I didn’t quite meet my goal of having all my Christmas lights up by last Sunday. I ended up having to trouble shoot some of the lights that were up and stopped working after the strong winds on Friday night. Ugh. Christmas lights must be one of the biggest pet […]
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The annual Stuff-A-Cruiser was another huge success. The event was held Saturday December 4. This event traditionally takes place during Holy Daze in Emo. A deserving thank you to Ron and Charlene Mctavish that have organized this event for the past seven years. Three years ago their granddaughter McKenna joined […]
Rick Neilson in his article in the Fort Frances Times, Nov 27, titled “Farming Practices Impacting Local Landscapes,” gives the reader some insight into what happens when forested land is cleared. Any mammals, birds, insects and other wildlife have lost their habitat. Any ecosystem that is disturbed leads to other […]
Through all my formative years as a fan of Canadian football, Winnipeg versus Hamilton was not the best Grey Cup rivalry — it was the only one. While I was becoming an adult, these teams met seven times in 13 years and when other teams met in the Grey Cup […]
One of the questions that I’m asked most in my travels and via social media is “how do I get to fish for a living?” Growing up, I consider myself really lucky that I was introduced to and given access to fishing and the outdoors at a young age. I […]
If, at the present moment, you have cornmeal in your pantry, it is probably the residual ingredient from a cornbread recipe you once tried. Although cornmeal is very versatile, and a staple in every Italian kitchen, here in Canada I find that it is not very popular. Not only is […]
Memories come flooding back every year when we put up our Christmas tree. We do not have a themed tree. But our eclectic tree keeps gathering memories that are stored in the ornaments that adorn it. There is a Hallmark ornament that announces 1977 “Our First Christmas together” and there […]
The Debating table at the Bakery was in an uproar this past week. A dozen voices simultaneously offered opinions and raised questions about just how things were going to work at the Border with the Nov 30 change in restrictions for quick trips to the U.S. and returning in less […]
Many Christmas Festivities are on the way. December 3 and 4 is the annual Holly Daze in Emo. Be sure to make it part If your weekend. The parade, fireworks and tree lighting take place Friday, December 3, plus many other events throughout the day. Crafts Galore including a soup […]
I paused in the grocery store parking lot the other day, to assist an older woman wrestling with her cane and grocery cart. After she was settled into her car, she explained about her misbehaving hip and the pain from it. She dropped her head and whispered four words. I […]
I had big plans of getting my cows in and vaccinating this weekend and the weather was perfect. My cows had other plans. As soon as I went to the bush to find and attempt to gather them, they headed off in the opposite direction. Of course, there were a […]
In my travels over the weekend trying to find a deer I noticed that a lot of the smaller lakes have finally frozen over. The bigger and deeper water bodies are still wide open but it won’t be long until they too, are ice covered until spring. Most of us […]
