Life

Indigo blue, the original colour behind blue jeans and the denim-on-denim “Canadian tuxedo,” is taking a stand in menswear this summer. Store owners in Victoria say blue is currently asserting itself in men’s clothes.

It’s easy to understand why Theatre SKAM’s upcoming Bike Ride shows are appropriate for a five-year-old. It isn’t just because the Victoria theatre company is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its annual outdoor theatre festival.

Dear Eric: I would appreciate your advice on the best way to prepare halibut cheeks. Frank Webb Dear Frank: Halibut cheeks are portions of flesh removed from the head of the fish. They have an almost sweet and luxurious flavour.

A Muskoka chair is silhouetted on a dock, surrounded by cool lake waters shimmering with the reflected setting sun. The image is quintessentially Canadian.

CHICAGO — When New Yorker cartoonist Pat Byrnes and his wife, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, had their first child, there was no discussion about who would stay home. “It was too obvious,” Byrnes says.

When Tracey Rompain reads, she still wants to have a “book in her mitt,” but her two daughters are diving into digital media with gusto. Faith, 10, and Leann, 11, both have Kobo electronic readers. Faith has a Blackberry PlayBook.

Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I have recently had to admit that our oldest daughter (who’s only eight) is a bully — but not in the usual way. She’s fine at school, has lots of friends, and I never hear a bad word about her from anyone.

Erika Schweickert of Capital City Solar in Rocklin, Calif., has seen a surge the past couple of years in customers interested in investing in solar-energy systems for their homes.

But now the days grow short/I’m in the autumn of my years/And I think of my life as vintage wine/From fine old kegs. — From the song It Was a Very Good Year, written by Ervin Drake Another solstice come and gone.

In an attempt to be a proper man, I resolved to tackle some DIY projects around the home. Most guys know how to do this stuff. Men always talk about rewiring things or drywalling.