July is my birth month and my zodiac sign is Cancer. Believe what you will about horoscopes, but I…
Columns
Open Mind: A movement to stomp out stigma
By Robyn Thomas Three out of four people with a mental illness report that they have experienced…
Falsetto
I have a secret I’ve been keeping for years, many years, and I feel like it’s time I just share it with you all. You should probably sit down for this one. It may change us both, forever.
The rise and fall of private banks in Elora
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Mosaic
I keep a gratitude journal and every morning I follow the prompts and fill in the blanks.
Arthur loaned $8,000 to start shoe factory in 1918
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Telephone operator frightened to death in 1933
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fancy
It’s fair to say the Carpenter and I aren’t fancy people. Our house isn’t fancy. The stuff in it isn’t fancy.
Foundation
I thought it would be an interesting exercise to ask my grown children, now in their 20s, what they would have me say about their father, the Carpenter, for a Father’s Day column.
Almost-forgotten editor influenced Wellington – and Canada
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Farmers’ political picnic in 1897 featured notable speakers
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Hard line
The Carpenter and I were watching a movie Saturday night. It featured a scene between a husband and wife, who, to protect one another from bad news, chose to lie to each other.
Quagmire
I love elections. I truly do.
Minister’s son ran bizarre 1910 provincial election campaign
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Croutons
My Carpenter is in the third week of a union strike, in conjunction with other construction trades in Toronto. Hopefully, by the time you read this, his union will follow suit with the operators and labour unions who have settled, and everyone can get back to work.