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Archives for September 2013

Fly Light with Carry On Baggage

Fly Light with Carry On Baggage

September 28, 2013 by Liz Gardner

Fly light with carry on baggage and save yourself a lot of time and perhaps frustration … Sitting and watching people at airports is a great pastime and I am constantly amazed at the large number and size of bags some people take along for a holiday. The travelers often look subdued, but more often […]

Travel

Encouragement from a Cancer Fighter

Encouragement from a Cancer Fighter

September 21, 2013 by Liz Gardner

After lung cancer surgery and a diagnosis of invasive, early stage adenocarcenoma (non small cell lung cancer) and a one year follow-up with the Cancer Clinic I was recently released into the care of my respirologist as “stable”. As the days, then months pass, I try to live a normal life – whatever normal is […]

Health, Personal

How to Grow Kale

How to Grow Kale

September 14, 2013 by Liz Gardner

Kale is a much underrated vegetable to grow all year in Lower Mainland gardens. It contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K, as well as minerals  and “indole-3-carbinol, a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells and appears to block the growth of cancer cells”. Common kale is a member of the Brassica family […]

Gardening

Wild Pacific Sockeye Salmon survival in the Fraser River

Wild Pacific Sockeye Salmon survival in the Fraser River

September 9, 2013 by Liz Gardner

Wild Pacific sockeye salmon return to the mighty Fraser River, the “world’s largest salmon fishing river” in the B.C. Lower Mainland at this time each year to spawn.  For the past several years their numbers have fluctuated greatly and the run almost collapsed in 2009. This year all sockeye salmon fishing in the Fraser has […]

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