Aisle be seeing you
Some of my life’s most embarrassing moments have unfolded in the supermarket. Although the first incident I can recall clearly was my husband’s fault, the humiliation fell squarely on my shoulders. My spouse stubbornly refused to push our grocery cart, until his retirement, when he began to peruse the supermarket flyers and decided it was […]
The three sisters
We have been growing fava beans in the garden for a few years now and they are quite delicious. They are a little more work to prepare, but well worth the effort. We have been eating them just tossed in herb butter, but last week I felt like making succotash so I looked up some […]
The back roads
This construction on County Road 49 is prompting me to drive different roads to avoid the chaos and delays. The other morning on my way to work, driving one of the back roads in the County, I saw a person walking their dog. There was a car coming toward me so I slowed right down […]
City of the Dead
Designed during Queen Victoria’s reign, Picton’s Glenwood Cemetery was consecrated in 1873 by the Rt. Reverend John Travers Lewis, Bishop of Ontario. Victorian symbolism abounds within its gates, and a reservoir on Ridge Avenue is inscribed with the words “City of the Dead.” Reflecting the concept of a city or community, Glenwood has designated streets […]
Late summer bounty
In my garden right now: rows of beautiful peppery arugula, not that tasteless baby stuff at the grocery store pretending to be arugula. All my herbs and edible flowers are in abundance and my tomatoes are ripening on the plants. I just planted three varieties of golden beefsteaks and one red plum, but we also […]
Beaded lizards
I remember a time when I stepped out of my office and a person at the front desk either read the nameplate on my door or recognized me from my picture in the newspaper. The person said to me, “Are you Debbie?” When I replied that, yes, I am Debbie, she said “I really like […]
The golden years
From rock and roll to riser seats is a short journey. More than 60 years ago, a high school classmate and I danced the night away at Ted Curl’s Teenage Dance Party in Picton arena. Elvis was the King, crinolines, white bucks, duck tails and beehive hairdos were all the rage and the future was […]
Island Time
I’ve been thinking about this lately. We love visiting islands and this year we took the RV to Isle de la Madeleine. To get there we had to first go to Prince Edward Island to catch the ferry, which took five hours to get to the islands. What a beautiful place with white sand beaches […]
Who will remember?
My mother sometimes recalled a signature line of patter from the late Robert Jones, a Prince Edward County auctioneer of her day. When no bids were forthcoming he would tell the crowd, “I’m like the graveyard, I’ll take anything.” My husband would have liked Mr. Jones a lot for he, too, would happily accept whatever […]
What the H E Double Hockey Sticks!
Ta Da! It’s been a slice, kiddies! For those of you who know me, and most of you don’t, this is the last column I’ll be submitting to The Times. LOML once said to me in the days leading up to his decision to retire, “I think a person should retire while they’re still enjoying […]