The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Columns
Back up
I don’t know how I did it. I wasn’t doing anything outrageous or fun, because I cannot remember the last time I did anything outrageous or fun.
Anti-Semitic overtones to 1884 Peel robbery
During the 1870s, Max Simonsky built up a respectable business as an itinerant merchant, travelling among the smaller villages to the north and west of Guelph, with a stock of jewelry, watches, bolts of fine cloth, and some fancy clothing items.
Positive news
I never thought I’d be throwing a special dinner for something like a vaccination, but I did – and yes, there was cake.
Enraged Garafraxa man stabbed girl at barn raising
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Loneliness
Loneliness is something we struggle with at the best of times. Some of us are introverted and…
Happy Birthday
I cannot tell you how old my mother, Lynda, turned on her birthday last week. It’s not that I…
General store in Hillsburgh exploded in 1880
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Recharged
I love my job, but it should come as no surprise that I have several fantasy careers that have yet to come to fruition. Some for reasons that are self-explanatory; others we will blame on my spouse’s failure to support my dreams.
Elora’s Geddes Street looked very different in 1882
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
College boy
This weekend, I’m driving my son back to college in a city a few hours away, where the COVID-19…
Maurice Halley ran Elora’s first bakery in 1850s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Survived. Thrived.
So long, 2020. Buh-bye. Ciao. Hosta la vista, baby. But before you go, one last thing (I always like to get the last word): thank you, 2020, for lessons that I didn’t know I needed and the wake-up call that has forever changed my perspective on who and what matters.
Arthur Christmas Poultry Show held until 1943
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind:Practicing gratitude
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live, work, and connect. What may have felt like a novelty nine months ago has now become isolating, boring and mundane.