What’s for Easter supper at your house?
Because I always bake ham for Easter dinner, as did my Scottish mother, I was surprised to learn that lamb, not ham, is the traditional Easter dish throughout th...
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Value-added home renovations
Home Expressions 2015 ended last weekend at the RBC Convention Centre and judging from the attendance it was a very successful three-day event. There were a myri...
Happenings on the April calendar
As we explore some miscellany about this brand new month of April, let’s start with a little test of your trivia knowledge. See if you can remember how the...
WECo robbery
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
With a “huge” revo...
The Easter Bunny
If anything, early Christian missionaries and officials were practical people. A letter from Pope Gregory to Mellitus in June 601, about the conversion of the An...
Public invited to attend Gimme Shelter
On one evening each year, REALTORS® come together in support of an event that’s near and dear to their collective hearts — the Gimme Shelter fund...
Words used to avoid saying toilet
A euphemism is an evasive word or expression used in place of one that’s taboo, negative, or offensive. “Gosh” is a way to avoid saying, &ldquo...
Try to stump me sports trivia
I know, you’re saying: “Hey. You can’t stump me. I know all that stuff. I'm a pro at trivia. It’s all locked away in my memory bank. ...
Easy-to-build wood box beams
Box beams are easy to build and are a less expensive way to cover teleposts in basements than purchasing pre-made MDF columns at big box stores for about $145 ea...
REALTOR® display at Home Expressions
One thing WinnipegREALTORS® drives home in its monthly MLS® market releases is that you need to call a REALTOR® if you want to really know what is go...