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Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

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Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient ...

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University and ...

September 01, 2024
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Trekking in Magical Nepal

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Trekking in Magical Nepal

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of ...

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of nine pick up our day packs and excitedly pass through the Pasang Lhamu Gate, built to honour t ...

September 01, 2024
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Jungle WOWS of Palau

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Jungle WOWS of Palau

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, mor ...

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, more than half a century later, I still get the heebie-jeebies whenever I think of one. So after h ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. I ...

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. In it, I plant only perennials. I like these plants for their non-fussiness. Year after year the ...

July 03, 2024
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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing w ...

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing women. We call it turning “drab to fab” and while their transformation on the outside was certai ...

July 03, 2024
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Inspiration By The Sea

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Inspiration By The Sea

Dallas Road boasts beautiful early 1900-built houses on one side, while the other side is a place for jog ...

Dallas Road boasts beautiful early 1900-built houses on one side, while the other side is a place for joggers, dog walkers, bicyclists, kite flyers, and even picnics before the land falls down the cli ...

July 03, 2024
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Wake Up And Smell The Paints

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Wake Up And Smell The Paints

I turned 60 last year. I still have not recovered. I spent the previous year trying to get us ...

I turned 60 last year. I still have not recovered. I spent the previous year trying to get used to the concept by changing my computer password frequently. CRAZY60, LOVELY60, NOWAY60 ...

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Adventurous Women: Boldness has Genius, Power and Magic

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Adventurous Women: Boldness has Genius, Power and Magic

‘Adventure’ is a relative term. For some it can be the day you lock yourself out of your car, negotiated ...

‘Adventure’ is a relative term. For some it can be the day you lock yourself out of your car, negotiated the public transport system in Bangkok, or simply got off course on an organized tour. For othe ...

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The Many Faces of Berlin

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The Many Faces of Berlin

Octoberfest is party time in Berlin and Alexander Platz, a huge outdoor plaza in the middle of the city, ...

Octoberfest is party time in Berlin and Alexander Platz, a huge outdoor plaza in the middle of the city, is overflowing with happy Berliners quaffing beer at communal tables singing, laughing and danc ...

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Chill Time on Kontoglialos Beach

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Chill Time on Kontoglialos Beach

My office look-out today is Kontoglialos Beach, one of the less crowded yet sensational strips of golden ...

My office look-out today is Kontoglialos Beach, one of the less crowded yet sensational strips of golden shoreline that edges the island of Corfu. The tiered patio deck that stretches out before me is ...

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Preventing Summertime Food Poisoning

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Preventing Summertime Food Poisoning

With the arrival of warm weather, there will be more outdoor mealtimes. Unfortunately, food poisoning is ...

With the arrival of warm weather, there will be more outdoor mealtimes. Unfortunately, food poisoning is more common in the summer months. Picnics, BBQs, and camping trips are the perfect environment ...

July 03, 2024
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Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

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Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several write ...

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several writers’ groups, I have discovered a whole new library of authors, expanding my reading choices from ...

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Thrive Beyond 55

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Thrive Beyond 55

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey throu ...

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey through life, I’m reminded of the profound impact charities and nonprofits have had on both my perso ...

April 30, 2024
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Living On Purpose-Downsizing or Bust

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Living On Purpose-Downsizing or Bust

Our grand plan of wintering in Mexico and the rest of the year living in a condo in our hometown of Victo ...

Our grand plan of wintering in Mexico and the rest of the year living in a condo in our hometown of Victoria, BC was put on hold when the pandemic hit. But by the summer of 2022, we were s ...

April 30, 2024
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Marion Buller: Up Close and Personal with UVic’s Chancellor

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Marion Buller: Up Close and Personal with UVic’s Chancellor

“Stay calm, be brave and wait for the signs. Never say never and keep an open mind.” For the Honour ...

“Stay calm, be brave and wait for the signs. Never say never and keep an open mind.” For the Honourable Marion Buller, one of the most accomplished judges in Canada and Chancellor of the Univers ...

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