– by Dr. Paul Neumann, Central Saanich Optometry – I’ll never forget the look on my patient’s face when I told him the vision trouble he was experiencing was irreversible, and that due to his increasing blindness, he’d be forced to give up his driver’s license and much of his independence. Worst was the fact […]
– by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – To say that depression is a friend who always comes back sounds negative indeed. But if you have suffered from depression you’ll understand. Some say depression is a useful coping skill, cloud cover under which to figure out the next step. For those debilitated by this “cloud,” it never feels
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – A miracle happens when people indulge their creative instincts. They start to see beauty in ordinary things. Creating something exquisite may give them a sense of value and worth not found anywhere else. In her art classes at Panorama Recreation, Wendy Robson is opening up new worlds of joy
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As I write this month’s column the days are still warm but the nights have a nip in the air and the leaves on my Japanese maple are developing a rust-coloured tinge … fall is on the way. With the changing of the seasons comes a big change in my life – I am leaving
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“Even though fixed in time, a photograph evokes as much feeling as that which comes from music or dance. Whatever the mode – from the snapshot to the decisive moment to multi-media montage – the intent and purpose of photography is to render in visual terms feelings and experiences that often elude the ability
