This article originally appeared on Northernstars.ca Delight ensues the moment Ann Marie Fleming opens the door to her bright blue house in East Vancouver. She pours…Read On…
*All photos by Maxine Bulloch of the Good Work Society I first heard of this growing collective through Pieter Schouppe of Plant a Flag after…Read On…
The misty spring rains have returned to Vancouver and the cherry blossoms, magnolias and tulips are blooming en masse. Serendipitous timing for the first Late…Read On…
It’s an exquisitely foggy morning in Vancouver. Mist softens the edges of trees, buildings, even the water line of English Bay. The urban landscape feels…Read On…
Greetings and happy new year. If that’s your thing. I have mixed feelings about it. The holidays can be a highly fraught time and so many of us feel the pressure to emerge on the first or second day of the calendar year with a plethora of resolutions.
This is the first in a monthly series of reading roundups. I’m excited to share what I’m discovering and how it’s influencing my writing and…Read On…
In early 2001, I was lying on a beach in Bocas del Toro, bored out of my palm tree. Sweating profusely in the Panamanian heat,…Read On…
Mid-summer is the ideal time to slow down and unplug. Lay off social media and dangle heated feet in salty water. I’ve been indulging in…Read On…
When I first met Claire Roberts, I was struck by her measured and articulate demeanour. As peers in the EMBERs small business program, there were…Read On…
How I managed to walk this earth for 50 years without watching My Dinner with Andre I simply don’t know. Thanks to Melanie Friesen of…Read On…
As February lurches on with a brittle cold snap, I’ve been resisting the urge to hide under the covers and pray for the supple breezes…Read On…
February in Vancouver is weird. The sky feels too close and the rains are cold and mean. It’s not the friendly drizzle of autumn or…Read On…