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The Yellow Duster Sisters by Susan Kennaway

The Yellow Duster Sisters by Susan Kennaway

Chatelaine editor's pick: A vivid memoir of a young girl's experience with a war-time evacuation from England to Africa in 1939, and its lasting consequences

A new puppy is a good distraction from an upcoming test and missing my daughter

A new puppy is a good distraction from an upcoming test and missing my daughter

We picked up Poppy today and she is gorgeous — so cute and so good natured. She is a very sweet puppy.

Can you predict addiction?

Can you predict addiction?

Why is it that some people are able to experiment with drugs in their youth or even occasionally indulge as adults and never fall prey to addiction while others are completely undone and become hopelessly ensnared?

Does your work make you happy?

Does your work make you happy?

According to a recent survey reported by Clare Kane over at Reuters — "Britons put pay over job satisfaction: survey" — iffy economic news and a lingering recession are having an impact on the career-related choices people are making.

Who’s winning the temperature war at your house?

Who’s winning the temperature war at your house?

My husband can’t take the heat — literally. Sizzling summer days are not his friend: he’d rather lock himself in the house with the air conditioning on full blast and not go back outside until September.

A cottage feast for friends and family

A cottage feast for friends and family

The best thing about summer entertaining? It's totally causal. Invite friends to stop by for drinks and a generous helping of fun and good eats

Five diet tips for improving your body's pH and becoming more alkaline

Five diet tips for improving your body's pH and becoming more alkaline

If you've heard about the importance of a good pH level but are wondering what you can do to change your own, we've got the answers for you. You can become more alkaline by eating healthy recipes like this green bean almondine.

Curtsy squat

Curtsy squat

Curtsy squat Engage your core, raise your right knee towards your chest and exhale. Inhale and sweep the right arm up while the...

IT band tuner

IT band tuner

IT band tuner Place therapy balls in mesh tote along left leg, bend your knee and lean your bodyweight into the balls to a...

Children with anorexia? It's a growing problem

Children with anorexia? It's a growing problem

Anorexia isn’t just a teenager’s problem -- a heartbreaking new study out of the U.K. shows that it affects kids as young as five, and that 197 children under nine have been treated for it in the past three years.

Three reasons we love the stylish Turkish towel

Three reasons we love the stylish Turkish towel

For a stylish and lightweight choice, trade in your terrycloth for a pestemal this summer

The Map of Time author Félix J. Palma answers our questions

The Map of Time author Félix J. Palma answers our questions

After reading The Map of Time, we had lots of questions for the man behind the story, Spanish author Félix J. Palma. Here's what he had to say about his inspiration, characters and what's next for H.G. Wells.