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The term “pandemic puppy” refers to any puppy born and acquired during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is well known that during the first lockdown there was a huge increase in the demand for puppies. Shelters in Britain recorded a 225 per cent increase i...

What do I love about my life? It is full of wonderful surprises! I am on my path, doing what I’ve planned, when something totally unpredictable happens. Then, I take a deep breath, see it as a new and exciting opportunity, and I almost always seize ...

In April of 2021, Emily Terceira launched Salt Yoga. As a nature lover, and with the pandemic in mind, she decided it made sense to specialise in “outdoor yoga experiences”. Plus, she felt it was something her clients would enjoy. “We were born durin...

Diabetics will receive biodegradable medicine bottles after the island’s diabetes charity pledged to go green. The Bermuda Diabetes Association made the switch to bottles made out of corn husks as part of a plan cut out single-use plastics. Melissa L...

The key to bedroom stamina might not be what you think. Sadoya Peynado lays it all out in Sex, You and Food, a book that she promises can help boost, or slow down a person’s libido. She wrote it because she got tired of listening to men “brag about t...

My summer officially started this weekend. First up was a bridal cooking class that was held outside; the heat and humidity continued while watching the sailing. I’m excited about the multitude of activities this summer with all of the beach days, bo...

There is a strange phenomenon that happens at this time of year, which I wanted to draw your attention to. Just as the beautiful pink oleander flowers start to bloom, dogs start to itch. It happens every year like clockwork. It took me a few years o...

With race season in full swing and Bermuda Day in under four weeks, I thought it would be a perfect time to talk about reasons to participate in a race. Races give you a goal One of the first things I enjoy doing when I start planning a training...

“The hardest thing about ‘everything happens for a reason’ is waiting for the reason to come along.” — Unknown I have started and deleted the opening sentence of this column no less than five times this week, which, for me, is unusual. Usual...

We had a funny conversation in the clinic the other day about foreign bodies. A “foreign body” is an object, like a bone, that an animal eats which then gets stuck in the digestive tract. Dogs are the usual culprits, but I have had a few incidents w...