Life

For Duncan artist Cathi Jefferson, turning clay pots into unique works of art demands a certain quality of effort, but also courage to accept some risks. “I’m always hopeful,” Jefferson said in an interview.

Dear Eric: I’m using Victoria more these days as a source for food items I can’t find in Port Alberni.

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, starts this year on Nov. 27.

Trudie Duxbury’s father flew biplanes in the First World War, in the 1950s her mother became the first woman to chair the Greater Victoria School Board and Duxbury herself has acted in a Hollywood movie.

The Grey Cup takes place Sunday and many football fans will have friends over to watch the game. If you’re planning to do that, and not yet strategized what you’ll feed your sure-to-be-hungry-group, add this meal idea to your playbook.

Saanich public health nurse Carly Westwood has seen all kinds of parents when it comes to childhood vaccinations: at-ease, nervous, protective, even reluctant.

Dear Eric: For more years than I like to contemplate I’ve been baking bran muffins. I’ve tried various combinations of ingredients and long ago came up with a recipe that is always delicious and has a nice tender crumb.

Prince Charles, the man who waits, clicks over into another year in his peculiar life, and into history today.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, with his narcotic admissions and grotesque videos, is a very public example of a problem afflicting millions of Canadian families, say addictions experts.

Late last March, I wrote about cooking lamb racks. It seemed the right time to do it — I thought (and I’m not alone) lamb is a spring thing, and spring is when it’s at its best.