A garden at rest
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer
Funding wind appeal with smiles and treasures Members of CCSAGE (County Coalition for Safe and Appropriate Green Energy) braved cold winds and rain on Saturday morning for their yard sale fundraiser. Left to…
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POOCH supporters voice objections to cuts to PECMH directly to QHC officials Mary Clare Egberts (centre right) faced down passionate protesters early on Tuesday morning in Wellington, angry over disproportionate cuts to Picton…
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County wine sector grows, matures and attracts discerning tastes and careers Dick Van der Harst samples a glass of 2010 Lacey Estates Baco Noir at the inaugural gathering of the Ontario Wine Society’s…
May 3 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Project seeks to take measure of the well-being of the County How are we doing? How is Prince Edward…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Ostrander Appeal to hear firsthand what it means to live under the persistent presence of industrial wind turbines Stephana…
May 17 2013 / 15 Comments / Read More »Police services costs set to jump in 2014 Updated on Wednesday May 15, 2013. The print edition of this…
May 15 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Resales up, new homes continue prolonged slide Spring has, at last, arrived. As daffodils and tulips bloom under a…
May 10 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Ostrander Appeal turns to industrial wind turbine impacts upon humans After many, many hours of expert testimony from dozens…
May 10 2013 / 8 Comments / Read More »Mail scams target vulnerable seniors Doug Alyea was a trusting sort. He was from a generation that considered other…
May 10 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Fraud conviction elicits no remorse Small rural communities tend to run on trust and good faith. When people give…
May 10 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Mill Pond woes
Toasting the Cheese Festival
Pedal power
A walk in the park
Resonance
Gourmet picnic fare
Girls ROCK-IT
Wine and spirits
POOCH representatives
Queen’s Park
Save our County hospital
POOCH rally
A musical about peace, love and understanding
Marysburgh Mummers: Godspell
Sometimes I think it’s nice to let you know when I’m writing. Today is Mother’s Day. I almost always do the final write on Sunday and today I am thinking about how grateful I am to be a mom. My family has made my life wonderful, creative and exciting. Mother’s Day aside, today I am…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Things have changed around here since they carted the dishwasher away. My kids are learning to stack the bowls so they drain, and how to rinse a spoon without taking it in the eye. When I was growing up, a dishwasher was a luxury appliance. These days, it’s a fairly common convenience. It means having…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Wine wasn’t always about scorecards and tastings. With some exceptions, wine was consumed in the Middle Ages much the same way we consume water today. Up until the 18th century wine was considered a safer alternative to drinking water, which was often of somewhat dubious quality. To meet the demand, grapes were harvested to yield…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »You just never know where the times will take you. Take the British nanny. Amid rampant unemployment in other sectors, “Saudi princes, Russian oligarchs, busy executives and celebrities demanding a Mary Poppins-like figure to look after their children” are creating a boom in the market for the classic British nanny, according to a recent news…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »They cleaned up the debris at the Maple Leaf Square in Toronto on Tuesday morning. The location gained prominence in the last few weeks as a gathering place for the members of the Leafs Nation. Toronto Maple Leaf fans gathered on the west entrance to the Air Canada Centre—those who could not, or would not,…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »“I know every damn inch of that park,” says Ralph Margetson. “I was born in the south of England and lived there until I was 11 years old. Got to…
May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Have you ever stood in the fields of springtime and watched the geese gathering in the sloughs? Now and then you hear a few from far off: sometimes two or…
May 3 2013 / No Comment / Read More »The sign along Greer Road reads: ‘Simpson Farms, Since 1947’. I stop to ask permission to scavenge lumber bits from a nearby…
Apr 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »I have a favourite pair of hiking boots. We’ve travelled well together for over two decades. Labrador mountains; prairie dirt; ocean to…
Apr 5 2013 / No Comment / Read More »I hope you’ve been following these columns, or reading the local papers, because I can’t possibly provide background for all the attacks…
Mar 15 2013 / No Comment / Read More »I study politics, human behaviour and corporate structures the way other people study a chess board, or enjoy the intricacies of an…
Mar 1 2013 / No Comment / Read More »As attacks continue from our provincial and federal governments, it’s a struggle to keep from falling into despair. The question I hear most out there is: “What can we do?…
Apr 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »Who are the best stewards of the land? Who are the best stewards of the people? These are questions I have been pondering, while watching the draconian movements of our…
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