Something seems fishy
In my garden right now there is a surprising amount of bitter greens and herbs. We are eating a lot of kale Italian style with garlic and chilis as a side. I’m going to blanch a whole bunch and freeze for some future hardy soups. My parsley is usually good to stay in the ground […]
Close to home
This past Sunday, Rick and I enjoyed a tour of the County. I’ve lived here all my life, and Rick has lived/worked here for over 50 years and, nevertheless, we learned some things we didn’t know before. The PROBUS Club of Prince Edward County held their Second Annual Car Rally with 29 cars and 69 […]
County courage
“From little towns in a far land we came, To save our honour and a world aflame, By little towns in a far land we sleep; And trust those things we won for you to keep.” Rudyard Kipling A Prince Edward County farm boy from Melville, 24-year-old Percy Way, died a hero in The Great […]
Changing of seasons
You know summer is officially over when everything is pumpkin spice flavoured. Although I think it started appearing by late August this year. I was catering a staff party at the Merrill House last week and decided to make some pumpkin spice snickerdoodles. I added some white chocolate to the mix just because it sounded […]
One fall away
It’s finally happened in my family. For those who read my column regularly, you won’t be surprised that I return again and again to the topic of falls and seniors. Falls can be devastating at any age, but for seniors a fall can change your life. Feel free to look up the statistics. The numbers […]
The Great War
Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, 23-year-old Ralph Messett called at the home of Lt. Col. Adams of the 16th Prince Edward County Regiment asking to enlist. Adams would later recall that the young man told him, “Don’t forget me, I want to go.” Messett, who had been born in […]
Judgement
The Judgement of Paris was a wine tasting organized by English wine educators Patricia Gastaud- Gallagher and Steven Spurrier at Spurrier’s wine shop in Paris in the spring of 1976. They believed that wines from California could stand alongside the most renowned wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy, and hosted a tasting to put that theory […]
Sweet treat
Mom and I went to Campbell’s Orchards to buy some apples and pears for Thanksgiving. Whenever I go, I always have their apple fritters.They are so yummy and I think they are frying them all day because they are always so fresh. If you’re really lucky they might be still warm. It always smells so […]
Bowling is fun
Most people have enjoyed a game of bowling at one time or another. It’s fun, it’s social, and unless you’re really competitive, it’s fairly easy. Apparently, there are 120 million people in 90 countries in the world who do some sort of bowling. It was a game played thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt. […]
More than a name
What part of our family history in the County is being preserved? In the September 30 edition of The Times, Linda Calnan-Jenkins asks this question in a letter to the editor. She writes that her family owned the Calnan farm at the west end of Picton from 1931 to 2016. Through the years, her grandfather, […]