The once impossible dream has been, with this issue, surpassed. The 25th year has been…
Bits and Pieces
Question period
Bah. Humbug. When they are attempting to take Merry Christmas away from the hearts of those in this…
It’s here
Yes Sir. And all other characters before, aft’ and in between; spring is here. I have just…
Ivan
Not too many of my readers will have had, as I, the pleasure of meeting Ivan. The Little Lady and I…
Its winter
This past morning, at first light, when I looked out my second-floor bed and sitting room window,…
Blackberries
The schizophrenic sub-zero weather that we were blessed with up here in the hinterlands of Markdale…
Hot, hot and hotter
Well, folks, it has been hotter than the hubs of Hades up here in the out-backs of Markdale. For…
My favourite things
Since I divulged my age in a recent article, I have been near inundated with age-related mail,…
Seed catalogues
There was a time in my life when I longingly awaited the seed catalogues to arrive at my door. By…
Big John
Whenever I hear big and John, lacking separated succession, my mind immediately roves back to…
Mandarins
Diminutive though they are within the world of web-footed waterfowl, gorgeous is grossly…
Winter boots
I hate having to wear winter boots. It’s not really the wearing that I dislike, it is the…
Winter jacket
It has been a long time since I dug out, from the back of the closet, my winter jacket on the third…
Fall has fallen
Spring came and went, summer has come and gone, and fall has tumbled upon us. The methodical…
The porcelain parlour
I am getting lazy in my old age; the complications of nasty weather and the lingering darkness in…