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Dear Tony: Last year, our strata successfully used Zoom for our AGM, with roughly 100 people attending by computer, tablet and phone. We used the 鈥渞aise hand鈥� system for voting, and the meeting went quite smoothly (after a lot of preparation).

Creating a home that nurtures, one that looks and feels right, comes with many of the same challenges wherever you live. Over time, we have covered dozens of topics and answered hundreds of your questions in this column, many based on your feedback.

Among the seed and garden catalogues that I鈥檝e used regularly, over many years, one of the most engaging is from T&T Seeds. It鈥檚 always an easy-reading pleasure to leaf through, and each new issue brings interesting introductions.

Dear Helen: We have enjoyed a large harvest from the Caribe potatoes we grew, but the tubers in the last plants we dug at the end of October were already sprouting. I wasn鈥檛 sure what to do with them.

Floorcloths are beautiful to look at, warm underfoot and easy to care for, and can convey any style from richly historical to folksy or modern chic. Sounds like an irresistible product for the home.

I鈥檓 an enthusiastic fan of farmers鈥� markets. Some, luckily, run close to year round. Though they may be somewhat less sumptuous through the winter months, I鈥檝e been surprised lately at some new stalls at my local market.

Can鈥檛 blame the Grinch. And Christmas hasn鈥檛 been stolen. It鈥檚 been administered a remedial shrinkage, necessary in the circumstances.

Dear Tony: Our strata corporation normally has its annual meeting 60 days after our fiscal year end at the end of February.

With twigs, hawthorn berries, moss, crisp baby ferns, ornamental crab apples and more, landscape architect Twyla Rusnak makes her artistic statement.

For gardeners, the winter solstice on Monday has special significance. It starts us on the pathway to spring. The word solstice means 鈥渢he sun is stopped, or stationary.鈥� On this turning point in the year, the sun halts its downward path in the sky.