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Hospital auxiliary hosts fashion show fundraiser

Sewing for Fashion Designers by Anette Fischer (Laurence King Publishers, 320 pages) $90 This is not your mom's sewing book, but if you are ready to learn about the sewing and construction skills and techniques used to create today's fashions then th

Another school year is up and running, and most parents are familiar with the plaintive cry of kids returning home from a day of hitting the books: “I’m hungry!” Rather than reaching into the freezer for additive-loaded microwaveable junk food, try o

With the exception of travel-related culinary adventures, I find it increasingly rare to encounter something completely, unequivocally new to me when I dine out.

The first day of school came this week and one of the big challenges is getting the family organized. When 10-year-old Kaylee has band practice before school and 12-year-old Oliver needs a permission slip signed, you want to be calm and collected.

The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton ( New York, Arthur A. Levine Books ) $20 Princess Pinecone wants a horse for her birthday, but not just any horse. It must be a big, strong, fast horse befitting her warrior status.

There is no written rule that all flower arrangements must be in colour. In fact, I find that some of the prettiest ones, especially in modern decors, are quite simple and monochromatic.

Does your garden reflect your political views? To help figure that out, I went through a purely metaphysical and existential exercise to complete the hypothetical political colour of your garden.

Airrissa Kirkland, 17, Sutherland secondary Art teacher: Dorothy Foster Favourite art: rough sketches Favourite artist: Pink Hanamori Her teacher writes: Airrissa pushes herselfto excel in all art mediums and her work is always creative.

Local dignitaries paid visits to various North Shore community centres this summer.