Q. Happy Canada Day! Parades, concerts, barbecues, AC-powered hideouts, red-shirted soccer parties…  Canadians are celebrating in force. What kinds of snacks will we be eating? . A. A survey of over 33,000 Canadians offers some clues. In a broad-ranging, ‘unofficial’ Canadian census, Tod Maffin found… The Best Canadian snack i.

Q. World Cup fever is gripping soccer/football fans across the world. How have  painters captured ‘The Beautiful Game’ on canvas? . A. Some examples… . This is wow upon wow… From the ‘Sports Girls’ series. American Cigarette Company. Montreal. 1889 . Umberto Boccioni. Dynamism of a Soccer Player. 1913 .

Q. Night-blooming jasmine in Harbour Island, machete-cracked coconut in Jamaica, sea-air in Lanai, Scots pine and spruce in the forests of Norway, early morning pastries in Paris, steaming hot espresso in Milan, freshly squeezed lemon in Sorrento … Certain glorious fragrances stay with you long after you return home from

Q. In poring through Victorian flower meanings, one can’t help but notice some remarkably specific and quirky attributions. Examples? . A. Here are some beauties from Kate Greenaway’s 1884 ‘Language of Flowers’. How and when does one go about sending these bouquets? . . Wild Tansy – I declare war