Strata smoking fines tossed
Seeking a wildfire 'hero'
BC firm's materials in space
UN workers charged 
Trudeau in Saskatoon 
Doctors protest tax change
$620 million for Ukraine 
5 die crossing channel
Jury finds railway at fault 
Tourism operators struggle 
Nude Beverages sells line
Wealth gap widening
Leafs even series
Cristall gets pro look
Warriors even series in OT
Hozier surprised by #1
Trainor to replace Perry?
Swift breaks Spotify record
Happy Gourmand
Turkey isn’t how you spell thanks
She says: It is not only the harvest season but also that time of year when we are reminded to give thanks for all that we have. Most of us will be enjoying a...
Pork Jam
As I write this, Martin is boiling fifteen kilos of plums on our stove… how could I not be inspired? You see, we have a plum tree in our yard that...
Moonshadows and Squash Blossoms
I have sat on my deck every evening for the last week, enjoying the moon as it rose in the sky. It has been so bright it casts shadows on my deck and in the...
Sustenance for the Soul
A few years ago I wrote a column called “Soul Food”, about friends I have that sustain me, and how interestingly enough, food is an integral part of...
Summer Rainbows
Doesn’t it seem like you have a better chance of getting lucky in the summer? I know Christmas comes in winter, and my birthday is in that season too, but...
Six of One, Half Dozen of the other
Every once in a while someone will look at me funny – first I wonder if I have something on my shirt or a cowlick in my hair, but then I realize...
All Fired Up
The August long weekend seems to be the quintessential weekend of summer. It’s the one that is almost guaranteed to be a scorcher, with everyone taking...
OK, now it feels like summer
When you’re used to living in Paradise, days of wind and rain just don’t seem like they belong. When you hear of everywhere else getting the heat...
Coming of age
This past week my stepdaughter, Chloae, turned 18, thus officially becoming an adult in many ways. As I pondered the poignancy of that it occurred to me that as...
Too Much of a Good Thing?
She says: Food has become a trendy topic. We have a TV network dedicated to it. Dining is trendy too, with endless possibilities for table décor and...
As Canadian as . . .
Sitting on the edge of summer with our national day of pride upon us, I am reminded of that phrase our neighbours to the south use: “As American as hot...
As time goes by
As we get older, it becomes easier to reminisce about things. We have more memories to look back on of course, but sometimes we look back to remember things...
Highs and lows
When Martin’s daughter was little, we used to have a tradition at the dinner table called, “Highs and Lows”. It was about the moments in your...
Chickens don’t have fingers, do they?
She says: As summer dawns this week (we hope) and the kids are released from school soon, it makes me think of all that time I remember as a kid myself, loose...
Eat your crusts
She says: Do you remember hearing your parents say that when you were young? The rest of the comment was usually reinforced with the fact that there were...
New restaurant: oops, it's gone!
He says: I was reading about a trend in New York called, “Pop Up Restaurants.” These are the equivalent of raves for the food industry. A few...
Dirty Toes & Sticky Fingers
She says: This weekend will mark the official beginning of the “sunny season” at Rabbit Hollow. It’s more than spring, as it runs into...
Mum’s the word
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, but my Mom was just here for a whole glorious ten days from Easter onwards, so I got my dose in early. We got to just hang...
Pay it forward
This past Thursday was International Pay It Forward Day. Do you remember the book and movie from a few years back, about the young boy who came up with the plan...
Food revolution
The other night I watched the new Jamie Oliver TV show on ABC, “Food Revolution” (Friday nights) about food in school and I thought I would give you...
