Living

This past year was a good one for new children's books, and I hope you enjoy some of my favourites from the past year.

PORT MOODY Inlet Book Club (drop-in): This book discussion group meets in the ParkLane Room from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. At the Feb. 6 session, the book discussed will be Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.

A big missing piece in modern gardens is the amazing perennial family of winter and spring blooming helleborus. Never in their long history has there been the breadth and depth of varieties, colours and flower forms to lift and brighten our gardens.

D o you have a 'sweet tooth' that you indulge? Are you an overeater? Do you drown your sorrows with a bucket of ice cream? Let's talk about emotional eating. It is something so many people do yet it is not talked about much.

L ast week, I appeared in a hotel in downtown Vancouver to make an oral statement to the National Energy Board's Joint Review Panel regarding the proposed Enbridge pipeline which could bring tar sand oil from Alberta across the middle of B.C.

A round this time of year, millions of Canadians are leafing through seed catalogues or browsing through seed racks in garden centres.

I f you are longing for a return to the good old days, be prepared for some mighty chilly weather. Winter in Coquitlam in the early part of the last century was certainly colder than we know it today, with an annual average of 58 cm of snow .

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities' three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

G ung Hay Fat Choy - Feb. 2 is the start of Chinese New Year. Also known as the Lunar New Year, this festival is celebrated in many Asian countries, including Japan, Korea and Vietnam. This year, we begin the Year of the Snake.

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities' three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.