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Living Off the Land – Spangelo Flower Farm: Blossoms from the Heart

March 28, 2024

by Jo Barnes | photo by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - Just like carrots, cucumbers, or corn, flowers are a farm crop grown on the Peninsula. But just as these crops nourish the body, the power of flowers can nourish the heart. Bordered by old forest and tucked away behind Elk Lake is Spangelo Flower Farm, [...]

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Impromptu

March 28, 2024

photo by Tanya Murchie - Ever since I was little, I have been a "dog person." When the Seaside team decided to photograph their First and Last Word with dogs and puppies from the Victoria Humane Society, it was like achieving a life goal – with a side of chaos and cuteness! Trying to get

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Out for a … Beach Cleanup – Brentwood Bay

March 28, 2024

story and photos by Scottee Giles - Earth Day is April 22 and what better way to show some love for the planet than to leave a beach cleaner than you found it? Brentwood Bay has many public beach accesses between Stelly's Cross Road and Marchant Road and off Sea Drive. Waterview walking trails follow

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Seaside Book Club – March Meeting

March 28, 2024

by Deborah Rogers - The debut novel by Amanda Peters, The Berry Pickers, proved to be an extremely popular choice for our group. There's been quite a bit of buzz about the book, which won the Discover Prize last year, and perhaps with no surprise due to Peters having previously won the Indigenous Voices Award.

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From the Kitchen – Maybe Baby

March 28, 2024

by Joan Saunders | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography - Dutch Babies are currently one of my new favourite recipes, even if they do have a very unusual name. You might expect this winning hybrid of pancake and Yorkshire pudding to hail from Europe, but apparently it was developed in Seattle, at the now-defunct Manca's

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