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Jane Macdougall

Vancouver Sun

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The Bookless Club: Are you earthquake prepared?

The Bookless Club: Are you earthquake prepared?
02.11.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Are you earthquake prepared? I have an earthquake kit. It's in the closet at the front door. Everything that’s recommended is neatly tucked into a rolling duffel bag.

02.11.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What makes you into a cookie monster?

The Bookless Club: What makes you into a cookie monster?
25.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Marrying into the Kennedy family? Oh, my.

22.10.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Marrying into the Kennedy family? Oh, my. I am reminded of the maxim, “Be kind to everyone you meet, for they, too, are fighting a great battle.”

22.10.2025 2

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Marrying into the Kennedy family? Oh, my.

11.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Marrying into the Kennedy family? Oh, my. I am reminded of the maxim, “Be kind to everyone you meet, for they, too, are fighting a great battle.”

11.10.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Is soup a meal at your house and what goes into the pot?

05.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Slow Movement an antidote to the frenetic pace of modern life

28.09.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you DYI? Successes?

21.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you possess the soul of an adventurer?

14.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: How do you handle the heat?

31.08.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What happened in Vegas for you?

17.08.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you compost? Any tips?

10.08.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What is the greatest achievement in your life?

03.08.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Are you a good water steward?

31.07.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Are you a good water steward? In the not-too-distant future, we’re going to have to get a lot better at how we run the taps.

31.07.2025 6

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Are you a good water steward? In the not-too-distant future, we’re going to have to get a lot better at how we run the taps.

20.07.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Are you a good water steward?

20.07.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you grow plants from seed?

13.07.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Have you ever been burglarized?

06.07.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What are your Canada Day or summer rituals?

29.06.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you have a To-Do list at your house?

15.06.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you have a Little Free Library in your neighbourhood?

08.06.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What were the backyard games in your neighbourhood?

25.05.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: The riskiness of being an insular individual

10.05.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: The riskiness of being an insular individual We're social creatures, and we work far better surrounded by people

10.05.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: How did you scramble some money together as a kid?

04.05.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: How do you do battle with ants and other summer pests?

27.04.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

Look who’s sorry now: Americans are an apologetic bunch to this Canadian on vacation

24.04.2025 20

The Globe and Mail

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What is in your travel arsenal?

06.04.2025 30

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: How do you deal with sleeplessness?

16.03.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: How do you deal with sleeplessness? It’s officially three days past my bedtime.

16.03.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What is your horticultural specialty?

09.03.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Any old-timey edibles that you miss? Opinion: There on the tray were four oat encrusted blocks. “Oh my!” I exclaimed. “Matrimonial Squares! Where on earth did you get these?”

02.03.2025 5

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Any old-timey edibles that you miss?

02.03.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What’s your song? And why? Opinion: When I think of my dad, I think of the song, "The Red River Valley".

24.02.2025 8

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What’s your song? And why?

23.02.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you sew, knit or craft?

16.02.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Do you sew, knit or craft? Where would you go today if you needed a zipper? Have you bought buttons of late? Name a fabric store today.

16.02.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What does it mean to be Canadian?

09.02.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Dinner dresses? Miss 'em? The dinner dress’s main feature was its curb appeal — how it looked when viewed from across a table. That was key.

26.01.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Dinner dresses? Miss 'em?

26.01.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What surprising lessons came to you late in life? Opinion: Learning is an education as an adult.

19.01.2025 10

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What surprising lessons came to you late in life?

19.01.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What separated you from your cash when you were a kid?

12.01.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: What are your run-ins with unmitigated gall?

Opinion: Here’s a story of unbridled audacity that I heard at a Christmas open house party... You can save this article by registering for free...

22.12.2024 4

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Are you a stockpile of trivia? Mayday means Help. It’s the initial declaration of an emergency: I need help and I need it right now! As alarm calls go, this one couldn’t be any weirder.

16.12.2024 6

The Province

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: Are you a stockpile of trivia?

Mayday means Help. It’s the initial declaration of an emergency: I need help and I need it right now! As alarm calls go, this one couldn’t be any...

15.12.2024 7

Vancouver Sun

Jane Macdougall

The Bookless Club: How do you hit the reset button? The weeks that lie ahead are infamous for being freighted with social challenges. With the tinsel and toddies comes trouble.

02.12.2024 7

The Province

Jane Macdougall