By: Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru A previous column provided some background information on considering weeping Trees or shrubs to add Interest in your garden and listed some fantastic shrub species to look for. This column will focus on trees with the weeping structure. As there are many species of […]
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When I was a child, my dad wore a hat. It was usually a fedora in the fall, winter, and spring. He went through a phase where he wore a soft grey ascot cap or flat cap, I’m not sure of its correct name. In summer he wore a lightweight […]
I listened with great earnestness as young people described the difficulties of beginning work in Toronto. I was particularly caught by the experiences of a newly graduated nurse attempting to work in downtown Toronto hospital and exist on a first-year nurses salary. She lived in a single room apartment with […]
CHEF DEZ ON COOKING Check your pantry right now. I can almost guarantee that you have store-bought taco seasoning and seasoning salt in there. Why not make them yourself instead? With these two recipes (also found in my latest cookbook Cooking Around the World with Chef Dez), you can. These […]
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales,” Einstein is purported to have said. I’m going out on a limb to expand what Einstein was saying. I realize we weren’t close friends Albert and me. He didn’t call me at home for conversation when he couldn’t […]
In Thursday’s Federal budget, everything sounded good. Chrystia Freeland, the Minister of Finance managed to say all the right things. The initiatives that Jagmeet Singh saw wish list of the New Democrat Party present themselves front and centre. The first item on the agenda was mobilizing the government to make […]
If you ever worked with animals, protocols for personal space are very evident and they change depending on the situation. Cattle are real social animals. Just watch them during this hot weather when they are free to roam the pasture at will. When they head in for a drink, there […]
Weeping trees and shrubs are varieties that have branches that droop towards the ground. A weeping tree or shrub is a great variety to add to your garden when you are looking for that special focal point. The softness and gracefulness of the dropping branches add a peacefulness and tranquility […]
I think we will all agree that we hope the “special weather statement” we keep seeing and hearing about misses us! Sunday’s weather created enough mess for the week. It is very difficult to keep animals dry in this weather. I am thinking of all my friends calving now and […]
The Good Friday Fish Fry is set to go at the Emo Legion April 15. Tickets are available in the Legion Club Room this Thursday (April 14) or with Char at Tompkins today. A two fillet dinner is $20 and a one fillet dinner is $10. These dinners are delicious […]
The only time in my life that I placed a call to Montclair, New Jersey, the voice that answered was Larry Doby’s. It was one wintry night, he had been the hitting coach for the Montreal Expos, who hadn’t done much hitting (nor fielding nor pitching) in his final season, […]
The fourth stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series season took place this past weekend at Lake Chickamauga in East Tennessee. Heading into this event, there was some pressure to have a good tournament after my mediocre start to the season. I was well outside the cut line for qualifying for […]
