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 […]
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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 […]
My “association” with Don Cherry was almost over before it began. Years before he began delivering clever analyses, insults and politically incorrect statements on Coach’s Corner, Cherry twice coached the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup final. His second trip was in 1978, Cherry’s best season of five behind the […]
Whether a beginner or seasoned gardener the right tools make the job much easier. I recommend that you purchase the best quality tools that you can afford. While some tools may be considered a bit pricey, good quality is worth the price. I still have most of my best quality […]
Christmas is often considered baking season. Both of my sons and their wives have put forth their sweet tooth desires. Over the years I had continued the family tradition of making Christmas Cakes and Christmas Plum Puddings. As a person with diabetes both of those two Christmas items must be […]
There is only one thing more satisfying to a woman than being right. That is in the process of being right, she proves her husband is wrong. I know this to be the truth. I’m a husband. Brian and Evie were off for a short drive. “Did you lock the […]
Holly Daze is almost here, the sun fun filled weekend takes place December 3 and 4. The parade is Friday night at 6 p.m. The annual tree lighting ceremony takes place after the parade. Fireworks also follow the parade. This takes place on the riverbank. The fireworks are co-sponsored by […]
Well now that we are moving into the 20 numbers in November, I am starting to think I best be getting serious about Christmas. Things still seem to be moving slow when it comes to shipping and transporting. Saturday was such a beautiful day that I was thinking Sunday might […]
