Life

An edition of the St. John’s Bible, combining resurrected techniques from the Middle Ages with modern art and images, has a new home in Victoria.

There are many occasions these days when I daydream that I am young again. The best images appear to me during lovely afternoon naps following a postprandial martini and a walk back from my club to my comfy chesterfield in the bosom of ma maison.

Dear Eric: Perhaps you can answer a question for me that has always nipped at me when I read recipes in the newspaper.

It seems like everyone’s dressing in black these days. Don’t believe me? Here’s the hard empirical evidence. Last week I went to a show. In front of me sat a man in a lime-green sweater. Beside him sat his wife, dressed in a vermilion coat.

Watching thousands of fellow workers react to being fired was bad, but seeing the destruction of plans, research material and five working Avro Arrow aircraft still burns Syd Waldron.

My five-year-old daughter thinks I’m taller these days. That’s because she knows I am exercising and eating right. Healthier, for her, means growing taller.

Sit-down family dinners weren’t a regular feature in our house. We chowed down in front of the tube as often as not.

Beets are a culinary tradition in eastern and central Europe and India. These vegetables are easily grown most of the year, have long storability and adapt to a wide variety of climates. And research shows the lowly beet packs a powerful punch.

It was the skin of her newborn that first alerted Jody Nielson to the benefits and dangers of some soap products. “I just started looking at the ingredients to see what could be making his cheeks so rosy or rashing up,” said the Saanich resident.

The residents of 5a Akatsy Street in Sochi have an unparalleled view of Olympic athletes and visitors heading for the ice rinks via the nearby $635-million highway.