Tag: John Thomson | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 2

SCOTLAND CALLING

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|Date: May 29, 2022
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SCOTLAND CALLING

Glencoe or Glen Coe mountains and pass, panoramic view. Landscape in Lochaber, Scottish Higlands,Scotland ...

Glencoe or Glen Coe mountains and pass, panoramic view. Landscape in Lochaber, Scottish Higlands,Scotland. UK. Photo: John Thomson “Right then, off to the colonies,” my father announced in his thick S ...

May 29, 2022
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LORI MCLEOD: A CALL TO ACTION

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|Date: April 27, 2022
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LORI MCLEOD: A CALL TO ACTION

Lori McLeod couldn’t believe her ears as she listened intently to her former mother-in-law, Donna, descri ...

Lori McLeod couldn’t believe her ears as she listened intently to her former mother-in-law, Donna, describe the “nice man” who helped her with chores. “He was the window washer, and he was a good ...

April 27, 2022
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ALEXANDRA MORTON: TO SERVE AND PROTECT

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|Date: October 27, 2021
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ALEXANDRA MORTON: TO SERVE AND PROTECT

Photo: Courtesy of the Sea Shepherd Society “I was eight when I knew I wanted to be a scientist,” renowne ...

Photo: Courtesy of the Sea Shepherd Society “I was eight when I knew I wanted to be a scientist,” renowned marine biologist Alexandra Morton tells me from her home on Vancouver Island. “I knew that’s ...

October 27, 2021
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MOSHE DENBURG: MUSIC UNITES THE WORLD

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|Date: July 26, 2021
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MOSHE DENBURG: MUSIC UNITES THE WORLD

Founder and original artistic director of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra performing at a concert ...

Founder and original artistic director of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra performing at a concert by the Tzimmes ensemble at the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. Photo: Naomi Arney Sur ...

July 26, 2021
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MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE

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|Date: February 25, 2021
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MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE

You really can’t fault Melburnians for feeling a bit smug about their city. After all, The Economist Inte ...

You really can’t fault Melburnians for feeling a bit smug about their city. After all, The Economist Intelligence Unit, the research and analysis arm of The Economist magazine, once called Melbourne t ...

February 25, 2021
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GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line

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|Date: November 30, 2020
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GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line

“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his h ...

“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his home studio in North Vancouver, where he works three days a week drawing editorial cartoons for ...

November 30, 2020
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LINDA BAILEY: A TWINKLE IN HER EYE

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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LINDA BAILEY: A TWINKLE IN HER EYE

“I was very curious about reading and writing,” recalls celebrated author Linda Bailey about her Winnipeg ...

“I was very curious about reading and writing,” recalls celebrated author Linda Bailey about her Winnipeg childhood. “I knew all my nursery rhymes and fairy tales, but there weren’t a lot of books in ...

September 21, 2020
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Barney Bentall: Push And Pull

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|Date: July 01, 2020
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Barney Bentall: Push And Pull

A Vancouver favourite in the ’80s and ’90s, Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts were rocking up a sto ...

A Vancouver favourite in the ’80s and ’90s, Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts were rocking up a storm until infighting at his record company took him out of the public eye. Now, happily ensconce ...

July 01, 2020
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Smoke And Mirrors

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|Date: August 01, 2019
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Smoke And Mirrors

He will forever be known as the Cigarette Smoking Man, the creepy and sinister operative in the TV series ...

He will forever be known as the Cigarette Smoking Man, the creepy and sinister operative in the TV series The X-Files. While heroes Scully and Mulder were investigating the paranormal, the Cigarette S ...

August 01, 2019
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Tony Parsons: My Life In News

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|Date: July 01, 2019
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Tony Parsons: My Life In News

He didn't want to be an anchor. At least initially. “I thought law would be my main choice. People seemed ...

He didn't want to be an anchor. At least initially. “I thought law would be my main choice. People seemed to make money from it and enjoy it, so I had my eye on that,” says Tony Parsons, the man who b ...

July 01, 2019
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Happy Town

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|Date: July 01, 2019
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Happy Town

The sun is shining, the temperature is a perfect 25 degrees and there’s a warm breeze coming off the Paci ...

The sun is shining, the temperature is a perfect 25 degrees and there’s a warm breeze coming off the Pacific Ocean. I’m in Santa Monica, California, LA’s waterfront cousin, 40 minutes west of the city ...

July 01, 2019
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Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

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|Date: April 01, 2019
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Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...

Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria’s Government House is a local landmark. The surrounding gardens featuri ...

April 01, 2019
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Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat

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|Date: March 01, 2019
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Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat

“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her ...

“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her mastery of stage, screen and television, reflects on her new role. Not only is she the lead in ...

March 01, 2019
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Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

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|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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A Safe Harbour

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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A Safe Harbour

“Just about everything in my life is because I was blown off course. I never intended to sail to Saturna ...

“Just about everything in my life is because I was blown off course. I never intended to sail to Saturna (her Gulf Island home) but I got blown off course. I never intended to leave the newspaper busi ...

September 01, 2018
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