Eighty years ago, Willett “Bill” Anderson left Southampton Glebe School to learn his father’s trade. He was 13 years old and following a tradition familiar to m...
Eighty years ago, Willett “Bill” Anderson left Southampton G...
September, though still hot and humid and open to hurricane activity, will start to show signs of a slowing of growth and flowering. This makes it a good time t...
September, though still hot and humid and open to hurricane ...
Do you need a change of scenery? Family Centre invites you to plan a day out, and check out their “This Old House” Sale on Saturday, October 3 at Horizon Club H...
Do you need a change of scenery? Family Centre invites you t...
Akilah Swan’s motto had always been “go big or go home”. Fifteen years into her architecture and design career, however, she was not feeling particularly daring...
Akilah Swan’s motto had always been “go big or go home”. Fif...
For years people have been leaving all manner of baby things on Fiona Dill’s veranda — cribs, clothing, toys, double strollers.
Dutifully, the longtime doula wo...
For years people have been leaving all manner of baby things...
A freak accident got Michelle Rafferty hooked on essential oils.
She was making soup in a blender when the lid popped off and shot scalding liquid onto her face...
A freak accident got Michelle Rafferty hooked on essential o...
Hi guys! I trust that you all have been coping well as we approach ten weeks (more for some) of social-distancing at home.
It’s been very interesting, drainin...
Hi guys! I trust that you all have been coping well as we ap...
In Tamarind Vale, Sebastien and Alex Malo are heroes. With time on their hands — and nowhere to go thanks to Covid-19 — the pair rebuilt a beloved bench that wa...
In Tamarind Vale, Sebastien and Alex Malo are heroes. With t...
Virtual training has added another dimension to personal fitness.
It took me a few weeks to figure out the logistics of camera placement, sound, etc and since ...
Virtual training has added another dimension to personal fit...
Covid-19 threw the world a curveball, sending most of us home to work and making video communication commonplace.
Globally, it is unchartered territory and Lore...
Covid-19 threw the world a curveball, sending most of us hom...
Once again, this past week my Yorkie “Sunny” and I sheltered in place at the end of the lane, at the edge of the island, at the edge of existence.
You might wo...
Once again, this past week my Yorkie “Sunny” and I sheltered...
Whether by choice or company directive, by the time you read this many of you will be spending more time at home than usual for the next little while.
Although ...
Whether by choice or company directive, by the time you read...
There’s nothing like an article on libido to get people pulling you to one side and asking some extra questions. I’ve had some eye-opening conversations this we...
There’s nothing like an article on libido to get people pull...
Joan Murdoch joined the Bermuda Society of Interior Designers in 1984; Darcy Robertson, in 2002. One of their great frustrations is that people don’t always und...
Joan Murdoch joined the Bermuda Society of Interior Designer...
Weeds are species of plants growing in the wrong place. This applies to a tree, shrub, palm or other species of plant — if it is in the wrong place, remove it b...
Weeds are species of plants growing in the wrong place. This...
This week has been a little chaotic. We’re on the cusp of Season 13 for Beat the Couch and I feel as if I’ve been sending e-mails at 1,000mph. I think every mum...
This week has been a little chaotic. We’re on the cusp of Se...
I’ve been tidying up the clutter lately and last night found some black-and-white photos that were taken when I was 17.
Belle picked one up this morning and sa...
I’ve been tidying up the clutter lately and last night found...
I’m having one of those moments when all my deadlines seem to be colliding at once. I’ve been planning my butt off since December to make things more streamline...
I’m having one of those moments when all my deadlines seem t...
Back on the rock and it’s full steam ahead into the new year with a whole load of new intentions or, more accurately, renewed intentions.
My resolutions can ta...
Back on the rock and it’s full steam ahead into the new year...
What’s in your Christmas stocking?
So, it’s that time of year again. Presents, I like to think, are personal, but when it comes to the garden, function and prac...
What’s in your Christmas stocking?
So, it’s that time of yea...
Dear Heather,
I want to sell my home. I interviewed one agent but they did not suggest a price that I was happy with. I really need to get more than she recomme...
Dear Heather,
I want to sell my home. I interviewed one agen...
We’ve had some rainy days lately and I’m all in favour of this shift in the seasons.
Not sure there is anything more soothing than lying in bed listening to tan...
We’ve had some rainy days lately and I’m all in favour of th...
Dear Heather,
We put in an offer for a property we love only to discover that it has a boundary problem. We are so disappointed, why were we not told of this be...
Dear Heather,
We put in an offer for a property we love only...
Almuriel Simons-Busby has always had a weakness for chocolate peanut clusters.
Ten years ago, frustrated because she could not always find them in stores, she ...
Almuriel Simons-Busby has always had a weakness for chocolat...
Here we go. The tree is up outside City Hall. The Rat Pack is on the radio, it is floor-to- ceiling Quality Street in Phoenix … Christmas is on its way.
This i...
Here we go. The tree is up outside City Hall. The Rat Pack i...
Dear Heather,
We are first time homebuyers and everything we like seems to be priced higher than we can afford. How can we identify the must haves, from the wan...
Dear Heather,
We are first time homebuyers and everything we...
