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Writer's Bloc

Burn fat faster

Burn fat faster

Sep 14, 2016 / 3:00 pm

By Steve Gronick Unwanted fat slows you down and makes you feel less confident. Fortunately, if you take the right steps, you can burn off pounds of fat faster...

Baring your business buns

Baring your business buns

Sep 11, 2016 / 3:00 pm

By Terry Fries It’s a social media world and a business that doesn’t take an active role online, is shrugging off a lot of unrealized potential...

You can change

You can change

Sep 3, 2016 / 11:00 am

By Steve Gronick Do you wish you could change something about your life right now? I’m here to argue that change can happen in an instant. I know this...

Catching Alzheimer's early

Catching Alzheimer's early

Aug 27, 2016 / 12:00 pm

By Sheryl Theessen Alzheimer’s is often perceived as an old-person disease, but a new checklist is hoping to detect it when the person is still young....

Fab space-saving ideas

Fab space-saving ideas

Aug 7, 2016 / 12:00 pm

I rarely hear clients complain they have too much storage space in their house; what we all wouldn't give for a little extra in our homes. Cue the...

My hubby has Alzheimer's

My hubby has Alzheimer's

Aug 6, 2016 / 1:00 pm

By Sheryl Theessen I wish I had known in 2003 when I had my breast implants removed about a development that just came out of the Alzheimer’s Association...

Trucks civilization's bedrock

Trucks civilization's bedrock

Jul 30, 2016 / 12:00 pm

By Terry Fries Trucks actually do belong on farms. A recent Castanet columnist, a self-admitted BMW driver, said so and I’ll agree to that much. But the...

Tips to make you money

Tips to make you money

Jul 30, 2016 / 6:00 am

Home-staging tips for top-dollar selling By Crispin Butterfield The real-estate industry has been piping hot for the past six months in the Kelowna, aptly named...

House magic

House magic

Jul 23, 2016 / 6:00 am

Six design mistakes that make your home feel smaller By Crispin Butterfield Everyone craves a home they can retreat to at the end of the day that makes them...

Messengers of life

Messengers of life

Jul 10, 2016 / 6:00 pm

By Dr. Chelsea Gronick Dr. Chelsea Gronick is a naturopathic doctor with expertise in helping patients with thyroid and hormone imbalances and weight loss...

A sense of place, of home

A sense of place, of home

Jul 6, 2016 / 1:00 pm

By Terry Fries — Terry Fries and Laurie Weir are co-owners of Barn Owl Gifts in Summerland. Real-world truths meet idealistic entrepreneurs The...

Finding hormonal balance

Finding hormonal balance

Jun 30, 2016 / 12:00 pm

By Dr. Chelsea Gronick Dr. Chelsea Gronick is a naturopathic doctor with expertise in helping patients with thyroid and hormone imbalances and weight loss...

Learning the biz

Learning the biz

Jun 22, 2016 / 6:00 pm

So, you want to start a new business By Terry Fries Terry Fries is co-owner of Barn Owl Gifts in Summerland. The following melds real-world experience with...

My father laughed

My father laughed

Jun 19, 2016 / 11:00 am

By Ross Freake Today should be called Dad’s Day not Father’s Day; anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad. Today, we honour...

Kids on social media

Kids on social media

Jun 17, 2016 / 12:00 am

By Tanya Gunderson Tanya Gunderson is a West Kelowna resident and mother of two teens and a mini dachshund. She is a diehard optimist, although the kids know...

Kid thoughts about Trump

Kid thoughts about Trump

Jun 11, 2016 / 6:00 pm

By Tanya Gunderson Tanya Gunderson is a West Kelowna resident and mother of two teens and a mini dachshund. She is a diehard optimist, although the kids know...

Kids vent about parents

Kids vent about parents

Jun 3, 2016 / 1:00 pm

By Tanya Gunderson Disclaimer: Some answers have been edited for clarity. Others have been left just as they came out of those babes’ mouths. In an...

Bathing a mountain (dog)

Bathing a mountain (dog)

May 31, 2016 / 11:00 am

By Danielle Rodgers How to give your Bernese mountain dog a bath 1. Notice your Bernese mountain dog smells like old socks. 2. Attempt initial brushing to...

How not to raise a kid

How not to raise a kid

May 18, 2016 / 2:00 pm

Our guest this week is Tanya Gunderson, long time West Kelowna resident and mother of two teens and a mini dachshund. She is a diehard optimist, although the...

Time to land the helicopter

Time to land the helicopter

May 4, 2016 / 6:00 am

Our guest writer for this week's Writer's Bloc is Dennis Warner, of West Kelowna. Dennis taught instrumental music for 34 years in the BC public school...

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