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ROAST chicken, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Chicken is usually pretty reasonably priced; virtually everyone loves it; your house smells like heaven while it's cooking; you can use leftovers to make sandwiches/pot pies/curry etc.

EVERY year the nursery industry releases new plant varieties to satiate the consumer's desire for new and more beautiful plant choices.

IF you are a crafty type, then this idea is for you. A friend of mine made this travel kit for her kid's crayons and pencils and so I thought this would also be wonderful to use for toiletries.

EAT for Education - a locally-based school fundraiser - is back along Vancouver's Main Street and adds Lynn Valley elementary and North Shore restaurants to its second annual event.

Quinto Quarto: Campagnolo Roma will host their second Quinto Quarto (which refers to the fifth quarter of the animal) dinner on Wednesday, May 2 at 9 p.m. The dinner will be served family style showcasing offal at communal tables.

REFLEXOLOGIST Jen Charles is at it again.

PENSIONS are back in the news. Last year there was a debate around what to do with the Canada Pension Plan. This year the focus is on Old Age Security (OAS). Currently the OAS pension is available starting at age 65.

NOTICES Call for Volunteers: The Edible Garden Project is looking for seniors to mentor and work with young daycare children to create inter-generational gardens.

I suspect that 20,000 years ago, homo sapiens had no idea how taking in a wayward wolf pup would be the impetus for a love affair between two species that some argue is deeper than one between two people.

Family rallies to support youngest member's battle with leukemia