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Q: I have tiny black specks on my siding at the front of my house that are almost impossible to remove. There are too many to scrape off with a fingernail and then scrub the remaining residue. They are like little specks of tar.

Versatile, healthy vegetable is in season now

An Italian friend, Vittorio Porciatti, told me "Potatoes, boiled or steamed with just a delicate flavour of garlic and rosemary are the perfect side dish for fresh fish.

Dutch architect started with wee float homes then thought big time

Dear Condo Smarts: We were wondering if you would write a column about selling a strata lot and what sellers should know. As an owner living in a strata corporation, I have found your columns to be a great asset.

Cabbage is a humble vegetable that really shines at this time of year. You can purchase locally or sa国际传媒-grown cabbages in pristine condition.

Expanding floral design. The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, 505 Quayle Rd. in Saanich, is offering the Floral Toolbox on Oct. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m.

If you are still coping with leftover Thanksgiving turkey, here is a sandwich to wow your hungry family. A little aged cheese makes this sandwich sing with flavour. Serve it with a crisp green salad or a bowl of hot soup for an easy and yummy lunch.

It took more than two years and several price cuts, but a compound in Malibu owned by now-divorced couple Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore Gibson has sold for $9,261,250. The property had been listed in March 2010 at $14.5 million.

Dear Helen: As a transplanted Albertan, I am wondering what to do with some of the plants in my small townhouse garden. Glads, lilies and a dahlia that I planted need to be moved to a sunnier spot.