CHOCOLATE GIRAFFE
How To Make Your Own Lifesize Chocolate Giraffe. Amaury Guichon, of the Pastry Academy, made a lifelike Giraffe entirely out of chocolate.
Jane Macdougall
SILVER LININGS
It’s a constant theme in war movies. Our hero is aloft and managing just fine. Suddenly, a problem. The engine stalls. There’s a mechanical splutter. We see the whirring propeller stutter and stop. An eerie… Read More »SILVER LININGS
BEST LOVED BOOKS FROM CHILDHOOD
Wind in the Willows. Charlotte’s Web. The Velveteen Rabbit. Someone far more efficient than I had preserved and donated their childhood library to the Salvation Army thrift store. Inside of each book cover a name… Read More »BEST LOVED BOOKS FROM CHILDHOOD
FAKE-MASS TREES VERSUS FARMED
If you showed up at someone’s door in July with nine feet of evergreen, they wouldn’t let you in. Come December, you’re a hero! A giant plume of fir or pine that eats up half… Read More »FAKE-MASS TREES VERSUS FARMED
A TRIBUTE TO DAMES
Not dames as in Dame Joan Sutherland, the female equivalent of the British title of knight, but dames as in fabulous old gals. You know what the world needs more of? Dames. We’re never in… Read More »A TRIBUTE TO DAMES
LOVING SPOONFUL
Savoury Red Lentil Soup This soup scores in all categories: it’s quick and easy to make, it’s loaded with health benefits, the ingredients are inexpensive pantry staples … and it gets rave reviews every time I’ve… Read More »LOVING SPOONFUL
OH, YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE
The dark side of gift wrapping. Starting right about now, we become a nation of cottage crafters. A nation of meticulous measurers and folders of fine fidelity. Any large horizontal expanse will be commandeered for… Read More »OH, YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE
A DOG’S BREAKFAST … MATTERS!
A pet is many things. A constant companion – who else is unfailingly thrilled to see your sorry face? A personal trainer – who else gets you out for a brisk walk, if not the… Read More »A DOG’S BREAKFAST … MATTERS!
HOLIDAY DECOR FOR HEATHENS
We had just moved into our new house. Just as neighbours were putting Santa and his reindeer up on their roofs, or a cheery, lit-from-within plastic snowman on their front lawn, we, too, were putting… Read More »HOLIDAY DECOR FOR HEATHENS
LIGHTNING STRIKES
Someone was pounding on the hotel room door. Even with the shower going at full bore, I could hear the loud thumping. Wrapping myself in a towel, I peered out the peephole. No one was… Read More »LIGHTNING STRIKES