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DEAR Mattie: Can I wear summer clothes in the fall? Savouring Summer in Dundarave Dear Dundarave: Now that summer is almost over, creating the right transition wardrobe can be challenging. I say hold on to summer as long as we can.

IT'S easy to take the diversity of our food culture for granted. Here in Metro Vancouver we're born into Bolognese sauce, weaned on wild salmon sashimi, comfortable with coq au vin, kung pao, vindaloo and tajine.

Savour B.C.: Diva at the Met invites guests to explore the summer tastes of British Columbia with their new feature menu which showcases local food and wine.

PICTURE this: a lazy summer afternoon, hammock in the shade, bees buzzing in the background and a big bowl of sweet, ruby red cherries to snack on.

Art teachers: Suzanne Brumec and Nicola Demeule Favourite art: drawing Favourite artist: Robert Bateman His teacher writes: Ryan has an amazing natural artistic talent.

The young couple approaching me on the narrow trail had their hands full

HIGH above the city, in a corner of the green roof-garden atop the skyscraper that's home to the swish corporate H.Q. of hiredbelly.com, our garlic crop is just about ready for pulling.

WHEN North Vancouver resident Yumi White laces up her sneakers to embark on a 60-kilometre walk in support of the fight against women's cancers next weekend in Vancouver, she won't be walking alone.

- The Prints Show: A photography silent auction in support of InspireHealth, Thursday, Aug. 18, 5-8 p.m. in the Lynn Valley Village Community Meeting Room, 1277 Lynn Valley Rd. Info: www.theprintsshow.com.

Last October, I paid a holiday deposit on my credit card. Then in June, I paid the balance. "We're looking forward to your arrival tomorrow," came an email in early July. Tomorrow? I'd booked for August. Disaster.