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These boots were made for real life

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With fall in full swing, it’s hard not to think about footwear. Summer sandals and adorable flats must be put aside (or worn with socks, and let’s face it, you don’t want to be the socks-with-sandals lady, do you?) The answer to fall’s footwear conundrum is, of course, the boot.

Going cold turkey

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Thanksgiving is upon us, and the first word that comes to my mind is “turkey.”

Campground sommelier’s greatest challenge

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Why do six seemingly intelligent men, mainly senior citizens, voluntarily subject themselves to the following indignities? 1) Sleeping cheek by jowl in a Stalag 17–style hut 2) Having to trek 30 yards uphill through sand to reach the outdoor privy and shower 3) Sitting for eight hours a day swarmed by squadrons of black flies … Continued

Mark McEwan's blog: My game is rabbit

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For me one of the main things that makes the advent of fall easier to take — even after a lousy summer like this one — is starting to think about fall foods and the end of year harvest. Right now for me it’s about whiter meats like poultry — and nothing quite so much as rabbit. It’s such a great, underappreciated meat. Tasty, but lean, and when you braise it right, exceptionally tender.

From bored-room to bedroom

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Usually this column is about women pampering themselves. But, occasionally, even the most pampered of princesses should probably acknowledge that special someone in our life and even go out of our way to give that someone a little pampering. What’s that phrase? Pay it forward? This is why I head to Good for Her, for … Continued

Purest water in the world here in Ontario

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead, anthropologist Margaret mead’s words came to mind when I recently heard about a victory for the citizens of Tiny Township and the area in Simcoe County, Ont. The people … Continued

Franco Mirabelli's blog: The perfect suit

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Recently, a customer began telling me that she had been out of the workforce for the past three years having a family. She said she was now returning to her former job as a lawyer and that it was time for her to “dress up” and start to wear a suit to work again.

Patrick McMurray's blog: No reservations

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Ah, the plight of the restaurateur. To reserve a table for someone you don’t even know or don’t reserve and hope that people will come in through the door — without the security of having a table ready.