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by Sue Hodgson - Hello busy life, you're back again?  Every morning for me begins with a quiet moment reading the Globe and Mail and enjoying a strong cup of coffee. With a whirlwind of magazine deadlines, marketing madness and the delightful chaos of puppy parenthood, it's no surprise I normally have two cups! Those [...]

by Stephanie Staples | photos by Leah Gray - How fortunate are we to have Panorama Recreation Centre on our beautiful Peninsula? Offering more amenities, fitness and courses than you can imagine, catering to the young and young-at-heart, to creatives, the sport-minded, the dancers, the musically inclined – well, to everyone but the couch potato!

by Allison Smith - As eternally patient and optimistic West Coasters, we wait through the rainy fall, winter and drizzly spring, finally rewarded when summer arrives suddenly – a quick leap from "don't forget your jacket" to "where did we put all the fans last year?" July hits and suddenly it's the time of everything

by Sue Hodgson -  Returning home to the Maritimes, as I did last month, always fills me with a profound mix of nostalgia and warmth. This trip seemed particularly special because it centred around my sister's 60th birthday and her retirement. I reconnected with family, sharing stories about our younger life and reminiscing about our

story and photos by Scottee Giles -  At the first light of dawn, life on a farm begins to stir and a round of chores is set into motion: feeding animals, checking on crops and irrigation, organizing staff and planning the day. A lot goes on behind the scenes, even before our local farmers markets

by Deborah Rogers -  In Warlight, Michael Ondaatje weaves a tale filled with eccentric characters, ambiguous incidents and the intrigue of espionage. It's a fictional memoir of a young man looking back at his strange upbringing through the lens of newly discovered information. Through Nathaniel's reminiscences, and attempts to understand his parents and childhood, Ondaatje