Christmas already feels like a distant memory, but a good one all the same. My family came through with two interesting gifts for me: a “start” gift and a “stop” gift. Brilliant.
Columns
Insanity verdict in 1871 Eramosa homicide case
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
2022
Okay 2022, before we make this official, pull up a chair and let me fix you a good stiff drink.
A small-town Christmas over a half century ago
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Enslaved in the mundane
Our western world is so invested in scientific knowledge it often ignores the profound and gets…
Frozen dessert
Well, Santa, we’re nearing the big day and I can only speak for myself when I say, it’s going to be what it’s going to be and I haven’t got an ounce of energy left to care about what it isn’t going to be, so let’s get this holiday going and let the tinsel fall where it may.
Early Elora druggist sampled his own wares – and died
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Me again
Dear Santa, It’s me again. I’m sure you remember me. I mean, really, how could you forget? (Wink.)
1876 fire devastated downtown Clifford
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Grief and the holidays
“City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style….” In the air there is the feeling…
Armed holdup of farmer shocked Peel Township in 1925
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
River
“It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees, their putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace. I wish I had a river I could skate away on.”
Snow tires
The day before the first snow fall, I had my winter tires put on my car by trusted professionals.
Elora and Pilkington: shifting boundaries, political power, growth in the 1800s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Coping with loneliness
I am one of the lucky ones with neighbours, friends, acquaintances, and family that care about me.