story by Janice Henshaw, photos by www.nuttycake.com – Designing and acting as a contractor for your own home while managing a large farm involves taking on a mountain of extra work. Having built two previous homes though, Linda and her husband David knew what they wanted, and they had a good idea of what
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by Uta Nagel, Uta Nagel Design Studio – Transforming a small office into a bright, inspiring, elegant space in five easy steps! Who works here: A Chartered Accountant and a Financial Advisor. Location: Salt Spring Island, B.C. Size: 80 square feet Problem: My client has a satellite office with a junior kidney-shaped desk, high back
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by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree & Landscape – If you have flower beds or gardens in the Greater Victoria area, you know the deer seem to enjoy it more than you do. Nothing seems to be safe from their hungry mouths! However, there are a few things you can do to ensure that you
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by Steve Duck – Bard at the Barn makes its inaugural visit to The Roost Farm Centre and Bistro Winery with performances of Othello and Much Ado About Nothing. Come out to the farm September 8 to 11 for the fourth season of Vancouver Island Shakespeare Arts’ (VISA) summer productions on the Saanich Peninsula. This
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by Trudy Duivenvoorden-Mitic – When Katherine Napolitano and Agnes Weicker start talking about their remarkable 85-year-friendship, memories and laughter roll easily off the tongue. They met at age six on the school doorstep in rural Muirland, Saskatchewan, a time they both remember with great affection: in the coldest winter months the inkwells in the one-room
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It is a big year for Ardmore Golf Course as they celebrate their 70th Anniversary operating as a family business on the Saanich Peninsula. The course has been busy this year and is in excellent shape with the arrival of Dave Morgan who will take over the role of Golf Course Superintendent from Greg de
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by Doreen Marion Gee – In the essay Arts and Positive Change in Communities (Creative City Network of Canada, 2005), the authors conclude that “Arts and culture make considerable and necessary contributions to the well-being of communities.” A few highlights: The Arts encourage creative thinking abilities; reduce isolation and give people a chance to network
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Ten years ago a few older local women decided to dedicate themselves to raising money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation that funds projects that help destitute African grandmothers raise their grandchildren, their own children lost to the AIDS pandemic. Called Victoria Grandmothers for Africa, this hardy group now numbers about 100 grandmothers who have been
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reviewed by Virginia Watson-Rouslin – “Near this Spot are deposited the Remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the virtues of Man without his Vices.” ~ Lord Byron on the death of his dog Boatswain Lily is a dachshund and Ted is her best friend, or
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by William Webster – As a child of the ’50s and ’60s, for me cars were very much a part of growing up. Every year each manufacturer’s models were completely different from the previous years and many families, including my own, hit the road in early September to visit all the car dealers and see
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