A family quest
Curious about your ancestry? I can relate, and there’s no time like the present to explore your family history By Alex Newman Special to...
I Used To Work From Home–Now I Work From Bed
by Alex Newman, houseandhumour It started quite innocently with the lockdown last March – lying in bed longer in the morning to chip away...
Right Sizing
Smaller is not the only option for homeowners leaving the family home VINCE TALOTTA / TORONTO STAR Order this photo A sprawling,...
Palliative Care Nurse to the Homeless
By ALEX NEWMANLiving Fri., May 6, 2016 A homeless man, dying of cancer, asked to be allowed to finish his days in the place he called...
Edison's Ghost
Stratford Inn was home to inventor Thomas Edison: How We Live By Alex Newman Living Sat., July 1, 2017 Sometimes the search for an oasis...
Dogs, Log Cabins and a Toronto artist
By a pond in a six-acre forest, a rambling retreat is where Beth Halstead unplugs and re-energizes. By ALEX NEWMAN Living Sat., Feb. 18,...
Ebola Doc
The Ebola crisis: the battle and the aftermath By Alex Newman When news of the Ebola crisis in West Africa finally broke on the world...
The grandparents of our faith:
The amazing impact grandparents can have on the faith of their descendants. By Alex Newman Sophia Nast-Kolb was eight when her family...
Chamber Music Home
Published, Toronto Star, 2014, by Alex Newman The Steinway grand silhouetted against a backdrop of forested ravine hints at what goes on...
Doggie Vacay
A house-sitter, or pet sitter who comes to feed, visit and often stay overnights with your creature, are less stressful than a kennel....
