I have probably forgotten more than the average person will ever have the chance to know about…
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Different is good
I tell my children all the time that it is good to be different, to be unique as individuals. Yet I…
Touchdown
Like many of you fair-weather fans out there, I jumped on the Grey Cup bandwagon and booked a spot…
Silkie bantams
Silkie bantams are not new to me. I met my first silkies when I was in my very early teens. At the…
Forget it, Mr. Craig
Daniel Craig didn’t call, in case you were wondering. Based on last week’s column, I am…
New boss?
When I was in high school in the late 1970s, we listened to The Who, an iconic English rock band.…
So long, Stompin’ Tom
When I heard Stompin’ Tom Connors had passed, it took me a moment to register the news before…
Becoming blurred
Over the next couple of decades, rural North America will undergo a drastic change. That will…
Common sense
The full-faced moon was coming up and the red ball of sun was going down as I rose from watching…
Confusing signals
Reliable economic forecasts have proved to be very unusual. That is one reason why economists as a…
Mouse catcher
To be fair, I had warned the children not to leave sporting equipment, toys, swim towels, etc. in…
Party crashers
I love our neighbours and our neighbourhood. It’s a good place to raise our kids and feel…
Time to pause
I used to be the kind of person who remembered birthdays and anniversaries; the special dates in…
Creaking crickets
On a late August evening as I sat watching darkness fall while the sun slipped out of sight beyond…
Mom jeans
I find clothing stores intimidating. I find the clothes in the clothing stores even more so.…