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Canadian summer
May 19, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed In Canada, we pride ourselves on our climatic toughness. We like to trade stories of the worst winters and compare the endurance we have against those from other cities. Did you know the corner of Portage and Main in Winnipeg is the windiest street corner...
Are you my Mother?
May 12, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed With Mother’s Day approaching this Sunday, I was remembering times with my Mom and thinking of all the things I loved. I will admit here that I was most fortunate as my Mom loved being a Mom and she was able to stay home while my brother and I were...
A rainbow garden
May 5, 2012 / 5:00 am
I have been looking at the garden seed catalogues trying to plan out what we will grow this year in our wonderful garden, but it seems every year the dilemma of deciding becomes more difficult. It is bad enough I have to choose between beets and turnips or decide whether the extra space at the...
MayDay, May Day!
Apr 28, 2012 / 5:00 am
May 1st has long been known as a day of celebration throughout much of Europe. “May Day” as it is sometimes called, represents the midpoint between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. In ancient times it was known as the first day of summer, the festival of the goddess of...
Love thy planet
Apr 21, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed Sunday is Earth Day. I know we just had Earth Hour, and you just did spring cleaning and recycled and you’re feeling like it never quits… well, you’re right, it doesn’t. We are the stewards of this place, and just like the dust...
Coffee break
Apr 14, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed Whichever way you like your coffee, enjoy the time away from the hustle and bustle as you sip. I’m the sort of person that is always curious about how things started, or who had the original idea for an iconic symbol or trend. One pastime...
Chicks, bunnies & tulips, oh my!
Apr 7, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed She says: Well, here we are, already at Easter. It’s good to know that spring is under way, and I feel like it’s time to celebrate and let loose. I watch my dogs get spring scents in their nostrils and their tails perk up, like they have...
Foolish food
Mar 31, 2012 / 5:00 am
She Says: April Fool’s Day is coming up this week, and so I thought I would use that as inspiration to be a bit goofy. Perhaps that is in part due to spring seeming to be ahead of itself this year, what with Easter coming and the weather being so topsy-turvy – snow in the morning...
Spring has sprung
Mar 24, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed Okay, it’s official. The pussywillows are out, the grass is getting greener and soon the Easter Bunny will hopping down the trail. Snowy mornings frustrate us because now we have itchy feet and want it all to explode into the full wonder of what...
Special ways to celebrate Spring
Mar 17, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed Everyone in the Okanagan has itchy feet, with all this warmer weather and things sprouting up green all over. It’s hard to believe that spring doesn’t officially arrive until March 20th. We are fortunate to live in Paradise, aren’t...
My coffee has a mainstream aftertaste
Mar 10, 2012 / 5:00 am
She says: We talked last week about the idea of food snobs and how the youth of today might be spoiled with all the exotic fusion fare and specialty artisanal products. It seems that perhaps we are just experiencing an evolution. That got me to thinking about the difference between hip...
Are you a food snob?
Mar 3, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed She says: I read an article recently in the New York Times that mentioned university students are now checking out the quality of the cafeteria as another way to decide which campus to attend. I know I am getting older when I read that and remember...
May I have the next plate please?
Feb 25, 2012 / 5:00 am
If you are a regular reader of this column, you know that we are big movie fans. Going to a movie once a week is our “date night”. Both of us spent time working in movie catering too, so we have seen the “smoke and mirrors” it takes to weave the magic on screen. There is...
Fat Tuesday is fine by me!
Feb 18, 2012 / 5:00 am
Isn’t it interesting that the day proceeding the start of Lent is seen in some places as an all-out binge, as if to signify that one should load up to make sure that there are minimal regrets whilst one is supposed to abstain from those excesses in life? Or perhaps the idea was to give you...
All you need is love
Feb 11, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed She says: Okay, I suppose this week’s title is less than subtle, but what do you expect for the most commercialized festive occasion of them all? Valentine’s Day falls in a season full of festivities, with Mardi Gras and Chinese new Year...
Any excuse to get together
Feb 4, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed I know, you can all hardly wait, as it has finally arrived and soon we will be able to celebrate with the usual food and drink that accompanies the whole event… Did you think I was speaking of the Superbowl? I suppose that could be a reasonable...
Cozy up with dessert
Jan 21, 2012 / 5:00 am
(Photo: Guram Dolenjashvili) The thermometer is telling us we are in the dead of winter. Perhaps it was the void created after the decadence of Christmas, or maybe it was me thinking of dancing penguins and that expanse of polar ice cap, but any way you look at it, we are...
Weird and wonderful
Jan 14, 2012 / 5:00 am
In a world where everything has to be sensational to be noticed, it seems food has fallen prey to that same philosophy. So, to ensure that you can all keep up at the company water cooler, I thought I should let you know of some of the latest news. Prepare to be amazed. Perhaps the...
Epiphanies – not just while brushing!
Jan 7, 2012 / 5:00 am
Have you ever heard someone say they “had an epiphany” while brushing their teeth? Well, Wikipedia lists the secular meaning of an epiphany as “the sudden realization or comprehension of the (larger) essence or meaning of something… (when someone) has new...
The wonder and magic
Dec 24, 2011 / 5:00 am
She says: Well, here we are closer to the big day … more Christmas tree lights are shining through the windows and more snow has fallen. There seems to be a definite movement afoot to get us all in the spirit, don’t you think? I hope this week’s article will put...
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