Life

When I had my first baby, I looked forward to my first Mother’s Day the way a child anticipates Christmas morning.

Last week, a parent wrote: “My 17-year-old has been smoking pot for several years. Since she didn’t get enough allowance to support this habit, she had been stealing money at home, including from her siblings’ savings.

“Properly, we should read for power … The book should be a ball of light in one’s hand.” — American poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972) “Well, something’s lost and something’s gained in living every day.” — Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell (b.

First clue you’re at a drum festival: the prevalence of earplugs. Actually that was the second clue. The first was the great thunderous clamour greeting visitors to the downtown Marriott Hotel last Sunday.

The lilac, with its pale purple blooms and gentle scent, has lost its place as a top flowering Mother’s Day gift — to the hanging basket, Victoria nurseries say.

Chopped peanuts and flaked coconut form a savoury-sweet crust for fresh scallops. Sauté the scallops and serve them on a bed of sautéed spinach flavoured with coconut milk.

You may have heard advice to dine out less often if you want to weigh less. That’s like telling people to leave their cars in the garage if they want to avoid getting into an automobile accident. To improve road safety, we need driver’s education.

Where: McPherson Playhouse When: Until May 12 Tickets: 250-386-6121 Rating: Four stars (out of five) --------------------------------- When we heard Victoria Operatic Society would venture out of its Broadway comfort zone to stage a musical as ambiti

Vice-regal visit delights performers, patrons and behind-the-scenes workers at popular community theatre

Dear Eric: Would you happen to have a fairly easy recipe for butter chicken? Diane Dear Diane: There are many marvellous Indian dishes but, for many Canadians, butter chicken is the favourite.