Category Archives: Lifestyle

Here’s a wine fest for your bucket list: The Winter Okanagan Wine Fest at Sun Peaks Resort

Winter magic of Sun Peaks village at night Happily, I was commissioned by Savour Magazine to do two short online pieces on the Winter Okanagan Wine Festival 2012. One was intended to help shine light on the event and promote … Continue reading

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Is Golf Just for The Rich?

Peering out the window on a snowy February day when I really should be out skiing or snowshoeing, I’m daydreaming about golf. It seems a good time to ponder why fewer people are taking up golf and why golf courses … Continue reading

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Fall to Pieces*

A certain date offers significance beyond a birthday or coincidence sometimes and October 17 is such a day for my family. Simmering beneath the surface the last few days and finally percolating to the point of a story to tell, … Continue reading

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Smoky Margarita – perhaps our best at home to date!

Do you ever read a recipe, fall in love with the idea that makes that recipe unique and then forget to clip it? The other day we were barbecuing a whole salmon to have with our selection from a Naramata Bench winemaker, … Continue reading

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Want to hang around the Okanagan?

Check out the ZipZone Adventure Park in Peachland, BC.         Is there an unwritten rule that says you need to actually try something personally to blog about it? If so, I’m breaking it! I’m breaking it because … Continue reading

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