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July 2009
Between a rock and the fairway
Between a rock and the fairway
I'm convinced the last golf ball in any bucket bought at the driving range is jinxed. It's always the one I...
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The root of it all
There’s something earthy and sexy about the idea of a live Christmas tree — a holiday focal point still connected to its roots. Seeing a root ball...
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Patronage in the Modern Age
Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring is one of the most recognizable paintings from the 17th century. As with his other works, it employs the...
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Reimagining our home and native land
She’s baking bread.
She plays with Canada’s iconic artwork, takes comfortable settings and turns them into uncomfortable discussions and...
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One Flew Over...
A quiet forest on a calm day in December. You pause, tilt your ear to the sky, hold perfectly still. Off in the distance, a distinctive dry, rapid...
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Craftmanship in the heart of Port Carling
What you notice first when you walk in the door is the wood that runs floor to ceiling. Willow walls with bass wood trim and bird’s eye maple...
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The essence of light
Landscape and light. Black rocks, 300 feet high, both imposing and spectacular. The sun coyly sinking to the horizon, not quite setting before it...
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Simplifying the feast
The preparation of the holiday feast can be the highlight of a dedicated cook’s Christmas. Or it can plunge a frazzled host into the depths of...
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