by Alyssa Madill, Reach Health – Your recurring knee pain could be more than that old hockey injury of yours. Maybe it has to do with how much sugar you ate on the weekend, or how many microwave dinners you’ve had this month. When there’s pain and discomfort anywhere in the body, it’s important to […]
Inside Out – Structural Pain: What Does Diet Have to Do With It? Read More »
by Phillip Tiicham Muir – OUR LOCAL FARMS Lost in the Husk of It Pendray’s Corn Maze is the largest on Vancouver Island, and open for its fourth year! They offer three separate mazes (one specifically for children), a Children’s Barrel Train Ride, Corn Cannons and a walking trail if you’d prefer not to get
by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – What an incredible summer we’ve had! The bounty from the garden is abundant everywhere. Blackberries have flourished throughout the heat; they are my favorite berry. What a wonderful addition to a salad. At the recent Flavour Trails gala dinner, my salad incorporated 13 elements from the
Island Dish – Blackberry Apple Vegan Crumble Read More »
story by Janice Henshaw | photography by Marion Every and Nunn Other Photography – A gorgeous home filled with light, intriguing art, a courtyard for shade, no grass to mow and a fantastic ocean view. Was it the luck of the draw to buy this place or a manifestation of the owners’ desires? Marion Evamy and
Seaside Homes – Art, Hygge, and Great Bones Read More »
by Tracey Jones & Stacey Kaminski – Our number one question from clients when we first meet is “Why can’t I get my space to look finished?” Our answer is always the same. A home requires not only furniture that fits in terms of scale, colour and style, but more importantly it requires the detailed
On Design – Layers & Layers: A Styling Story Read More »
by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture – Even though the growing season is drawing to a close, there is always plenty of gardening work to be done in the fall. Having gardened through the spring and summer, I find that most of these jobs have become chores to me. That said, there is one task
West Coast Gardener – The Art of Growing Garlic Read More »
It’s the start of another long awards season! The Emmys have already taken place, and we can expect red-carpet reports and tearful acceptance speeches all the way until the Oscars in February. We don’t like to be left out here on the Saanich Peninsula – October sees our own kind of awards season. At Seaside
Last Word with Deborah Rogers Read More »
Following from Gillian Crowley’s article “Sing Out for Joy!” in our October issue, here is a list of choral groups in Greater Victoria. Non-auditioned: Arbutus Singers – six-part mixed choir – sings popular music, Broadway medleys, seasonal favorites Gettin’ Higher – community choir; section rehearsals in James Bay and Langford Sing Your Joy – for
Choral Groups in Greater Victoria Read More »
Just like coming to the end of a wonderful book, the last days of summer make us want to cling to it all the more, as we start to think about what we will miss most about it. Instead of focusing on the looming loss of what is most people’s favourite time (it is surely
First Word with Sue Hodgson Read More »
by Solara Goldwynn, Hatchet & Seed – Eating locally in September is a feast for the senses. After an intensely warm summer, and an unprecedented forest fire season, the coming change to autumn is a welcome sight for many. Farmers markets are filled with the bounty of the season and all the love and hard
From Foodie Fad to Cultural Norm: The Importance of Farm-to-Table Read More »
