The auction sale, aforementioned, in the swaybacked building at the end of the once-was Royal…
A nightmare?
Every now and then some commentators come up with a nightmare scenario where technology displaces a…
September
It seems the thing that I resist most in my life is the thing I need most: change. No other month…
Chicken tractor
During the last week of August, something new was added to our landscape. It has been dubbed…
Apple pie
I love fall fair season. It’s impossible to be cranky, unless you are the Carpenter, because…
Worthwhile?
A multitude of youngsters will attend a post-secondary institution this autumn to pursue a course…
Nature’s harvesters
Outside our ground floor bathroom window, about three or four feet from the glass, grows a…
Arguments
My husband, the Carpenter, is the great love of my life. I adore him. But sometimes, I don’t…
Lower oil prices
According to Greek mythology, the one characteristic the gods resented was hubris, self-pride.…
Fronch porch thoughs
The query that surfaces frequent, I don’t question why who…
The consensus view
The widespread, conventional view about the course of short-term comfort is that all is well…
How chip dip saved my life
I had my credit card in my hand and the cursor hovered over the words “checkout.” All I…
Canada 2015
From a far-western reader come comments quite frequently, and with the federal election cresting…
The biggest worry
It is difficult to determine the biggest threat to our economy at this time. There are so…
Gratitude
So, I have been giving this whole gratitude thing a lot of thought as we head into another…