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MyTownCrier.ca – TownNEWS
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- A century in the making
- Why government needs to talk to local residents
- Bylaw sought to put breaks on growth
- Eviction notices issued for Talbot Apts.
- City offers cash for Maurice Cody field
- Residents angered over condo conversion
- Why we need new cash for transit
- Man arrested for assaulting pregnant woman
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Home & Garden Archive
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Painting like a man
Posted on January 12, 2012 | 1 CommentSo would you paint a room Dirty Socks? How about Zombie Apocalypse? If you’re a guy, CIL Paints is apparently betting that you would. Last fall,... -
Eat gingerly
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsGinger ale and ginger beer might be non-alcoholic today, but it began in the 19th century as a sprinkling of ground ginger root in the real... -
Wrapping about the holidays
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s the most wonderful time of the year — or the craziest. Food, gifts, decorations, more food, parties, gifts, visitors, cards and — oh my! —... -
Shed your biases
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsGarden sheds are something of a cult in England, I understand. They turn them into open-air bars, and build them to look like the Tardis time... -
Garlic’s reputation sweetens over time
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsGarlic, wrote Mrs. Beeton in her Victorian era Book of Household Management, “is the most acrimonious of the whole of all the alliaceous tribe”. Thank goodness... -
Feels like fall, but time to think spring
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe summer garden is in full bloom with phlox, black-eyed Susans and ornamental grasses commanding our attention. And as much as motivational gurus advise us to... -
Thai trip a bounty of fresh ideas
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 1 CommentOne of the many reasons I love to visit gardens on my various travels — whether in the neighbourhood, a day’s drive away or on the other side of the world — is that I always come away with fresh ideas for my own garden. That’s exactly what happened after visiting Thailand a few months ago. -
Be passionately obsessed
Posted on July 4, 2011 | No CommentsDo you enjoy visiting gardens when you’re on vacation? If you do, then you’re one of the 25 million tourists who stop to smell the roses in parks and public gardens from Victoria to St. John’s. -
Do-it-yourself cleaners
Posted on July 3, 2011 | No CommentsSpring cleaning is an annual rite of passage — maybe because we can see so much better in the sunshine, or maybe because we feel more energetic when we’re not constantly weighted down by coats and boots and hats. And then, there are those family gatherings looming: Passover, Easter, Mother’s Day, graduation and weddings. All are reasons for a good scrub around the house. -
Plan now for your garden
Posted on July 3, 2011 | No CommentsAny day now it will really begin to feel like spring. Who cares if winter still has a temper tantrum or two? It’s on the way out. The sun says so, and he’s the boss of the seasons. As of March 20, the days have been longer than the nights, and we’ve turned the corner toward warmer weather.
