– story by Barry Mathias; photography by www.nuttycake.com – Seen from the quiet, rural lane, the large house presents an attractive picture set among its lawns and mature trees, and I didn’t immediately appreciate I was looking at the side of the house. It has large dormers at each end, with three broad windows […]
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– by Susan Tice, Russell Nursery – Christmas means something different to everyone and there are many ways to celebrate it (or not!). Family traditions play an important role in Christmas celebrations and serve to connect us to each other and to our past. These days families are scattered and fragmented, but traditions draw us
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– by Cydney Hellier Gray, Cydney Hellier Gray Design – Welcome to the fast approaching Holiday Season! Here on the West Coast, we are lucky to conjure up different images of how the holidays appear to us, instead of the typical snowy fields and icy sidewalks. More often than not, we are surrounded by trees
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – Do you run out of gift ideas during the holidays? And wonder what will light up the face of that hard-to-buy-for person? The interesting shops at Mattick’s Farm have something unique and beautiful for everyone on your shopping list this year. With its Scandinavian roots, The Ladybug Boutique
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up, featuring people in business on the Saanich Peninsula. One starry night in October, there was magic in the air. Happy people received Crystal Awards for Business Excellence from the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
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