I am sometimes confounded by the obvious differences in people’s behaviour. I don’t expect us to all react the same in certain situations or even behave in a manner that is reflective of our similarities, but … I am a people watcher and what better time to watch people than […]
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Throughout the years involved in the culinary industry I have encountered many people who have either become bored of cooking, or don’t think the result is worth the effort. Everything is perception; appreciation through levels of awareness… including your eating experience. Let’s face it, chances are you have a kitchen […]
In a decade of covering the Montreal Expos, either as a beat writer or a radio reporter, I collected a few unusual or bizarre or sometimes-funny stories that had little to do with covering baseball. Such as the time my wife and I were almost arrested for reportedly burglarizing the […]
Even though we might have just experienced the nicest weekend of the whole summer, we all know that the warm weather is coming to an end and temperatures will soon start cooling off. While most of us probably aren’t that excited for winter, fall brings some of the best fishing […]
A previous column outlined the difference between bulbs and corms and this column will tackle tubers and rhizomes. Like bulbs and coms, tubers and rhizomes are also usually considered perennial plants which have a period of growth and flowering, followed by a period of dormancy where they die back to […]
It was just over two weeks ago that we lost power both in town and at the lake. On most planned power outages, we would go to where the power was still on. It is a far cry at the cabin from when the wood cooking stove and the kerosene […]
Steve Hartman helps make the world a little nicer, a little kinder with his gentle perspective. He is loved by everyone who knows him and even by those, like me, who have never met him. He tells stories of people who make us smile, who make us try harder, who […]
Written by Debbie Ballard
Living 50 plus...
Living 50 plus...
Before I retired I had a lot of plans for retirement. Things I would do and learn that I’d never had the time to do when I was working. My list included (in no particular order) getting my lawn and garden in shape, planting more gardens – ok lots of […]
Perhaps my most bizarre “sportswriting” story came when I interviewed and wrote about a chicken. Or THE Chicken. Ted Giannoulas, a Canadian, created The San Diego Chicken. Next year he’ll celebrate the 50th anniversary of the day he was, well, hatched. Giannoulas turned 70 this month, so his appearances have […]
The final event of the Bassmaster Elite Series season wrapped up this weekend at the St. Lawrence River on the Canada/U.S. border out of Clayton, New York. This fishery, which includes the east end of Lake Ontario is known as one of the best smallmouth bass fisheries in the World […]
Last week was a write-off. Though the rain didn’t add up until the end of the week, we were unable to combine. We tried and we were unsuccessful. A few of us decided to pack up some cattle and take off to the Dryden Fair on Thursday. We started off […]
It is important for neighbours to talk with neighbours. Even more important is for the community to regularly be in discussion with our elected officials. Yes, we go to the polls every four years and elect a mayor and council. Seldom do we hear from them even at election time […]
