Category: Voices

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Spreadable Butter

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Spreadable Butter

    By Reena Nerbas Discolouration Left on Walls by Pictures Dear Reena, I love your natural, non-chemical solutions. Is there anything that will remove the dark discoloration on the paint behind pictures hung on the wall? And is there a way to prevent this discoloration from happening? Thanks. Vera Dear Vera, I contacted my favorite paint…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: September 10 – 17, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: September 10 – 17, 2018

    by Eric Francis ARIES — You’re ready to be more socially adventurous, after what may have been a series of misadventures. I suggest doing this with a new definition of friend, one that’s based on loyalty more than it is on any other form of affinity. As you’ve probably learned, this need to be in…

  • From My Bookshelf: Michelle Berry

    From My Bookshelf: Michelle Berry

    By Lynn Willoughby Blind Crescent ~ Michelle Berry Blind Crescent is a cul-de-sac where the houses are filled with a variety of quirky and dysfunctional families in many forms.  There is the widowed father with two teens, the man caring for his elderly and demanding parents, the huge agoraphobic man who’s only joy is eating,…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Home Baked Cookies

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Home Baked Cookies

    By Reena Nerbas Thawing Frozen Meat Safely Dear Reena, I was a guest at a friend’s home recently; and I was scandalized because she defrosted her raw and pre-cooked meats in the kitchen sink while she was gone to work for the day. I was afraid to eat it; as I understand any kind of…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: September 3 – 10, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: September 3 – 10, 2018

    By Eric Francis ARIES — Consider where your social constellations were at the beginning of the year, and where they are today. Who did you consider a friend? What networks were you part of then, and which are you part of now? This story is not over; Mars, which was retrograde in Aquarius most of…

  • From My Bookshelf: Alex Rosenberg

    From My Bookshelf: Alex Rosenberg

    By Lynn Willoughby The Girl From Krakow ~ Alex Rosenberg This WWII war story reminds us that while soldiers are fighting and dying at the front, civilians are fighting and dying at home.  It is a very appropriate message in today’s world. Rita is attending university in Krakow as the novel begins.  She is enjoying…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Double Duty with Rubbing Alcohol

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Double Duty with Rubbing Alcohol

    By Reena Nerbas Spreadable Butter Dear Reena, Years ago, your column featured a suggestion for making spreadable butter. What were the measurements and ingredients? Thanks, Helen Dear Helen, Soften a pound of butter overnight in a large, mixer bowl. The next day start blending your butter until it is creamy. Into a large measuring cup…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: Aug 27 – Sept 3, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: Aug 27 – Sept 3, 2018

    By Amy Elliott Aries (March 20-April 19) — With Mars at last direct, you might feel almost as if you’ve been reborn: somewhat raw and a little sensitive, yet renewed and looking at the world with fresh eyes. As with the Fool card in the Tarot, any type of new beginning contains a whole universe of…

  • From My Bookshelf: Teresa Messineo

    From My Bookshelf: Teresa Messineo

    By Lynn Willoughby The Fire By Night ~ Teresa Messineo We follow two American military nurses during WWII.  Jo is assigned to North Africa, then Italy and finally to France.  As the army retreats, she is left behind to tend six very ill and wounded soldiers in a makeshift unit – a tent. She has…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Keeping Rabbits out of your Garden

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Keeping Rabbits out of your Garden

    By Reena Nerbas Stain on White Denim Dear Reena, About 10 days ago I purchased a bouquet of flowers from a market. The clerk wrapped them in heavy black poster-type paper. The stems were quite wet and seeped through the paper resulting in stains on my white denim jacket. As soon as I got home…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: August 20 – 27, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: August 20 – 27, 2018

    By Amy Elliott   Aries Your ruler Mars turns direct at the end of August. This is likely to be accompanied by a considerable release of tension; and a consequent sense of freedom and energy, and of feeling more like yourself — almost as if you’ve been on a long holiday and are just now…

  • From My Bookshelf: Thomas King

    From My Bookshelf: Thomas King

    By Lynn Willoughby DreadfulWater ~ Thomas King After reading “The Inconvenient Indian” and several other books by King, this was not at all what I expected.  But I loved it!  The wit and humour of the entire cast of characters in this novel filled me with joy and often made me laugh out loud. It…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: How to Rid an Artificial Plant of Strange Odour

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: How to Rid an Artificial Plant of Strange Odour

    By Reena Nerbas Dear Reena, I read your column in our paper and quite enjoy it. I bought an artificial plant, with grass-like plumes a few months ago. This plant has a very strange and disgusting odor. I didn’t notice it at first but some days it is quite un-bearable. Is there anything I can…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: August 13 – 20, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: August 13 – 20, 2018

    By Amy Elliott   Aries Your ruler Mars is in the process of re-entering Capricorn for the final two weeks of its retrograde phase. It’s likely that what you’ve been learning from these recent months has been woven into your consciousness gradually, one thread at a time. You may already be starting to see a…

  • From My Bookshelf: Jim Fergus

    From My Bookshelf: Jim Fergus

    By Lynn Willoughby The Memory of Love ~ Jim Fergus A Colorado cowboy wants to enlist to fight in WWI. He leaves on horseback to get passage on a ship to France. He and Crazy Horse seem to lead a charmed life amid the rain of bullets and incendiary devices, and so the legend of…