Living

- My First Car, by Matt Stone. Published by Motorbooks, $28.00, 223 pages. LIFE is full of firsts, some of them are memorable while others don't make much of an impression. For any auto enthusiast, the memory of that first car lasts forever.

IT might have been the scorching temperatures of the Utah desert that swaddled us, or the flash-thunderstorms that disgorged immeasurable volumes of water upon us, but after spending the last few weeks of summer holiday in a small tent with my family

- The Complete Book of North American Butterflies, edited by Paul A. Opler (Thunder Bay Press, 192 pages) $21.95 THEY float through the air like mythical fairies, their delicate wings gently propelling them on a journey from flower to flower.

IF you've been biking and walking more often this summer, the return to four wheels might feel like a sharp pinch in the pocketbook.

WITH the start of the school year, North Shore families are encouraged to keep daily physical activity a part of their schedule by participating in the Healthy Families B.C. Walking Challenge.

MANY years ago, somewhere near the equator, on a choppy Pacific Ocean, we recall opening a bottle of wine in our container ship quarters. The wine just happened to be Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon (BCLS $17.

BESIDES my dogs Piper and Zumi my other big animal love is almost 1,100 pounds. That would be my five-yearold quarter horse Tex. As prey animals, horses are instinctually aware of animals that are predatory, such as dogs.

In the wake of a workplace injury, yoga practice eases her pain

Three years ago, after 25 years of marriage and three children, my husband had an affair with a woman. It ended when I found out. They spoke often on the phone and sent emails back and forth, as well as had sex.

Memory Games for the Body, Balance and Brain: A total body workout combining physical and brain fitness to improve memory, concentration, co-ordination and balance. Drop-in: John Braithwaite Community Centre, 145 West First St.