Opinion

Dear Editor "Feeling gratitude for something and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." Eight years ago, I was diagnosed with a chronic, terminal illness.

No legendary beast has captured the imaginations of as many people as Sasquatch (AKA Bigfoot) has. Despite very little evidence for its existence, there are still hosts of believers - some of whom have built careers on hunting for Sasquatch.

This has been another very pleasant week with nice sunny days except for a little overcast and spitting Wednesday. Every morning I wake up and look out to see if that dreaded snow has arrived.

Like a bad penny, it seems the smoking debate has come back to haunt us, but this time in a new disguise.

I have a very hard time giving up old shoes - the shoes that fit properly, the shoes I can actually walk in, without throbbing pain as an after effect.?? I have bunions and the widest part of my foot is 4 1/2 inches across.

Amid the succulent smells of turkey and spice this Thanksgiving weekend, another season draws near. In every municipality in British Columbia, lawn signs are popping up like plywood pumpkin patches.

Having recently received a gift of a kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) as a houseplant, I realized how little I knew about it. It originated in Madagascar, a large island off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

In the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a directive went out across the country.

If you live in British Columbia, Manitoba or Nova Scotia, raise a toast to the enlightened politicians who rule over you.

White fungi have invaded our property. Not only that, both the front and back yards are supporting daily-increasing yields of the things and I can't even pick them for dinner.