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Dear Tony: Our strata corporation proposed a new bylaw at our recent annual meeting that will permit other classes of people to be elected to the strata council.

Early last autumn, I felt very fortunate as I ambled through the impressive selection of spring-flowering bulbs at a garden centre close to my home. A considerable number of them were marked as new releases on the retail market.

Dear Helen: I’ve lost the lavender shortbread recipe you had in a past column. Could you please repeat it, for me and for others I’m sure would like to try it? R.P.

Dear Tony: As new buyers, we have been looking at several condo buildings in South Vancouver and Richmond.

From my university days, a few vivid memories remain. An interesting course I recall taking was titled Roman Life and Letters. That time being one of youthful frolicking, at one point I’d skipped several classes.

Dear Helen: I cannot seem to grow root vegetables successfully. My radishes are all top growth and the carrots take four months to develop a root 2.5 cm long. C.M.

At C&C Growers in the ­Blenkinsop Valley, the rush is on. The plant wholesaler has 32 greenhouses over eight acres brimming with nearly early every kind of vegetable and herb and dozens of flower varieties and succulents.

The sunny, warm(ish) days beginning to dot the weather landscape are glimpses into balmy days ahead. Meanwhile, the early spring brings its own familiar pleasures. Sheets of crocuses shine in the sun.

Dear Tony: What happens when owners get to a general meeting and the proxy votes have already been counted and the outcome of each resolution is already known? At our annual meeting last week, the property manager pointed out to everyone that the pro

Dear Helen: I am using frozen fruit from the garden in desserts these days and am recalling a recipe you once gave using a mascarpone topping over fruit in a baked dessert. Am I right? Do you still have the recipe? M.H.