Living

Volunteers Tim Earle and Gail Higgins give Thor a bath at the West Vancouver branch of the BC SPCA. The animal shelter is holding a dog wash and open house fundraiser Sunday, July 10, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at 1020 Marine Dr.

The sun was just beginning to set as I wearily sat down in the wobbly lawn chair near the fire pit and propped my dusty cowgirl boots on the log in front of me.

Fans of Game of Thrones have become so accustomed to seeing the characters they want to win die and the ones they don’t live, that in the final two episodes of this past season (spoiler alert) we were expecting the same kind of disappointment.

As makers of apparel inspired by traditional Northwest Coast art, the staff at Edzerza Gallery are often asked the question: “Is it OK if I wear these clothes and I’m not native?” “Our answer is always, ‘Absolutely,’” says Charlene Johnny-Wadsworth,

Two exciting new initial titles in projected trilogies will have kids and teens anticipating the continuation of the stories.

Pressed to pick his favourite, Michael Jaworski chooses a 1966 Barry Downs design that is nestled through a mature stand of Douglas firs and features terraced gardens and cedar woodwork.

I seem to remember that the spinach and artichoke dip contained juicy morsels of water chestnut back then. You used the brightly coloured corn chips that accompanied the dip to fish them out. The texture was great, fresh and novel.

Participants in last year’s North Shore Women’s Centre Girls’ Empowerment Camp enjoy a canoe ride.

Human’s name: Tiffany Akins Pet: Milka, a Poodle-Yorkie cross, who is approximately eight years old. Pet tale: Milka is a rescue dog with Type 1 diabetes, so she gets insulin shots twice a day and is on a vegetable diet.