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Finding the Balance: Eating Well on a Budget

August 18, 2022

by Joan Saunders - Food can be many things: a celebration, an adventure, an exploration, a comfort. Unfortunately, these days, it can also be expensive. The problem is finding a balance between what you desire and what is affordable. I'm not a martyr; I don't want to give up taste and the pure enjoyment of [...]

Finding the Balance: Eating Well on a Budget

Blind Trust

August 17, 2022

by Tom Dai, The Farmer's Daughter - It was a cruel trick to play, I suppose. It was an hour before the restaurant was set to open, and two hours before the dinner rush. There was a great commotion at the bar that soon fell into an excited hush as I watched them eagerly swirl

Blind Trust

Arts Scene – Fine Arts in the Schools: Preparing our Future Artists

August 17, 2022

by Jo Barnes | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - Step together, step kick, step together, step kick, turn around and hold … do we have your attention? Students in fine arts programs in the Saanich school district are learning how to make their audiences sit up and take notice. While these programs for the

Arts Scene – Fine Arts in the Schools: Preparing our Future Artists

Seaside Homes – Broadmead Perfection Inside and Out

August 17, 2022

by Janice Henshaw | photos by Janis Jean Photography - White-on-white homes can be cold, sterile and lacking character, but with creative design skills, they can become warm and inviting. This newly-renovated 5,500-square-foot home in Broadmead is stunning – the result of a great friendship and inspiring collaboration between the homeowners and their interior designer.

Seaside Homes – Broadmead Perfection Inside and Out

From the Kitchen – Fresh New Summertime Companions

July 28, 2022

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - I love pizza. As we would say when we were kids, I love it enough to marry it. In the winter I usually make pizza on Friday nights, and we hunker down and watch a movie. It's a glorious way to signal that the weekend

From the Kitchen – Fresh New Summertime Companions