Living

T he long beautiful summer has been great for enjoying our patios and gardens but it has taken its toll on some of our annuals and perennials.

Port Moody Summer doldrums? Check out our DVDs: Port Moody Public Library has a great collection of new DVDs for adults and kids, as well as your favourite classic movies and TV shows.

Iwrite about colchicumsprivate bulbs almost every summer because they are so easy to grow, are important for fall colour and because August is the only time of year to plant these giant crocus that bloom in September.

T he Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) has always had strong community ties to the city of Port Coquitlam. The title company town certainly did apply to the mostly blue-collar city up until the latter half of the 20th century.

L ibrary patrons who are visually impaired and homebound tell me repeatedly that library outreach services are their lifeline.

A ugust is a very important transitional time in our vegetable gardens. Some vegetables are still maturing but many others have finished completely, leaving gaps here and there that could still produce a few crops.

B eing a bookish person with an interest in all things environmental, I have read my fair share of doom-and-gloom exposés of how things are not going well for the world's ecosystems.

PORT MOODY Golf for a cause: You can support literacy and enjoy a day on the links. It's not too late to register for Port Moody Public Library's 13th annual Links to Literacy Golf Tournament.

T oday's selections have an art history theme that run the gamut from biographies to fiction thrillers, and take the reader from Renaissance Italy to the rainy streets of Zurich.

T he chines escarpment is comprised of the forested hillsides on the south side of Port Moody where the slopes climb to meet the Coquitlam municipal boundary.