Buzz off!

As Canadians, we love our summers and enjoy taking every opportunity to be outside. We also know that with summer comes mosquitoes that can sometimes ruin our time outdoors.

Winter Apple Ball

The Ontario Apple Growers (OAG) are inviting families to attend a Winter Apple Ball in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the McIntosh apple (and its delectable descendants) at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.

ARTIST PROFILE: David Peacock

One of the most picturesque settings in the south of France proved to be memorable for artist David Peacock. “We were staying in France outside of Aix-en-Provence and we drove to Montagne Sainte-Victoire where Cézanne painted many, many times,” recalls Peacock. “It was a dramatic sight ““ it was wild and open and windy and stormy.”

ARTIST PROFILE: Katia Liberato Lemos

Ceramic artist Katia Liberato Lemos brings a touch of whimsy to her work.

Hold up one of Katia's bowls and you'll see a gardener sprinkling tiny red hearts from a watering can, on another she's hand-painted a girl at the beach with her blue dog and another has a bird perched on a woman's nest-like hair. Her multi-coloured creations: platters, bowls, mugs and vases, playfully pay tribute to wildlife like dragonflies, birds and bees.