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Dear Eric: Long ago on a ski trip to Aspen, Colorado, I had a fabulous mushroom soup in one of its equally fabulous restaurants. That was in the 1970s, and in all my travels I have never repeated the experience.

Sometimes you need a strategy to get away from someone who won't stop talking

I think it was W.R. Spencer who said a man needed three things to count himself truly blessed - a good wife, good children and good friends. Having shared all three, I stand among those thrice blessed.

Jim Hume >D11

When my grandfather arrived in Victoria in 1908, he had other things to worry about and couldn't have been overly concerned about that year's Olympics being held in the capital of the Empire - London.

We'd all love to age gracefully, but it might be easier if we knew what the heck that meant.

Eight white erasers ... really? The back-to-school treasure hunt can be a frustrating exercise

Jazz scion makes peace with the family biz >D7

In our last column, a mother wrote to ask for tips to help instil good reading habits in her son. "My six-year-old son is extremely energetic and active," she wrote. "When he has to sit still, he gets fidgety.

Kids need to get to bed earlier than during the lazy days of summer