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With mellow shades of honey gold, pale cream, soothing caramel and sand, the owners of this new custom home have brought a palette of beach colours into their home, ensuring the blue sky and water views outside are never upstaged.

Dear Helen: A neighbour has told me about a recipe for an easy plum cake that you wrote about a few years ago. She remembers it as simply halved plums baked on a crust. Do you still have that recipe? P.L.

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation has 158 residential units and at our recent annual general meeting, we had complaints from 10 owners that they had not received the notice package.

Dear Reena: I was a guest at a friend’s home recently and I was scandalized because she defrosted her raw and pre-cooked meats in the kitchen sink while she was gone to work for the day.

Everywhere they have lived, no matter how limited the space, Tom and Marlene have created around them a verdant retreat, a place to relax and enjoy the colours, scents and sounds in their own little Eden.

It’s a delight to walk into an old Victoria home in one of this city’s oldest neighbourhoods and find it not only oozes history and architectural distinction, but a lively, witty charm.

Dear Debbie: We are empty nesters and have decided to take in a student for the academic year, as we live close to a college and have the room. Any tips on planning a comfortable and welcoming space? Marianne This is a great idea.

Retaining walls were first created to perform the simple and necessary task of holding back earth.

Dear Helen: Where can I find seeds or plants next year of the Tidal Wave Silver and Evening Scentsation petunias you wrote about and pictured in a recent column? L.M. I’ve not seen plants of either petunia at garden centres.

Dear Tony: We would like to share a recent decision made by our council that seemed appropriate at the time.