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32 saturday nov 20 2004 economist sunsuntribune diversions toolgirl mag rufrrnan offers tips to handywomen see page 33 handywomen growing in number by sim one joseph staff writer when mag rufrrnan began host ing the home repair tv show a repair to remember in 1997 she got negative feedback from people who didnt think women belonged in a workshop when the road to ayonlea star worked on her carpenterhusbands crew in san francisco the other guys hated her and did nt think she belonged on the construction site but today she is a handywoman legend ms ruffman who grew up in richmond hill eventually started her own contracting company and became a contractor in los angeles she is the star of a workshop show anything i can do in which she builds pieces for home and garden ms ruffman also writes home repair and project manu als and is developing a line of hand tools her column toolgirl runs in canadian newspapers ms ruffman has seen a shift in the roles and attitudes of the women around her women say t would like to change fixtures in the bathroom how diffi cult can that be its huge how much women are doing according to ms ruffman you can walk into any home hardware or home depot store and see the differ ence there are a lot of women in the aisles theyre not just picking out tiles and wallpaper theyre into plumbing and electrical work she said but the sign outside fraser perkiris markham store clearly says home hardware home of the handyman speak to mr perkin and he readily- admits this signs out of date not only is it more than a decade old but it no longer reflects all of his customers gradually over the past 50 years he has seen an increasing number of women visit ing home hardware stores and asking for home renovation materials he said from rebuilding a vanity mirror and counter in a bathroom to plumbing or elec- photodaniel hunter see husband page 33 anne brodie on movies peter pan author bio magical tale finding neverland starring johnny depp kate winslet julie christie and dustin hoffman directed by marc forster now playing its amazing to think marc forster who directed the stunning monsters ball also directed this biography of author jmbarrie peter pan after all is a childs delight a universally loved story about the mag ical boy who refuses to grow up and lives in neverland forever monsters ball is a gritty tale of human survival and retribution both are made with great care and attention to period detail johnny depp makes a charming barrie complete with thick scottish accent arid a second shot as a big screen pirate mr depp is an aclmirable actor tak ing character roles that expand his seemingly boundless talent instead of the easy and lucrative leading man stuff this is one character who doesnt rely on his signature ironic humour it goes for allout slapstick childbased fun when mr barries latest play in 1903 horidon proves to be a major stinker he assures his producer dryly played by dustin hoffman he has another idea hedoesrit a chance meeting in the park with a herd of young boys and their mother winslet reopens his inner plowboy suddenly hes a kid again frolicking and play acting with the boys even as little peter rejects the idea of fun alto gether see great page 33 short rt 3 shows call 9053w fxs to joo elton j love p bart by yv 10 m5