Warm biscuits
My favourite part of summer is here: peaches and corn. I made chicken and creamed corn for dinner one night and the next day I really wanted a nice steak. We had a BBQ with teriyaki sirloin and corn on the cob. I made these lovely corn biscuits using my leftover creamed corn. The corn […]
Why are women still waiting?
Apparently this is becoming a regular topic in columns that I write. I ranted about line-ups at women’s washrooms in 2015, revisited the issue in 2019 because nothing seemed to have changed, and in 2024 I turned my attention to poor washroom design. And now, here we are again. Recently I had a five-hour wait […]
Love goes to the dogs
My single experience in internet dating ended with unexpected revelations. Browsing the profiles of potential candidates I was discouraged to find that almost all were either too old or too young for me. Then I scrolled to a head shot that immediately grabbed my attention. The face was sincere, the eyes appealing and the age […]
Cheesy gratin
My son Jake and I love zucchini and eat a lot of it in the summer when we can buy it from the farm. We will grill it and toss with basil and feta, or make crispy zucchini fries. He especially adores my zucchini and corn casserole. Last night we made a cheesy gratin. He […]
Saying goodbye is hard to do
Every now and then someone says to me, “You must be relieved when you fill a vacant position.” I usually smile because, in truth, that’s only the beginning. The reason I’ve been thinking about this lately is because our Administrative Co-ordinator, Marjory Villneff, is leaving Community Care after almost 10 years. We are genuinely happy […]
Sodus scandals
Genealogical research has shown me that long before Peyton Place there was the town of Sodus, in Wayne County, New York. Here, the indiscretions of its citizens regularly livened the pages of the local press. It was while tracing a female ancestor who had migrated from Prince Edward County to Sodus in the late 1800s […]
Open the Lines!
Sunday the 19th of July, is my birthday. “Let the bells ring out. Let the banners fly.” As birthdays go, I wake up and know it’s really just another day until the cake knives come out and the family shows up for lunch! I am grateful for all of the people who remembered and sent […]
For the pure joy of it
As people get older, the things that bring them joy seem to change— and it’s harder to determine what that is. For our grandson, Gauge, we know right away when he’s happy. We’re on a “big trip” at this time—several weeks vacation in the RV—and when Gauge approaches a beach he literally skips, all the […]
That ain’t hay
Yesterday’s idioms are in serious need of an update. In childhood days, often I heard my parents observe that the price of a cheap item was “just peanuts” or “chicken feed”. Today, it costs serious change to supply peanuts to the blue jays and chicken feed has become relatively expensive. My personal favourite, based on […]
Fresh vegetables
I went to Onestsa for dinner last week and enjoyed a lovely meal outside on the patio with some friends. The braised rabbit pasta was delicious, and I can’t get enough of the chocolate budino. It is my favourite dessert. My girlfriend ordered a side of rapini and I have to say that it was […]