Living

Regard for spirit world remains ingrained in local tribes

Last Saturday’s Christmas Market event drew a large crowd to the KinVillage Community Centre in Tsawwassen.

Ladner’s Molly Millward visited Delta police headquarters and Chief Jim Cessford earlier this month to promote her pyjama drive. She’s aiming to collect 500 pairs of PJs this year for Deltassist.

Trish White shows off some of the baskets, which all have themes, that will be part of the silent auction at the Ladner United Christmas Village Bazaar at Ladner United Church, 4960-48th Ave., this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sally Norcott accepted a gift from ElderCollege Delta board president Paulette Tattersall at an appreciation luncheon last Friday at KinVillage Recreation Centre in Tsawwassen.

Judy Prinz Family, friends and good food. Marilu Sherwood The birth of Jesus. Marlo May Candy canes, hot chocolate. The Christmas drinks from Starbucks, that gets me into the spirit.

Everyone in Tsawwassen is invited to a Festive Light Up of Diefenbaker Park next Saturday afternoon.

When gardeners seek out gifts for other gardeners in-store or online, it’s not hard to discover things that would be so useful in your own garden — sometimes replacing sentimental hand-me-downs that never did work well anyway.

Disembarking our cruise ship at Curacao feels a bit like stepping into fairyland. Impossibly turquoise waters sparkle. Dutch-styled buildings in paint box colours bedazzle. And locals warmly welcome us with, “Bon Bini.