Season for decency
’Tis the season. We ho ho ho. We fa la la. We stress. We stay up late. We get up early. We spend too much. We eat too much. We drink too much. It’s the season, for sure. And Christmas always makes me think of being a kid on Sunset Trail. We went to a […]
A County treasure-trove
There is one remaining weekend to visit County wineries participating in Wassail festivities— to enjoy their newly released wines and to select wine for the upcoming holidays. With the vines laid down to rest and hilled-up to protect against the winter chill, it is entirely fitting that the County wine producers celebrate the end of […]
Luna musings
There is a crescent moon high in the southern sky. It is the last remnant of the Full Beaver Moon or the Full Frost Moon, or the Geese Going Moon, names our First Peoples gave it. Formerly, it was the time to set the beaver traps in the swamps before freeze up, or the last […]
Fake news: where’s the line?
I wrote a column a couple of years ago about a new winery opening up somewhere south of Hillier and north of Consecon that was to feature mud wrestling as one of its many planned entertainments. I ran into a number of people who told me they had been to look for the winery and […]
I am
Santa Claus parades— that’s what we call them at our house. Three down. One to go. This past weekend, our home was full of family. Our grand-friend asked me if I believed in Santa Claus. Her mom heard the question and shot me that “look”. You know, the look a parent has when said parent […]
Of notes
When Justin Trudeau was asked why the cabinet he formed after his election last year was exactly 50 per cent female, his iconic reply was that “It’s 2015.” The following spring, on International Women’s Day, the Bank of Canada announced they would be releasing a new banknote, with an as-of-yet unspecified denomination, that would feature […]
On the road
One of the hockey teams that occasionally comes to visit the Florida Everblades hails from Missouri, the Mavericks. They play most of their games in the central United States, with an occasional visit to South West Florida. They recently wrapped up a weekend visit, coming away with two victories. Their captain sat out one of […]
2016 LPGA Group Tour Championship
There was a slight breeze curling down the 18th fairway on Sunday morning. Some of the local golfers thought it might affect play later on in the afternoon. But that was not to be, as the day played out—sunny and warm, with a slight puff here and there. Charley Hull had completed 54 LPGA events […]
Red, white—and blue?
We are all familiar with red and white wines—along with rosé wines in the balmy summer months. Some of us may even be familiar with “vin jaune” that is produced in the Jura region of France, and is similar to a fino sherry (but without sherry’s usual alcohol fortification). But are you ready for orange […]
The tearjerker apology
That was quite the tearjerker speech that Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne gave to a Liberal party meeting in Ottawa last weekend. Ms. Wynne acknowledged “Many people in Ontario are not happy with me right now… I think I sometimes have given them reason to think that… Our government made a mistake. It was my mistake… […]