A Sommelier’s Thanksgiving In September and October, we are busy cooking, savouring, freezing and making preserves with the abundance of fresh fruits and...
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Four Pillars of Community In working with families, individuals, community leaders, and business owners, I have concluded that there are four basic principles...
Faith In 1976, when Tim Severin and his crew set out from Ireland in their leather boat to sail to Newfoundland, they had faith. They had “confidence in what...
Chapter 158 This morning! Glorious gold gleaming treetops as I drive the always stunning trail to Bragg from my place. It’s good to be alive… and still...
Cooking with Alcohol Alcoholised beverages played a predominant role in the kitchen until the advent of the refrigerator. The ethanol and the acidity in wine...
To Change or not to Change? The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom...
THE BRENDAN VOYAGE Tim and Dorothy read the ancient documents. Their eyes widened in wonder. Apparently, in the sixth century A.D., eighteen monks set sail and...
Chapter 157 “parting is such sweet sorrow”… whenever Fantuzzi & I parted, it was a wrench. However, destined to reunite soonish, life went on. Then...
Homemade Wine Cocktails Cocktails are a big deal these days, coming in all shapes and flavours, influenced by trends and the creativity of mixologists. The use...
THE ROPE The rope was strong. Strands of fibre, thickly twisted, resembled the rippling muscles of a prize fighter. And this rope was using all the strength it...
