Living

"I'M getting a puppy!" a friend said with much excitement. "What is the first thing I should do?" she asked "Socialize it!" I replied.

ADRI van Mil's blond curls bob as she navigates the play space at Gymboree Play & Music North Vancouver.

WEST Vancouver's photographic history went digital this month.

SEQUINS, silk, leather and crochet filled the racks at Marilyn's last week for a special showing of the spring-summer and pre-fall 2012 collections from international brand Hoss Intropia, from Spain.

WHY would a chef who has worked around the province and as far away as Mexico, and has headed up upscale Italian and trendy Yaletown kitchens, give it all up to open a sandwich shop south of Grand Boulevard? "Because I wanted to paddle my own canoe,"

THE best time to learn about money is at a young age. "If you help your kids develop good money habits when they're young," writes author Paul Lermitte, "they will have a better chance of being successful managers of money.

DECORATE your table this year with a very pretty assemblage of spring tulips in an Easter theme. These spring flowers will last well after your Easter soirée if you add a little fresh water to keep them beautiful.

GardenSmart Workshop - Intermediate Vegetable Gardening: Learn advanced tips for growing delicious vegetables in your own garden Thursday, April 5, 7-8: 30 p.m. at Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. Admission: $5.