When Pat, Roger and family moved into the summer cottage, converted into a year round house, a good portion of the local mouse population moved in as well. It’s nearly impossible to make a tight, new home, mouse proof. An old house is like grand central station for the residents […]
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I am hoping that the nasty wind that appeared March 1 counts as “March coming in like a lion” and things are only going to be better from here. I can’t really complain though because really the weather has been pretty decent. Calving has been steady, and I have appreciated […]
Our season is changing. The sun’s radiant heat is pushing back the snow banks. Our major streets are now snow and ice free. Creeks and small streams are again gurgling over rocks and sand bars. Driving over the causeway, one can see ice fishermen in portable canopies fishing along reefs […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Daylight Savings Time takes place Sunday, March 8. It’s always a wise choice to “spring your clocks” ahead Saturday evening before going to bed. The hour of extra daylight is always a welcome sign that spring is near. Another sure sign of spring is the annual Guthrie United Church Spring […]
Well a lot has happened since the last week of “Moos!” Calving is in full swing and as I write this, I am up to 17. Yesterday I had a cow calving and I like to always see the feet coming and in the right direction. Though I couldn’t see […]
Be careful what you wish for, was a common recitation of my mother’s while I was growing up. She also said bad luck was as easy to find as good, so hope or ask for neither. I was thinking this morning of her stance on too much of a good […]
It’s ice fishing season. Have I got everything, rod, tip up, cooler, frost bite remedy, snacks, hand and foot warmers? Yeah that’s about it! No, wait – bait. What’ll it be? Worms? The ground is frozen. Minnows? No money. Blew it all on beer. Time to get creative. Take a […]
As I changed the load of dried clothes in the dryer, I also emptied the lint container that was totally covered with fibres from the polyester cotton blended shirts that I enjoy wearing. They are comfortable and easy to care for. But week after week, fibers fill the filter that […]
With spring comes events in our rural communities. The Shamrock Tea and Bake Sale takes place Friday March 13 at the Emo Hospital cafeteria from 1-3 p.m. Admission is $5.00. There will be baking and goodies to purchase. All monies raised assist Emo Hospital projects. The Auxiliary would like to […]
The few weeks that I got to spend down in Florida recently was a nice break from our long Canadian winter. But after being home for a week or so, I can tell you it’s nice to be back. I like that we get four seasons here in Northwest Ontario […]
Like many people at the beginning of a new year, I started a new year’s resolution to eat healthier and exercise more in 2020. Now, nearly 2 months in, I have pretty much cut out any alcohol, try to hit the gym at least 5 days per week, and have […]
It was bound to happen. Finally, my bathroom scale has had a nervous breakdown. In the post-holiday season, as I started my annual lament on how my clothes were continuing to shrink, my good wife, the Pearl of the Orient, put things in focus for me. “It’s not your clothes, […]
