Sir Winston Churchill in 1946 said, "We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the…
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Country music
I’m back to listening to country music again. In my younger days, eons and eons ago, it was…
Proud Canadian
Not often do I not find the time to do what I usually like to do, but this week happens to be one…
They’re back
The phone rang quite early just the other morning. I’m an early morning riser, and I’d…
Smile pile
Periodically, when I’m a little busy, when time runs out, and a deadline lurks, my thinker…
Bat house workshop
This past Saturday, as you all will now know, I was away almost all of the day. I was dragged…
Interesting weeks
This past couple of weeks have been both busy, interesting, and yes, too, exciting, for me.…
Markdale
It is not really of significant interest that triple 08 marks the date of this particular…
Six months in jail for throwing a stone in 1908
Last week’s column described a violent assault that took place during the severe but…
Raid on a Puslinch still caused a barnyard furor
One of the curiosities of the history of alcohol consumption is that illegal distilleries…
Remembering someone you love
Sometimes when we let our memories run wild, they come up with a collection of disjointed pictures.…
An elegy to snowstorms past
Great mountains of it drifted like white dunes beyond our kitchen window. I pulled on two pairs of…
Peel man executed in 1875 for murdering his wife
The settlement of black Americans in the early years of Peel Township has attracted a lot of…
Missed the bus
In early 1940, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stupidly proclaimed that Hitler…
Telltale signs still missing
While many view recent events as turning points that indicate an economic recovery is underway,…