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Check It Out: Escape winter grays by reading a rainbow By Jan Johnston Share: Photo Gallery Jan Johnston is the Collection Development Coordinator for Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. Email her at readingforfun@fvrl.org. Photo On a sunny afternoon recently (yay, sun!), I walked around my yard and was pleased to see tiny buds on my fruit and maple trees. This means spring is on its way, and that’s excellent news. It isn’t winter’s fault, but being sandwiched between autumn and spring with their spectacular show of colors makes the muted tones of winter’s grays...

Country Life Trending: For nearly a quarter of a century, J. R. R. Tolkien sent his children elaborate letters and pictures from the North Pole. Ben Lerwill explores the penmanship, kindness and magic that went into Letters From Father Christmas. One hundred years ago, in late December 1920, a letter landed on the doormat of an Oxford home. It was addressed to a three-year-old boy named John and the envelope bore an exotic stamp priced at ‘2 kisses’. Inside was a hand-painted card showing a familiar, red-coated whitebeard treading patiently through the snow. Underneath, painted by th...