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sleeve- free!

lthough I’ve lived in this country my whole life, feeling the Canadian sun on my bare arms for the first time each spring is always an unexpected pleasure. No heavy coat or sleeves—I feel so light and free!

Then, I look down and realize my skin has the texture of an alligator’s and, oh, yeah, I forgot to wear sunscreen. Sleevefree season is so short, and there’s so much bundling up that goes on between brief spurts of warm weather, it can take awhile to get back into those good habits. If, like me, you’re pathologically forgetful about such details as exactly how much sunscreen is needed per full-body application (it’s two tablespoons, by the way), you’ll want to read “Outsmart the Sun” on page 39. It’s a handy mini reference of sun-care best practices, including which you should apply first: sunscreen or insect repellent.

Even before the coats come off, we Canadians eagerly embrace the return of alfresco dining. (I like to joke that any restaurateur with a patio large enough to fit a few tables and chairs is sitting on a gold mine.) Of course, you don’t have to leave home to enjoy a meal outdoors. If you’re looking to perk up your own patio, flip to page 78 for four different but equally gorgeous ways to dress a simple

Ateak dining table. Once your place settings are figured out, all you have to do is put together some of the recipes from our appetizer menu (page 101) and invite a few of your favourite people to partake. Instant party! Now, if guest editor Lisa Ray had her way, it would be summer every day. Though she’s a proud Canadian (turn to page 12 for her thoughts on coming home), she’s only half joking when she says, “We should’ve taken over Turks and Caicos when we had the chance!” The lovely Toronto native craves heat but was nonetheless game to model a series of sleeveless and decidedly summery outfits on the chilly day of her Canadian Living photo shoot. If you’re a subscriber, you’ve received a special issue featuring a frontpage portrait taken that day: our firstever beauty cover! If you bought this magazine from a newsstand, you can find the same photo on page 5; everything else in the magazine is the same regardless of where you received it. As always, I’d love to hear what you think, so drop us a line at letters@canadianliving.com.

Sandra E. Martin, multiplatform editorial director