story by Janice Henshawphotos by Janis Jean Photography – Don’t you love meeting people whose eyes sparkle with excitement when they talk about what they do? Artist Karen Lancey displays this captivating enthusiasm as she describes the whimsical metal sculptures she creates out of the “stuff” that many of us dispose of in metal recycling […]
SEASIDE HOMES – Metal Mermaids & a Full Gut Home Renovation Read More »
by Chris Sigurdson – Peninsula Landscape Supplies – This summer when most of my plants were at their peak, I noticed overcrowding, voids and plants not performing due to specific environmental conditions in my yard. Time to change it up! I have a plan of perennials requiring dividing, shrubs that need relocating, and additional trees
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by Karen Morgan – Executive Director, SPHHF – Over the last few months, many people have said to me “these are interesting times!” I usually reply with: “May you live in interesting times? I’m told this is an old Chinese curse!” And yet, here we are. The staff at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital have worked
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by Shai Thompson – House of Lily Koi – A well-dressed life starts in a well-organized closet. So many of us have a closet full of clothes with nothing to wear. Sound familiar? We go to the same combinations day in and day out without taking time to assess the opportunities that lie within our wardrobe.
IN FASHION – Closet Full of Clothes and Nothing to Wear Read More »
by Sherrin Griffin – VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – Some of my best childhood memories are when I stayed overnight at my grandparents’ house. My Nana and I would stay up way past my normal bedtime, drinking hot chocolate and watching old comedies together. I remember asking her once why she stayed up so late
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