– by Deborah Rogers – For me, it isn’t Christmas unless I have an advent candle to light each night through the month of December. We always had one when I was growing up, and I’ve continued the tradition for my own children. Having the candle on the dinner table and burning down a number […]
Celebrating Traditions From Around the World
– by Carolyn Herriot – Adding seasonal fruit to recipes makes a surprisingly delicious combination of flavours. The following recipes use apples and quince which are plentiful at this time of year. Parsnips and apples make a great team for your taste buds. Try this smooth and creamy soup to find this out for yourself.
Garden to Table: The Fruits of Winter
– By Sharon Hope – The Long Way Home Louise Penny (Minotaur Books) Inspector Armand Gamache now retired and living in Three Pines, is approached by Claire Morrow to find her husband Peter who has not come home after a year’s separation. The novel follows Armand, his former assistant Jean-Guy and Clara’s friend Myrna as
2014 Canadian Fiction Round-Up
– by Suzanne Morphet – Can culture pave the road to prosperity? The people of Belgium think so and are investing 68 million Euros – that’s almost $100 million – to help their city of Mons rise to the challenge of being Cultural Capital of Europe for 2015. Canadians better know Mons as the place
Secrets from my Suitcase: From Coal to Culture
You have been with the Sidney Lions Food Bank for 15 years. Can you give us a glimpse of the changes that have occurred for the organization over this period, highlighting some of the significant ones. In that 15 years the Food Bank has been in three different locations, each one has been better than
