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'Vette celebrates 60 years

'Vette celebrates 60 years

Prints trump colour this fall

DEAR Mattie: What colours are in fashion this fall season? Excited in Capilano Dear Capilano: This fall season is a little different from previous fashion seasons.

Jewelry line charms celebs

A Vancouver-based jewelry line has been launched into the spotlight after catching the eye of A-list celebrities like Katie Holmes and Reese Witherspoon.

Prime time for planting

SEPTEMBER is a great time to do many things in the garden and a time not to do some things. To help provide some clarity in the garden here's a list of September's do's and don'ts in the garden. What? Plant now? Yes, plant now.

A safer way to manage online passwords

I did a count the other night and found that I have more than 80 passwords for various sites including email accounts, shopping sites and online forums. That's a lot of passwords, but no two are the same. And I know none of them by memory.
Menu is for meat lovers

Menu is for meat lovers

WITH a name that evokes the thunder of wild cattle across the Serengeti, and an emphasis on "wholeanimal cookery," I was expecting Wildebeest to be somewhat . . . primal. I think I can be excused for the assumption.

Kids' stuff

Parent-Child Mother Goose: Registration has begun for this group experience for parents with babies or young children that focuses on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs and stories together. The program will run on Mondays, Sept. 17-Dec.

Time to get comfortable

THE days are getting shorter and the nights colder. As hard as we try to deny it, fall is in the air. This is the time of year to make homey, comforting meals featuring products of the autumn harvest: apples, squash, pears etc.

Photos personalize a plain book bag

THE lunches are packed and they are off! Surprise your little one this year with a send-off to remind them of their fabulous summer. Iron-on transfers are wonderful for tote bags, Tshirts and all sorts of garment items.

Teach children how to comfort themselves

WHEN Isaac was an infant his mother would soothe him when he was upset. She learned that he liked to be rocked in her arms or in a swing. Brianna on the other hand, liked to have her back patted when she was upset.