Thai Coconut Squash Soup for the Soul
Fat glasses of rich red wine to quench our thirst; edible bowls teeming with this sweet and spicy soup to warm our stomachs; endless chatter and laughter to fill our hearts. ...
15
Oct
Author: shannon
02
Oct
Why it’s better to be off-to-work than off work
It's another manic Monday but before you smash your alarm clock, think about this: A recent report says the health risks of worklessness could kill you. ...
17
Sep
Yellow fruit making you jaundice? Call your Doc
Concerned parents are tossing out pineapple-to-go cups and heading to emergency rooms after warnings the sunny fruit might be contaminated with Hep. A....
09
Sep
Cheetos Pop-up restaurant: Dangerously Cheesy or Harmless Treat?
Are some of us chowing down Cheetos in protest? Has the pendulum of public opinion really swung so far to the health-freak side that we need to celebrate snack food?...
19
Aug
When smoky skies make you blue
For Okanaganites, who consider this place the California of the North, being banned from our beaches, first by floods, now by smoky air, it's been a bitter pill to swallow with our valley vino....
12
Aug
Ladies on Literature talk Jane Austen
“I think occasionally turning it up and reading a classic is good for us, a bit like cod liver oil." ~Gail Plecash: LOL Member & Family Physician...
03
Aug
Why I couldn’t surrender to Michael Singer
I wholeheartedly believe in channeling positive energy in the direction of our dreams to attract favorable outcomes, but Singer made it all seem a little too simple...
28
Jul
Sizzling summer leads to hot headed driving
Roaring up alongside, keeping pace with my vehicle, honking to get my attention (in case I hadn't noticed our game of parallel chicken). I looked over and the other driver flipped me the bird...
21
Jul
Surprise! The unexpected is good for us
The year was 1997. Our daughter was less than three weeks old when my husband threw a surprise birthday party for me that was (surprise!) not so happy....
29
Jun
Housing First gets people off the streets by providing homes
Meeting basic needs for survival is a necessity, but this thing we call home is a privilege—and it’s denied to many....