The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Columns
Stone
She handed me a stone like she was handing me a bar of gold and something about the gesture felt as if that’s exactly what it was: gold.
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1854, 1929
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Dementia awareness
September 21st is World Alzheimer Awareness Day.
Declared
The Carpenter and I have entered year two of an NFL pool and this year, I’ve deflated my water-wings to dive in with an enthusiasm he wasn’t quite prepared for. Yep, this football season, I’m making waves.
Web
She dangled from the eavestrough of the barn, upside down and balled up, completely content in a matrix of invisible thread. She was about the size of a toonie.
Wellington County suffered epidemic of fires in 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fire destroyed Ignatius College near Guelph in 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Back at it
We’re back at it: the routine that September brings. Full calendars. Coordinated schedules. Structured time. Registration fees. The never-ending saga of the question that has no easy answer: “what do you want for dinner?”
Wellington’s centennial ended with Guelph ceremony
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Butter
Corn on the cob is about as genuine an end-of-summer tradition as any end-of-summer tradition gets and I am here for it. But it’s not because of the corn so much as it is the butter. It’s all about the butter.
Fergus hosted county centennial celebration in July of 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
FOMO
Well now, that was a weekend.
Quack
I have two words for you: chicken yoga. Wait, hear me out. Chickens are lovely creatures. They need to investigate everything. Skittish, but not anxious. They are fluffy and poised, able to meander about with effortless confidence that borders on arrogant and indifferent. Good qualities.
Army worms attacked Wellington County in 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…