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Moving from a detached house they lived in for 31 years to a condo half the size was a big change for Jill and Dean Stokes, but one that made sense.

Dear Debbie: We have a long hallway that stretches along the front of the house. It鈥檚 an unusual design with entrances to the main rooms off the hall on one side. It gets a lot of use by our large family of kids and dogs.

Dear Helen: The green and purple bush beans I grew in containers produced well, but the scarlet runner beans dropped most of their flowers. How can I prevent this next year? The plants were adequately watered, and there were plenty of bees around. R.

Dear Tony: I run a small retail business out of a commercial strata lot in downtown Kelowna. Our building is mixed use and divided into two sections between the residential and commercial units.

As wildfire smoke swept over the Island, summer departed with unseemly haste. On a very hot afternoon around two weeks ago, my potluck group of six met for the second time on the back lawn.

The bathroom is one of the busiest, hardworking spaces in your home. It鈥檚 there for you when you begin and end your day, and how well it looks and functions can have a big impact on your mood.

Since the pandemic began, most people have reluctantly put their plans for visiting exotic destinations on hold. But the new reality is just fine with one well-travelled Esquimalt couple.

Dear Helen: I鈥檝e been pulling up horsetail plants on my property and putting them on the compost.

Dear Tony: To what extent does a strata corporation have to go to accommodate an owner who has an accessibility issue in an older building? We have an owner who moved into our building five years ago knowing there are five stairs at our front entry a

Dear Debbie: We have just installed beautiful oak hardwood throughout our main floor, including the kitchen and hallway. Now we are in the market for an area rug for the living room and wonder about size.