Living

FOR children who want to float like a butterfly or play like Beethoven, Camp Monarch may be the place to be this spring.

Bravo! For Dine Around & Stay in Town: More than 50 of Victoria's restaurants will participate in the 12th year of this event until March 16.

Call for Gardeners: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking beautiful North Shore private gardens to feature in the 2012 Art in the Garden Tour that will take place May 26 and 27, noon-5 p.m. (rain or shine).

"I'VE always loved drawing, from as young as I can remember," says artist Bill Adams.

QUESTION: I live in a condo complex and the strata president is a bully who manipulates and intimidates residents so that she gets her way on all decisions.

Shaping the Journey - Living with Dementia: A program for families and caregivers who are coping with the impact of a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease Mondays, Feb. 20, 27, March 5, 12 and 19, 1: 30-3: 30 p.m.

Designs feature fabrics that breathe, and snaps in the right place

- Tales of Two Species, by Patricia B. McConnell, Dogwise Publishing, 182 pages, $15.

After over a dozen years of writing this column about dogs I still enjoy doing it.

"WANT a shot with that?" asked Donnelly Group's Trevor Kallies. Why weren't we surprised? Of course! Mornings at Tales of the Cocktail on Tour would have to start with coffee. And a shot of "Irish." "Sure.