Insect hotels
I’ve been seeing a lot more attention being placed on having insect hotels in our backyards to encourage beneficial pollinating insects to visit our gardens. Surprisingly, these hotels are really only designed for one type of insect, although it looks like there are several different housing options in the latest designs. Insect hotels are the […]
Speak up
Sometimes it takes a while to get a column onto “paper”. This is one of those “sometimes”. I know what I want to say. I write a bunch of words. I put the computer away for an hour. I read what I wrote. I start over. I don’t want to sound as if I can’t […]
Trade talks
There has been much more talk in the news lately about breaking down interprovincial trade barriers and specifically how that would affect alcohol sales across the country. And on March 5, the federal government issued a statement suggesting changes will soon be made to remove interprovincial trade barriers. As it stands now, each province is […]
Pops of colour
This is such a dangerous time of year for your bank account! Spring is when we come out from our caves and start trying to shake off the cabin fever! Sadly, this is the time of year when we gravitate to bright bold colours in clothing, indoor paints and outdoor decor, mostly because everything has […]
Provincial trade barriers
In 2012, New Brunswick resident Gérard Comeau travelled to Quebec to buy beer at a lower cost than in New Brunswick. He was fined nearly $300 for possessing liquor not purchased from the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation. When he contested the ticket, the case ended up before the Supreme Court, in what came to be […]
March-ing Ahead
In the blink of an eye it’s March and we’re sliding into Spring! Lots of folks look at March as the beginning of the start of the mapping and the planning and the dieting and the exercising and the denying for the beach body they think they’ll have for sure, perhaps maybe, this year—but most […]
Spring cleaning checklist
We still have some time before the offical start of spring, but it isn’t too early to be thinking about warmer weather. Here is list of the dos and don’ts for you outdoor spaces! THE LAWN Do give it a rake! Not only will you help loosen the thatch (grass clippings from last year) you […]
Apres ski me!
Looking to make the most of your backyard this year? Having a fireplace outside might seem like the ideal way to add some warmth into your outdoor spaces, but there are several things you should consider before you run out and buy yourself a fire pit. Just because a local store sold it to you […]
What the World Needs Now
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.” For years I’ve awakened to a song playing in my head, but it wasn’t about love, it was about “Eve of Destruction”. When I woke up this morning, Sunday, the song about destruction wasn’t gone—it was […]
Family Day wines
There is an old saying that you can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends. Genetics is a large and sweeping topic in the wine world. Though there are only a handful of grapes that are used to make most of the wines of the world, there are over 5,000 different wine grapes […]