What do you get when you combine an elephant with a fish?
Swimming trunks!
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15 handmade gift ideas
Are you currently trying to figure out what presents to give your loved ones this Christmas? Handmade gifts are becoming increasingly popular!
Give the gift of luxury
The festive season is all about dazzling ornaments and shimmering outfits. That makes it the perfect time to give gifts that elicit a “wow!” from your nearest and dearest.
3 DIY Christmas ornaments and decorations
Crafting your own Christmas ornaments and decorations adds a personal touch to your home decor and brings a sense of warmth and nostalgia to the festivities.
Top Ten Most Expensive Houses in the World 2023
Sure these houses are large and nice, but imagine the amount of work keeping them clean and tidy!
Decluttering in the New Year
The start of the New Year is always an exciting time filled with resolutions to live healthier and happier for the next 12 months.
Strange But True: Airplane Lightning
Lightning hasn't brought down an airplane since 1963, thanks to engineering that allows a bolt's electric charge to run through and out of the aircraft.
Salome's Stars: Dec 21
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The holidays allow you to let your usually downplayed soft side really glow.
Delectable recipes for a memorable holiday season!
These hors d’oeuvres are so pretty that they should be photographed before they magically disappear!
Co-op Kid's Korner, Dec 21
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Celebrity Extra: Paper Moon
I was sorry to hear about the death of Ryan O'Neal. “Paper Moon” is one of my all-time favorite movies. How is his daughter Tatum doing?
Moments in Time: Hamilton Electric 500
On Jan. 4, 1957, the Hamilton Electric 500 watch made its public debut. It was the first timepiece to never need winding (though it did need frequent battery replacement)…
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Penton: Fitting celebration to end of Sinclair’s career
The best aspect of the sendoff to Christine Sinclair’s glorious career as a soccer superstar in Canada is that it didn’t open with a minister telling the gathering that her’s was a life well lived.
Pop 89: A Thrill of Hope
I’ve been in Kelowna for a week and a half and am just now finding my rhythm. It’s hard to develop a routine when every day is rife with significant change.
Check It Out: Passing on the light of Christmas
Quite a few years ago, people from across Canada shared their Christmas memories in Country Woman magazine. One person remembers their Christmas tree adorned with tiny candles.
Christmas memory
As a kid I was a big fan of the program Sesame Street. Even at the advanced age of ten years, I’d still take every opportunity to watch the show on school holidays.
Paul Harvey’s Christmas wish for growing up
A famous broadcaster from the past once relayed this riddle to his listeners. Paul Harvey claimed 80% of Kindergarten kids were able to answer the riddle correctly…
Shinny and homemade tarts!
Growing up in the small town of Birsay, Saskatchewan at Christmas time meant two things. The rink would be open early in the morning and wouldn’t close until nine at night.