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Hasta La Pasta and Other Reflections on Gardening

Posted by Wynne Crombie
|Date: May 01, 2019
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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 ...

May 01, 2019
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Before & After: Joan Thompson

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: May 01, 2019
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Before & After: Joan Thompson

Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and ...

Joan Thompson has a long road ahead – 8,000km long! The retired music teacher, writer, keen traveller and dedicated volunteer will be hitting the road this month to cycle across Canada to raise awaren ...

May 01, 2019
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Off the Cuff by Design

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: January 01, 2019
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Off the Cuff by Design

“Carve your own course on the sea, or risk being lulled by the wind and coerced by the current.” -Alfred ...

“Carve your own course on the sea, or risk being lulled by the wind and coerced by the current.” -Alfred J. Beckwith If you have never commissioned or captained an enormous and beautiful yacht, you mi ...

January 01, 2019
| by John Kelly

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The Joy of Cruising Solo

Posted by Ian Carter
|Date: January 01, 2019
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The Joy of Cruising Solo

“I was alone with a suitcase and a reservation. And days to live however I chose” – Alone Time: Four Seas ...

“I was alone with a suitcase and a reservation. And days to live however I chose” – Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, Stephanie Rosenbloom (2018) This was my first cruise experience as a nervous ...

January 01, 2019
| by Ian Carter

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Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: October 01, 2018
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Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...

“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phrase is attributed to Nathan Myhrvold, the American author of the six-volume series Modernist Cuis ...

October 01, 2018
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When Strangers Make Friends

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: September 01, 2018
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When Strangers Make Friends

I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victori ...

I love not knowing who I’m going to meet when I venture out – even in my own city. If you live in Victoria, you may have wandered around the annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In (formerly the Moss Street Pa ...

September 01, 2018
| by Pat Nichol

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Telling BC’s Stories

Posted by Knowledge Network
|Date: June 07, 2018
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Telling BC’s Stories

As someone who makes documentaries for a living, Charles Wilkinson is glad there’s a place like Knowledge ...

As someone who makes documentaries for a living, Charles Wilkinson is glad there’s a place like Knowledge Network - not only as a showcase for his own carefully crafted films, but also for the work of ...

June 07, 2018
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Find Your Travel Style

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: April 26, 2018
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Find Your Travel Style

When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. ...

When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. As someone who worked during high school so I could study and travel throughout Europe upon gr ...

April 26, 2018
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A Home for One and All

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: April 01, 2018
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A Home for One and All

Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old ...

Have you ever felt insecure about having a roof over your head? For more and more people – young and old – in Victoria and Vancouver, the concept of having a secure place to live is becoming an unatta ...

April 01, 2018
| by Pat Nichol

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