Living

It was a Friday night in May in Chicago. On the agenda later that evening was a visit to a legendary blues club in the Lincoln Park neighbourhood. But first was dinner with seven of my work colleagues, with only one other hailing from Vancouver.

As summer weather washes over the Lower Mainland, you might be looking to save some extra money for the next dinner out or patio visit in your future.

I recently joined a couple of dog related social media groups and pages with the intention of staying in touch with popular trends and concerns within the dog community.

Evelyn Ralston remembers walking with her sister from their home on Cambie Street in Vancouver to the family fish and chip shop at Lost Lagoon. “‘British Fish & Chips, J. J. Johnston, Prop.’ I can see the sign now.

Todd Talbot and his wife Rebecca are going to handcuff themselves. The real estate expert and co-host of HGTV’s Love It or List It, Vancouver is taking the latter route and committing his family to live in much closer quarters.

Phoenix Award given to young adult novel about World War Two bombing of SS City of Benare

With the dry, hot weather upon us lavender is showing its best features. An evergreen sub-shrub in the mint family, it is a great plant for a well-drained sunny location.

Who would have thought it would be about my teeth? But from the moment a photo of me entered my cousin’s home, it was my teeth they talked about. You see, my cousin’s son, Darren has different-looking teeth from his sisters.

Artists Maureen Coles and Jesse and Shelley James work on some art in the garden recently. Members of the North Shore Artists’ Guild are preparing to show and sell their work at Park & Tilford Gardens Aug. 19-20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

There isn’t time for a fancy intro; I have a lot of ground to cover with no less than 11 venues to consider in this column.