– by Tina Kelly – If we surveyed coastal residents and asked “when you were young, what was your favourite sea creature to find on the beach?” the answer would probably be crabs or starfish – a couple of the invertebrates usually uncovered by the receding tide. Then, if asked how many types of starfish […]
Salish Sea News: Star Light, Star Bright
– by Jennifer Hill, SeaSide Home & Garden Gift Shop – I know what you’re saying to yourself: Why would anybody write about wasps in March when there are none around? Simple: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! In the early spring (as early as now) the mated queen wasps come
West Coast Gardener: Fighting the War on Wasps
– by Ann Squires Ferguson, Squires Ferguson – We as designers are expected to be the never-ending wellspring of creativity, but there are days when – at least for me – the well simply runs dry. I’ve been mired in tendering or project management, and find myself utterly without inspiration. Then the terror sets in
– article by Barry Mathias; photography by www.nuttycake.com – At first sight the house is unremarkable: set in three quarters of an acre on a quiet road, it appears to be a single story, well built and with a landscaped front garden of mature trees and bushes. The short drive down a slight slope
The Art of Restoration and Improvement
– by Wilma Taylor – I’m a proud member of the Order of the Eastern Star. What’s Eastern Star, you ask? Well, we’re one of several organizations that have the dearest of ties to the Masonic family that includes Shriners, Daughters of the Nile and the Order of the Amaranth. Together, in North America alone,
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