best books 2017

At the tail end of winter I found myself standing in a Toronto bike shop tearing up after receiving tragic news. The Schwinn…

Full confession: Wonder Woman is my hero. OK, I’m not 8, I know she’s fiction, but when I was 8, she was the woman I wanted to…

The Crime Book We’re friends, right? We share. So here is my not-so-secret confession: I am a crime show junkie. The Sopranos,…

Plants play an important role in my daily life at home and at work. As a landscape architect I work with plants to create beautiful…

The world of Star Wars is an immense one. What started as a single film debuting in 1977, turned into an entire universe of…

Despite a sorta messed up start to spring, the crocuses are blooming in my front yard, I spotted a fat robin pulling an equally…

So you know the March in-like-a-lion-out-like-a-lamb thing, right? March this year has been a rollercoaster; as I write…

February has been a pretty disappointing month, huh? Cold, damp dreary . . . how come we can’t hibernate like bears and welcome…

We all remember that defining in moment in our childhood when first confronted with the question “what do you want to be when…

Happy New Year my book loving friends. I hope you had an awesome holiday – good friends, good food, good times, and some special…

For as long as I can remember I’ve been a firm believer in the notion that super healthy does not often translate…