Living

Most people shower their four-legged friends with affection during the holidays, but not all animals will be surrounded by love this Christmas.

Three steps up, I squeaked and wiggled around on the vinyl-covered seat of the tall kitchen chair in the warmth of my grandmothers kitchen.

Regular readers will remember that I previewed the Gold Medal Plates (GMP) in these pages a little over a month ago.

A warm cup of tea is one of lifes great soothing pleasures especially on a cold winter night, explains Jay Jones, lead bartender at Vancouver's Shangri-La Hotel . Even more comforting is to add a little spirit warmth to the mix.

Nicola Humphrey is on a quest for a Christmas pickle. To be honest, I dont even know if the Christmas pickle exists, she says of her quest to find everything on her fathers wish list.

Where are you from? Beautiful Vancouver. Describe your style: I like to mix and match high with low, vintage with new, casual with dressy and I wear a lot of colour and prints.

Is online dating the solution?

Prune your wisteria frequently to produce more flowers

Teachers, parents, children a source of inspiration

More than 40 years ago, Strathcona residents Walter and Mary Chan launched an initiative that defied the bulldozers, stopped freeway development and set a new direction for urban planning in the Vancouver.