Living

Though not all groups pleased with way things played out

Experts to discuss bubble wrapped kids

Designs mix West Coast, European esthetics

When you have a craving for dessert (which, if you’re like me, is pretty much every day), but you don’t want to spend hours baking try making some tarts.

In 1982, Mr. Fung, the owner of the local corner shop where I bought hockey cards on a regular basis, knew me by name. A pack of O-Pee-Chee cards cost 35 cents then.

Not long ago, we encountered a few plumbing issues that needed to be addressed under our kitchen sink. When I emptied out the cupboard space I noticed the bottom surface was in dire need of some cleaning up.

The Nonstop Color Garden , by Nellie Neal, Cool Springs Press, 192 pages, $28. Creating colour harmony and a year-round visual presentation takes careful planning.

When gardening, there are ways to take advantage of the natural growing conditions provided by the environment, as well as cause damage. Gardeners, landscapers and arborists routinely make changes to the soil, air and water.

BayRoot Landscaping’s Shant Seropian, District of North Vancouver’s Shaun Loader and volunteer Karenn Bailey participate in an Earth Day event at Kilmer Creek on Saturday.

A Capilano University Spring Semester Ivy Pull, an ongoing effort to rid the campus of invasive species, was held recently, seeing staff and students lend a hand. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIED