Perth - Lifestyle

Learn how to grow organic veggies

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - Do you eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables everyday? Are you sure they are the best quality you can get?

Since it will be Valentine's Day, the Perth and District Horticultural Society has your health at heart and is happy to introduce Maureen Bostock, a local organic farmer at Sweet Meadow Farm in Balderson, at our ...

A tribute to Emerson

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - Losing a sibling is never easy. You try to remember the good times, and they help sustain you, as you come to grips with the finality of the sudden death of a loved one.

Last week my brother Emerson, who has been so much a part of these stories since their inception in 1976, passed away.

He had a massive heart attack and died ...

Being laid up prompts Great Britain name game playing

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - My wife and I were walking downtown recently when a couple we know stopped for a chat. She likes my writing and was good enough to say, "I hope you take another trip soon so we can read about it."

I assured her that, all things being equal, there are definitely more travel adventures in our future.

Not long after that enjoyable ...

Black cats are truly beautiful creatures

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - This week's pets: Touching on the attributes of one of our black kittens, Panther, in last week's column has inspired us to further extol the virtues of these sleek, shiny, often glamorous and frequently vociferous, beautiful black creatures.

Mowgli is one black kitten fortunate to find himself at LAWS, where our no-kill policy ...