Kitchen confidential
And now for something really different. Okay, I know The Times already has a column devoted to food and deliciousness. I’m not about to challenge an expert, but like a lot of all y’all, I was born with kitchen smarts. I have learned a thing or two in my 45 years living and cooking in […]
Sleight of hand
In my early 20s a friend taught me one of the quickest and most valuable social studies lessons I’ve ever received. It’s a social experiment you may have tried before. She caught my attention by waving her hand to the left of my face, causing me to turn and face that hand. Then, while I […]
What is to be done?
What is to be done with the vacant corner store? That question matters to a lot of people, as the building lies at a key location for the redevelopment of a booming Wellington. After a two-year wait, the issue is now on the front burner. The County’s Director of Community Development has finally sent his […]
It’s an ugly sight, folks
The good news is it’s still summer, and the weather is finally getting with the program. The bad news is it’s actually half past summer, if you go by the school calendar. For those of you who live in the County, if you haven’t needed to use the highways and byways for much more than […]
The Wisdom Sticker
I was amused when I read the other day about the wisdom sticker Pope Francis hangs on his office door. The sign, translated a little roughly from the Italian, reads “NO WHINING.” It goes on to say that “Violators are subject to a syndrome of always feeling like a victim and the consequent reduction of […]
And then?
And then? Well, and then it isn’t someone else’s problem when it’s my problem. I’m probably like a lot of you in that I pay lip service to issues that don’t affect me personally. I don’t have a serious, life threatening disease, but I can sympathize with those who do. I’ve never really been poor, […]
Protecting local
I don’t often visit the Quinte Mall, but it seems every time I do, I run into someone I know from the County. Each time the same thing happens; we smile sheepishly at each other, say hello and find a good excuse for being in Belleville, to say nothing of shopping in the city. I […]
The end of an era
I spent last Saturday roaming the hills north of Belleville at the Trillium Wood Golf Club. They were in the midst of the 30th Annual Rick Meagher-Medigas Celebrity Golf Tournament, helping raise funds for less fortunate individuals. When the tournament wrapped up, the event had raised more than three million dollars. The tournament was the […]
Addicted—to a long life
Make that a triple espresso, if you would—with a capuccino on the side. Oh, and I’ll take a large double double to go as well. Can you blame me? Just as we think the world is supersaturated with coffee, news comes that two more scientific studies have concluded coffee consumption is associated with a longer […]
All penned up with nowhere to go
Since it’s only half past July, it would be difficult to pick an event highlight of my summer. On the other hand, it’s half past July! How the H E double digit temperatures did that happen? Whatever. Last week LOML and I did go to Kingston for the Penitentiary Tour with some of our kids. […]