

Little did I know that a sideways glance at a small traditional house on a Greek island would lead headlong, at the age of 60, into the ownership of what many might call “a tiny home.” It had plenty o ...

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Hydra: Walking Past Monasteries and Marianne Right into Rebetiko

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Hydra: Walking Past Monasteries and Marianne Right into Rebetiko

It was the quintessential night on a Greek island: a vine-laden terrace bestrewn with blue and white chec ...

It was the quintessential night on a Greek island: a vine-laden terrace bestrewn with blue and white checkered tablecloths, platters of calamari and retsina issuing from the kitchen, waiters nimbly ne ...

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Divining Happiness

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Divining Happiness

Happiness is a perennial hot topic for, as it turns out, it is not as simple as it sounds. Like “the art ...

Happiness is a perennial hot topic for, as it turns out, it is not as simple as it sounds. Like “the art of living” or “the meaning of life,” it is fiendishly difficult to define, let alone achieve, a ...

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Never Too Late to Launch a Writing Life

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Never Too Late to Launch a Writing Life

At age 64, while Leslie A. Davidson was awaiting the release of her first published book, she heard she h ...

At age 64, while Leslie A. Davidson was awaiting the release of her first published book, she heard she had won the CBC Literary Prize for Creative Non-Fiction. She was sure neither luck nor magic had ...

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