Living

FORMER Olympic downhill super-star turned Senator, Nancy Greene reminded us the other day that, for most people of my generation, the most vital piece of equipment in learning to ski was a wine-skin. It's true.

I'M hardly the one to ask about how to settle an argument with a spouse. My motto is . . . "I win.

ARTIST Mong Yen (in front of his pieces Feeding At Low Tide and Crabbing) will display his work in a group show with three other artists (Susan Hall, Jean Redpath and Jongsook Lee) at West Vancouver's Ferry Building Gallery from Jan. 31 to Feb. 19.

EDWARD Chapman Woman has closed its doors and will soon reopen as House of Gerry Weber. The ladies' clothing boutique at 1849 Marine Dr. has been a fixture in West Vancouver for close to 40 years.

Thrifty Chic: The Thrift Shop at Mount Seymour United Church (1200 Parkgate Ave., just off Mount Seymour Parkway) Mount Seymour United Thrift Shop (1200 Parkgate Ave. - off Mt. Seymour Parkway) is open Thursdays, 2 to 8 p.m.

I hope that my life will always remain exciting enough - or, more accurately, boring enough - that I won't ever appear on a reality television show.

City Park January Work Party: All are welcome to help pull invasive plants Saturday, Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-noon in upper Heywood park at 21st Street and Hamilton Avenue, North Vancouver. Refreshments, tools and gloves will be provided.

LAST year saw a major development in the life of 15-year-old Amanda

Story Studio: Children ages four to eight accompanied by an adult can come tell stories with paper, crayons and string in celebration of Family Literacy Day Friday, Jan. 27, 7-7: 45 p.m. at North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St. Info: www.