Category: Voices

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 22 – 29, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 22 – 29, 2017

    Sun is in Gemini BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO   ARIES — Self-esteem is the key to happiness, and you’re currently under the perfect aspects to practice this approach to life. One thing I’ve noticed, working as an astrologer, is that many people undermine their respect for themselves, by sending themselves negative messages. You have every…

  • From My Bookshelf: Shari Lapena

    From My Bookshelf: Shari Lapena

    By Lynn Willoughby The Couple Next Door – Shari Lapena Every once in while I need a light book – some fluff or a thriller. This one is definitely a thriller. Marc and Anne are at their next door neighbours having dinner. Their sitter cancelled at the last moment and Marco convinces Anne to leave…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Cleaning Bird Baths and Preventing Garden Pests

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Cleaning Bird Baths and Preventing Garden Pests

    By Reena Nerbas Foil Stuck to Oven Floor Hi Reena, I am a faithful reader to your column. I was cooking chicken in my 7-year-old oven, and put some tin foil in the bottom of the oven. I thought it would catch the grease droppings. However, the tin foil began to stick to the bottom plate. I removed…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 15 – 22, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 15 – 22, 2017

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO   ARIES — Take a calm and observant approach to relationships, and stay out of conversations that you don’t understand. Whether in intimate personal matters or the most serious professional ones, remember that everything in life is based upon relationships. At the moment, people around you seem unusually sensitive. There’s a…

  • From My Bookshelf: Sarah Dunant

    From My Bookshelf: Sarah Dunant

    By Lynn Willoughby Transgressions ~ Sarah Dunant I have read other novels by by this author that I enjoyed more. Nevertheless, this is a riveting, scary tale until you turn the very last page. Elizabeth’s story, as well as the story of Jake and Mirka, which she is translating from Czechoslovakian, run parallel and are equally…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Tips from Canadians

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Tips from Canadians

    By Reena Nerbas Fabulous Tips from Canadians As we prepare to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of our great country, we can also feel united with these useful tips sent in by people from across the nation. Canada Day Trivia: What does the word Canada mean? Tackle lip balm on fabrics by dabbing waterless hand cleaner…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 8 – 15, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 8 – 15, 2017

    By Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — Honesty will be the best policy this week, which includes keeping silent on issues that you’re not an authority on. Instead, devote your energy to discovering the truth, rather than taking shots and stabs at what it may be. Mars, your ruling planet, is in Gemini, making a square…

  • Faith Forum ~ Is There Anything About God That Really Demands My Attention?

    Faith Forum ~ Is There Anything About God That Really Demands My Attention?

    This is a legitimate question. The truth of the matter is, the only reason why I, or anyone else, can even hope to be in the presence of God or to really know him, is because of what Jesus Christ, his son, made his choice as to what to do for us (more on that…

  • From My Bookshelf: Anna Solomon

    From My Bookshelf: Anna Solomon

    By Lynn Willoughby Leaving Lucy Pear ~ Anna Solomon In 1917 Beatrice Haven leaves her newborn baby at the foot of a pear tree on her uncle’s property in Cape Ann, Massachusetts.  This sets off a chain of events involving a very diverse group of characters on a collision course. Beatrice is the unwed daughter…

  • Solutions & Substitutions By Reena: Meals in a Jar

    Solutions & Substitutions By Reena: Meals in a Jar

    By Reena Nerbas Tropical Holiday Causes Musty Suitcases Hi Reena, Is there a way of getting rid of musty tropical smells from suitcases? We came back from the Dominican Republic at Christmas and the smell is still lingering. I am afraid to put anything in the suitcases and travel elsewhere with them. I placed scented…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 1 – 8, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 1 – 8, 2017

    By Eric Francis Coppolino   ARIES — Venus in your birth sign is a reminder to aspire to what you want, rather than waiting for them to come to you. Yes, your charisma is at a peak, which will make you that much more appealing. Yet with so much activity in your sign this week,…

  • From My Bookshelf: Isabel Allende

    From My Bookshelf: Isabel Allende

    By Lynn Willoughby The Japanese Lover ~ Isabel Allende When Alma’s parents understand the danger looming in Poland in 1939, they send the twelve year old to live with her aunt in San Francisco.  The food, the mansion, the clothes, the servants – all are new and overwhelming for Alma.  Her only friend is the…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Prepare for Garden Weeds

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Prepare for Garden Weeds

    By Reena Nerbas Staining on Marble Floor Dear Reena, We moved into a house that has stains on the marble flooring in the bathroom. I’ve tried everything I can think of including professional products but nothing seems to work. Do you have any suggestions?  Thanks, Susan Dear Susan, There is a chance that the stains…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: April 24 to May 1, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: April 24 to May 1, 2017

    By Eric Francis Coppolino Aries (March 20-April 19) — You must plan the week carefully, and be ready with Plan B. There’s no way you could foresee certain events, though if you’re conscious and well-prepared, you’ll not only be able to handle anything; you’ll be able to work certain unpredictable conditions to your advantage. If…

  • From My Bookshelf: Sara Baume

    From My Bookshelf: Sara Baume

    By Lynn Willoughby spill simmer falter whither ~ Sara Baume This is a debut novel that is unsettling to say the least.  The writing is beautiful and imaginative, the subject is funny and sad and horrifying. Ray, the narrator, lives in a small coastal village in Ireland.  He has never been out of his village…