My husband and I are three-season walkers. From the earliest, muddy days of spring until the snow once again blankets the ground, we try to get out a couple of times each week. We hibernate through the winter, watching our snowshoes gather dust and my waistline expand, but like most Canadians we eventually grow sick of being indoors. We live
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The choice of possible dinner guests was, on its own, enough to make me want to take the quiz. There were only six possible answers to the question: “What couple would you want to invite to dinner?” •Celine Dion and Pablo Picasso •David Suzuki and Jane Goodall •Gandhi and Bono •Dr. Seuss and Craig Kielburger •Tommy Douglas and Terry Fox,
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My husband and I have been daydreaming about some day downsizing to a tiny home. Not a small house, generally thought to be anything under 1,000 square feet, but an actual tiny home — 500 square feet or less. All around the world, people are abandoning the idea that a big home is better. It’s become enough of a movement
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My husband and I are just wrapping up a two-week tastecation. Not familiar with the word? That’s not surprising. I’m pretty sure my husband Steve pulled it out of thin air, to describe a staycation — or stay-at-home-vacation — revolving around things that tickle the tastebuds. To be fair, a Google search revealed he’s not the first person to come
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The first world event for which I have an actual memory is the Apollo 11 moon mission in 1969. I was born in 1964 and all the history I know from before the age of five comes from books, photos and old grainy videos. But I clearly remember sitting on the floor in front of an old black and white
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