Living

- Same Place, More Space, by Karl Champley (Chronicle Books, 256 pages) $27.95 SPACE may not be the final frontier that Captain Kirk proclaimed but finding some extra of it in your home can be just as exciting.

Are you on the lookout for a reliable source of local produce to get you through the fall and winter? Loutet Farm - North Vancouver's first urban farm and produce market - will continue to operate year-round.

IN my last column I discussed the present state of our real estate market and how economic indicators suggest we're not in the midst of a housing bubble at all.

Seniors Gathering: A free drop-in program for an informal get together and chat from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month. This month's meeting will take place in council chambers at City Hall, 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver.

Fall Flavour Fete: A special three-course prix fixe menu for $45 that highlights traditional autumn ingredients will be available at Bistro Pastis, 2153 West Fourth Ave., Vancouver. Mushroom mania will run until Oct.

The results are in from this year's Okanagan Fall Wine Festival Judging Awards. As usual, they add up to a useful barometer of just who's doing what really well.

The Hoop Fairy Lands On The North Shore

Except for the occasional growl, whine or bark, dogs are creatures of silent communication. A stare, the tilt of a head, cock of an ear, raising of the tail or turn of the body has incredible significance to other dogs.

It's time for a little myth-busting. Myths abound about seniors, and when repeated often enough, they become accepted as facts. Take for example the myth that seniors will bankrupt health care.

WHEN asked what our dreams are, most of us have one or two in mind, but we're often too sidetracked by daily life to focus on them.