by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – I don’t know where the time has flown! It seems like only yesterday I was taking the Christmas decorations out, hosting dinner, putting everything away and now it is the middle of January. Both my boys are choosing to go vegan, so my traditional cooking is […]
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by Gillian Crowley – A soft woven blanket captures West Coast ambiance in muted turquoise and green. An intricately knitted sweater combines indigo with other colours of the rainbow. These are just two of several items on display in Helen Thomas’ loom and spinning room in North Saanich. A spry 88-year-old, Helen is a long-time
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by Annilee Armstrong, Red’s Chair – Hair colouring has come a long way since its inception in 1907. With new technology and techniques available all the time, we have to keep up on it. With social media and misinformation, it’s no wonder we have trouble communicating what we’re looking for from our stylist! I often
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story by Janice Henshaw | photos by Nunn Other Photography – The only thing harder than living in your home and struggling with your own renovations is to live in your home while contractors are busy at work, hammering, drilling, sawing and creating drywall dust. Dawn and Charlie are veterans of this process – this is
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by Katie Kroeker, Pacific Ridge Landscapes – Are you looking for a little hideaway? Where silence can surround you, where you can breathe and reflect before life comes rushing in at you? Sounds like it might be time for a serenity garden. Although, maybe “serenity garden” sounds too much like a cemetery for your taste. What
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by Jo Barnes – Magazines and newspapers often focus on the famous and newsmakers of the day. Some of the most interesting stories however involve those everyday people that we meet anywhere in our community. Here are some of those stories. It has been said that if your job is what you love to do,
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner and love in the air, in a rare few quiet minutes recently, I reflected on how lucky I am: I have a lot of love in my life. The dawn of the new year slipped by without me giving much thought to resolutions, but in reading a piece by
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I love the new year: it’s full of optimism and possibility. Working on the first issue of Seaside Magazine for the year always fills us with hope and a sense of opportunity, of new beginnings and excitement at what the next 12 months will bring! This could be the year – we tell ourselves –
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by Linda Hunter – I recall it vividly – 1978 in college in Toronto, and the decision to finally move out. I remember the fear, the excitement, the packing, and the stress of finding a new place to live. Then it happened: my parents left home. I know, it’s usually the other way around, but
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by Bonnie Harris, Amica Beechwood Village – Full disclosure: I am not a certified financial advisor. However, I have worked with hundreds of seniors and families over the past 12 years during a very stressful time of their lives. One of the most important decisions retirees will make is if or when to move from
Common Cents – Financial Considerations to Afford Private Senior Living Read More »
