Recently I received a letter from Partners International, appealing for funds for an orphanage in…
Opinion
Children lead
Because I have travelled and lived abroad, people often ask me for the secret to good race…
The great ‘unknown unknown’ explains the market chaos
What basically has gone so amiss in the housing market? Of course, primarily it was the rapid and…
Dodging the big issues
Columnists have days when we sit in front of our computers wondering what to write about; or should…
Students are becoming strapped for funds
At this time of year, students are getting ready to attend a college or university. They have been…
Gold became underappreciated, undervalued, under-owned
For a number of years, this column has been predicting that the price of gold would move higher. It…
Premature optimism over better housing prices
After a long period of declines in house prices, current data offers a glimmer of hope that the…
Magic moments
Recently I have been scooting here and there, all over the countryside, doing many little things…
Martin’s sawmill in Mount Forest destroyed in 1881 fire
No 19th century industries were more prone to fire than sawmills. Sparks from wood-fired boilers…
A Wii bit of stress
It’s a new year and a there is a not-so-new voice in my head saying, “Put the chip dip…
Battle of the …
Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens; bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens. Those…
Old Farts
I know my editors are going to no doubt do a double take and reach for their blue-leaded editing…
Kitchen gardens III
The first on my list of annual food plants to be tucked into the soils of your garden would be, by…
Elora virtually closed down for funeral of J.C. Mundell
Last week’s column, describing two 1897 incidents in the history of the Beatty…
Mad house
My house is a mad house. There is no getting around the fact that it looks like someone has gone…