by Allison Smith – In February we celebrate Valentine’s Day, and love makes an appearance in several of our articles this month. From the Kitchen’s Joan Saunders shares her best recipes for ways to use chocolate as a form of “love currency” (pg 34) and writer Cassidy Nunn chats with three couples who share their
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We’re not just about to enter a new year, we’re headed into a whole new decade. The sound of 2020 feels a little surreal to me for some reason. I’ve just returned from a beautiful trip to my other favourite island, Hawaii. This trip not only gave me time to de-stress and relax, it suddenly
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Self-care and becoming your best self are on-trend in the new year. Seaside’s Trendspotter Lara Gladych has found some tools to help you slow down, spend time with loved ones, improve your sleep, eat well and nourish your body, inside and out. Organica Mylk Lattés $20.99. Sidney Natural Foods 250.656.4634 Daniadown Royal European White Goose
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by Shai Thompson, House of Lily Koi – There was a time when age-related fashion dictated the choices we made in our wardrobe. What I now call our original influencers – mothers, grandmothers and teachers – all took a turn drilling into our heads their traditional way of what is “age-appropriate” dressing. No disrespect, but
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by Paula Kully – News, changes, updates, launches? Email news@seasideamagazine.ca. FOR THE FITNESS FREAKS Time to just do it!There is now no excuse for not joining a gym. Anytime Fitness has recently opened in the former 7-Eleven and is literally open “anytime”. The new 24-hour studio is in a convenient location on the corner of
by Joan Saunders – When you invite people over, where do they always end up? Of course they congregate in the kitchen; sometimes they also end up in my way, but I try to be a gracious host. I often make vaguely veiled hints (as I’m generally not subtle at all) like: “Why don’t you
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by Tania Tomaszewska – For many, January is hibernation and recovery. For me, it’s recharging the batteries and new learnings. Visiting a winery to experience its story and terroir ticks those boxes; I highly recommend it. As a few stops in Cowichan Valley keep their doors open during this quiet month, why not explore what’s
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by Kirsten Emmott, Family Doctor – Here’s news of an exciting medical breakthrough. Some time ago, Dr. Elisha Perkins, a Yale-trained surgeon who co-founded the Connecticut Medical Society, announced that his studies of muscle contractions had led him to the discovery of subtle electrical fields in the human body. Dr. Perkins used metal rods –
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by Cassidy Nunn – Miniature horses, aka “minis” and no, not that kind of sporty automobile, look proportionately like a “big” horse that got shrunk in the wash. They are smaller than ponies, the result of centuries of selective breeding and in general stand between 34 to 38 inches at the wither (the bony structure
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by Deborah Rogers – There’s been a quiet revolution in healthcare on the Saanich Peninsula. It’s been needed for many years, and now residents are really starting to feel the benefits. This month I’m heading behind the scenes at Shoreline Medical to see what’s been done, and why it matters so much. I’ve read the
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