Spokes and Wheels of Progress
I was late for school. My new 10-speed— salvation! Throwing my math book into a plastic shopping bag, I fled breakfast to negotiate the cars, fences and cats through the alley to arrive at the 20th street stop sign; purring through it without a care. Thirteen year olds didn’t have carriers on their bikes so I held the bag and handlebar in my left hand, leaving my right hand to brake, which allowed the book in the bag to dangle. Entrepreneurial-like, I was building... Read More
Canadian Culinary Championships 2012
“Are you looking for a fishmonger?” calls out Jon Crofts, co-owner of Codfathers Fish and Seafood Market in Kelowna. It’s the eve of the Canadian Culinary Championships and Jon has been hoping all night that the mystery wine, feature element of the first leg of the competition, will be white—and he’s in luck. While the competitors won’t know it until 24 hours later, the bottle is an Old Vines Riesling from Chateau des Charmes in Niagara... Read More
