An increase in my pulse rate accompanies the uptick in my attention. I missed that the first time, in the fall of 2019. Now, less than a year later, I’m watching for the subtlest of changes. I sit up a little bit straighter, pajama-clad legs pushing against the familiar couch cushions, as I brace for a change in my environment.
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The instructions really come down to four simple steps. Inject the liquid already in the syringe into the little glass bottle with the white pill. Shake until the pill dissolves and mixes with the liquid. Draw the new mixture back into the syringe Inject the mixture into my unresponsive husband. I’m learning to administer a drug named Glucogone, though, if
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For Louise Engel and Dave Johnson, the decision to fly a raptor over their 23-acre vineyard and winery really was a no brainer. Like so many other fruit growers across North America, the owners of Featherstone Estate Wineries in Ontario’s Niagara Region had waged a frustrating war against starlings. A flock of 5,000 can consume a ton of fruit in
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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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Linda Gilbert admits she’s no fan of take out. Especially when it comes to fine chocolate. The co-founder of family run The Island Chocolate Company in Victoria-by-the-Sea believes good chocolate deserves to be enjoyed and appreciated. And that, she insists, takes time. “We have this aversion to take out. We’ve tried a couple of different ways to discourage it. But
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