Life

A weekly column from Mel Wilde.

Destanne Norris speaks about her career as an artist and where she draws her inspiration from.

Mel Wilde shares his tropical experiences while cruising the high seas.

Jim Taylor's weekly column.

Weekly health column from Sun City Physiotherapy.

A glossy, full-colour 52-page booklet landed in my mailbox the other day. It offered courses on everything from music appreciation to geology, from calculus to classical mythology.

I guess there will always be a part of me that will remain a small boy yearning for adventure on the tropical seas. My mind will never forget how excited I used to get when I read the pages of Treasure Island and dreamed about those pirate ships hiding in secret coves with sandy beaches surrounded by mystical seas.

As a physiotherapist I love a good discussion about joints, bones and muscles and in my opinion, there is no joint more interesting (and more frustrating) than the shoulder. It’s only when you injure your shoulder that you realize how crucial this joint is for completing even the most simple daily tasks.

In storytelling ghosts are often used to frighten the audience or as harbingers of gruesome events about to befall the main characters.

The Okanagan Centre community hall has undergone some extensive renovations this winter. One by-product was two large piles of junk on the lawn outside.