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Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest You awaken with a throat that feels like you just swallowed a handful of porcupine quills. Your chest aches from a hacking cough, that…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes Once in a blue moon I receive a note from a reader asking me to review something for this column, or hoping to share a book…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest I hit a bit of a milestone on the weekend when I turned 55. According to my wisenheimer sons, both in their 20s and…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Recently on a drive home from Trenton, after visiting my parents, our daughter Ellie and I easily slipped into a favourite topic of conversation,…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and we’re always eager to share our favourite books. Here we bring you a list…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Last Saturday, I spent about two and a half hours, standing in front of our local LCBO and Metro stores, conducting a completely, unscientific…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes Like a lot of bookworms I usually have more than one (or two or three…) books on the go at any given time. Usually this means…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble; Eye of newt and toe of frog; Wool of bat and tongue of dog.”…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest The groomsmen, clad in charcoal grey suits and navy ties, were standing tall and handsome in a neat row, as the bridesmaids processed towards…