• Hasta La Pasta and Other Reflections on Gardening

    Throughout my many decades of gardening, I have invented methods to put my signature on our little patch ...

    Throughout my many decades of gardening, I have invented methods to put my signature on our little patch of backyard earth. It started back in the forties when I was seven; I planted a tomato seed in ...

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  • Reboot - March 2019

    DR. FIORENZA ALBERT-HOWARD, a native of Rome who is descended from a long line of prominent Italian archi ...

    DR. FIORENZA ALBERT-HOWARD, a native of Rome who is descended from a long line of prominent Italian architects and engineers, was a pioneer in her fields of civic and computer engineering. “I was the ...

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  • Spring/Summer Fashion Preview 2019

    When the cold grasp of winter begins to cease its grip as the floral scent of spring wafts through the ai ...

    When the cold grasp of winter begins to cease its grip as the floral scent of spring wafts through the air, fashion once more has switched up its styles for the upcoming seasons, bringing you three ne ...

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  • Reboot - December 2018

    BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrist ...

    BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrists were shot,” she says, admitting that her best effort was to carry five plates on one arm. “Th ...

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  • Stay Cool with Ceviche

    It’s refreshing, diet-friendly and best of all, incredibly yummy.  If I could pick a recipe to beat the s ...

    It’s refreshing, diet-friendly and best of all, incredibly yummy.  If I could pick a recipe to beat the summer heat it would be ceviche.  This dish requires no oven, only a marinade that cures the raw ...

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  • Well-Travelled Fashion

    Ah, summer – the sun is shining, the patio is gleaming, and outdoor walks in the neighbourhood are permea ...

    Ah, summer – the sun is shining, the patio is gleaming, and outdoor walks in the neighbourhood are permeated by the scents of neighbours grilling up delectable summertime feasts. It’s also that time w ...

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  • Heli-Hiking in the Rockies

    From the helicopter, Braeberry River and its tributaries look like a miniature model. We sweep into anoth ...

    From the helicopter, Braeberry River and its tributaries look like a miniature model. We sweep into another valley, and I spot a red-roofed building, Mistaya Lodge, my home for the next four days. By ...

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  • Cycling the Olympic Discovery Trail

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fil ...

    Summer was waning; scheduled visitors had departed. We had anticipated this denouement and planned to fill the void with our own end-of-August adventure, one that would entail minimum planning and pre ...

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  • Shakespeare's Way

    A guided walkabout kicks off our summer rendezvous with Shakespeare. “At Shakespeare’s birth, only 1,500 ...

    A guided walkabout kicks off our summer rendezvous with Shakespeare. “At Shakespeare’s birth, only 1,500 people lived in Stratford-Upon-Avon,” David explains. “Guildhalls, 50 taverns and small, straw- ...

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