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  • Jing, jing, jing! A president’s promise puts me in such a state!

    As I sit here, hypnotized by pleasant photos and cheery colours and persuaded by promise, I have to hand it to him; he really knows how to get a gal excited about the holidays!?á?áGalen Weston, I have no idea why I am under the influence of his spell, other than having just flipped through the?áPresident’s…

  • Fashionistas

    Then there was the season when oversized leaves were all the rage to tuck into one’s hat. copyright Natasha Henderson

  • Trois Experiences: Trying To Eat Vegetarian In Meat-Loving Restaurants.

    Experience Deux: La Bistro Sur La Rivi?¿re. by Natasha Henderson, Montreal Le Bistro Sur La Rivi?¿re… it is a small bistro. It is a bistro that takes pride in its meats, in its?ágenerously overflowing?ápresentations of?áfood. It is a bistro that is on Larivi?¿re, the street that is behind my massive studio building. My first experience…

  • A Reader’s Cat (or Honourary Cat)… Jewel!

    From the USA is Jewel: Psycho-Kitty Qu’est-ce que C’est? Thank you to our Facebook Fan Peter for this photo! Jewel. (Psycho-Kitty qu’ est-ce que c’est?) USA If you would like to see your pet immortalized on this site, become a fan on Facebook, and upload your cat (or honourary cat)’s pic with his name and…

  • Oh, How Easy It Is! Non-Toxic Cleaning Products

    Did you know that you could actually clean most anything using insanely common items such as baking soda, soap and vinegar? Way back in the day, yes, all the way back in 2005, I went to a “make your own cleaning products” workshop at La Co-op La Maison Verte .?á At this very workshop my…

  • Making Some Options Viable: Healthy Poutine!

    ?á by Natasha Henderson, Montreal ?á When I moved across the country from British Columbia’s Vancouver Island to Montreal, Quebec a little over three years ago, I knew that I would experience many changes. Not the least of these changes, I felt, would be to my diet. I had in mind that I would indulge…

  • Vicious Mama (First Reader “Cat Or Honourary Cat”)

    If you are a fan on our Facebook Page, you can upload a pic of your favorite cat (or Honourary Cat, aka non-cat) with his or her name and country to the Facebook?áPage, and we will then add?áyour pet into?áour blog! Here is our first fan-upload: So become a fan on Facebook, and then post…

  • Great Green Olive and Artichoke Dip

    Last night I found a recipe on Bon App?®tit and modified it according to what I found at the local grocery store. ?áThis recipe is easy to prepare and the end result is a sharp deliciousness that I appreciate. ?áClick on the links to garlic and artichokes if you want to learn a little more…

  • What She Felt

    Memoir by Natasha Henderson Felt is non-woven, non-knit fabric that is made of bits of wool or other fur. Felt-making has been around for a very long time… we’re talking about five thousand years. The contemporary method for making felt is similar in science to the ancient method: a combination of pressure, heat, water, and…