Well, the weather continues to disappoint me and likely many others. We need to get on the land and get something planted! It’s been said that every day after May 15, you start to lose a bushel a day on your cereal grains (although there are things, like our soybeans […]
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Mother’s Day is a day when I feel more like a daughter than a mother. This marks the first Mother’s Day without my own mother. Despite her not knowing me for more Mother’s Days than I care to count, it feels strange to know that remembering her this year will […]
My day starts around 5:30 every morning with the first of three cups of “Caldwell” coffee, along with a small red-foiled square of “Dove” chocolate (maybe two), while curled up in my reading chair with my self-help books (and I still need a lot of help!) Oh, and a novel—a […]
Last Thursday, the Liberal government brought forward its 2014-15 budget. By now I’m sure you’ve heard that I have lost confidence in this Liberal government given the many scandals, wasted money, and their inability to follow through on many promises. Since being elected, I have heard from people who are […]
Well, we are off to the races, with the election date set for Thursday, June 12 here in Ontario. After the budget that Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government delivered at Queen’s Park last Thursday, I fully expected that Andrea Horwath and her NDP caucus would stand behind the premier and the […]
Now that things are starting to finally thaw out and the end of the school year is in sight, it’s prime time for students who like to be outdoors to find a good summer job. When I was in high school and university, I worked at a number of resorts […]
I do believe I mentioned two weeks ago that my plan to clean out my winter storage of sports tidbits would be a two-week process. I should have known better. In this business, rarely do things go according to plan. But after a week away, I’m back to fire up […]
The first week of May normally is a very busy one at the research station in Emo. Students start, the weather is great, and we are off planting! The weather isn’t so great this year but Nick, my returning student, and I will be busy weighing seeds and setting up […]
This past week, more concerning revelations about systemic abuse of the controversial Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) by McDonald’s came to light. So disturbing are the revelations that I think we need to hit “pause” on the program to figure out whether or not it can be saved at all. […]
I’m still patiently waiting for warm, dry weather—and I’m sure we all have similar interests in this. It sounds like once again we were on the edge of the rain and snowfall last week, but what did fall here certainly was enough to make the sales barn in Stratton a […]
I don’t have many vices, just a few really. Running shoes. Sweatshirts. Storage containers. To name a few. Not that many. I don’t smoke. I only pretend to drink, having a glass of wine every now and then. I don’t steal cars and go on joy rides, or sell them […]
As you read this, we all will be very close to hearing what’s in store for Ontarians in terms of the provincial budget. This year’s budget will be tabled at the same time that Hydro One rates are set to climb again, and on the heels of recently-inflated prices for […]
