Being a parent is kind of like being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. There are a lot of rough years with…
My favourite things
Since I divulged my age in a recent article, I have been near inundated with age-related mail,…
Freight trains collided at Puslinch station in 1909
A couple of months ago this column described a cluster of railway accidents in Wellington County…
Maximizing investments is not easy when economy is unsettled
The general conclusion from an analysis of the stock market is that nearly all of the investment…
The real Santa
I knew one day it would happen. We were going to have “the talk” with the kids. The end…
Peacocks
“Once I went a pickin’ peas, I thought I heard a peacock sneeze. He sneezed so hard…
Martin Brothers of Mount Forest sold mill to conglomerate
During the first decade of the 20th century Canadian business experienced a period of…
A pending deadline
As that great investment expert Tobert Prechter has stated, “Commodities are far more…
Mrs. Claus
At this festive time of year, when the mayhem and merriment seem too much to bear and the to-do…
Ready Fox
It has been quite a few years since I last saw a red fox running free in the wild, but it happened…
Ice storms in 1959 created havoc in Wellington County
A major weather hazard during December is freezing rain. This column has recalled a number of them…
Reckless consumers
During the so-called Gilded Age in the United States in the later part of the 19th century, a…
Santa Baby
It goes without saying that I adore my Carpenter. He works hard. He is a good man. He still…
Christmas 2011
Christmas has a way of gently sneaking up on people, more so as they get older. It seems like only…
Notorious American criminal arrested in Guelph in 1908
On the afternoon of June 19, 1908 a Guelph constable, on foot patrol in the downtown area of the…