Nov 22nd, 2012
Going to Candytown? Movember Gala? Alternative fashion wknd? We got them covered - and so should you.
Apr 20th, 2012
As the number of people taking to online dating increases, it is important to become aware of online dating red flags and warning signs to watch out for.
Apr 16th, 2012
“When the time is ripe for certain things, these things appear in different places in the manner of violets [crocuses in Vancouver] coming to light in early spring.” —Farkas Bolyai The above is a...
Jun 30th, 2011
“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes [at a certain Vancouver beach?], and the right kind of day is jewelled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you...
May 5th, 2011
The “merry month of come what may” has arrived and my Yorkshire terrier, Siriuss (as in Sirius Satellite Radio and the dog star), greeted May with such enthusiasm that he jumped off a second-storey...
Apr 15th, 2011
“April . . . Hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” —William Shakespeare Now that we are totally up to our ears in Vancouver’s pink snow, we begin to believe that the miracle of spring is...
Apr 6th, 2011
First the howling blizzard woke us, Then the rain came down to soak us, And now before the eye can focus— Crocus. —Lilja Rogers The “howling blizzard” part of that little piece may not totally apply...
Feb 28th, 2011
March in Vancouver is a strange month, full of contradictions. The crocuses are blooming and magnolia trees are threatening to burst forth, but down coats or vests are still useful. This is a...
Feb 2nd, 2011
Gung hay fat choy, dear VO readers, or best wishes and congratulations. By now, you may have clued in as to why there is a peculiar increase in Chinese food products at your local grocery store...
Jan 14th, 2011
By now the full impact of real life, not holiday life, is setting in. Gather all your courage and face not only the scale, but Vancouver in January. You can do it. Keep Gore-Tex jackets and...
