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Mr. Fantastic, Mr. Guitar, Samson, and Mr. Incredible. As if I didn’t already have enough men in my male-order catalogue, Mr. Disorder, Mr. Fit, and Mr. Mid-life are emerging aliases for the guy with the goods in my neck of the woods. The three new handles for my super-hero husband […]

The wood duck is a little duck. It also is a duck of many colours, and has a crested head. It also nests in trees. Not entirely an oddball, but maybe not too far from it. The drake of this species has the most vivid and varying colouring of any […]

Gardening season is just around the corner so I always use the last few days of winter for some garden planning. And one of the best ways to plan is by using seed catalogues. There are many mail order seed and plant suppliers in both the United States and Canada, […]

Never has a shower felt so good. I’m pleased to report I survived the 20-hour bus ride from Fort Frances to Oshawa aboard the Muskie boys’ hockey team bus earlier this week without a major mishap. All told, the trip went pretty smoothly (more on that in a moment) and […]

The Battle of Vimy Ridge marked a profound turning point in the First World War. For many, it was the birth of a Canadian identity. This, however, was achieved at a high cost with 10,602 Canadian casualties, including 3,598 courageous soldiers who lost their lives. The battle began at 5:30 […]

In the past week, I’ve learned a great deal about my aunt, Georgina Cumming, who had passed away last Tuesday from cancer—a disease she had successfully held off for 29 years. She was the older of my father’s two sisters, and to her two nephews and niece, she was always […]

This year, Ontario will have its very first fixed-date election. Voters will go to the polls to elect their MPPs on Oct. 10. If you didn’t know that before this month, you probably do now thanks to the constant stream of McGuinty government and Progressive Conservative party advertising on your […]