From time to time, this column has offered short histories of some of the hamlets of…
Opinion
The root of all evil
You can’t always tell a book by its cover or judge a person by first impressions. I met HB in…
Unreturning days
It has been now longer than six long months since my Little Lady passed on to the paradise that she…
Why? Why? Why?
Why have we allowed this to happen? Why have we let it spread; like wild fire out of control, clear…
Eat Local
Ever since The Advertiser started putting my column on the world wide web, I have received…
A journey into hope
My travel column for this month recalls a trip taken about six years ago into the Golden Triangle…
Lost in his own back yard
When trying to decide which adventuresome trip I should share with my readers each month, I tend to…
Cock-a-doodle
Not often does a fellow columnist stir an interest in my literary line of thought. Not often do we…
Tragic accident at 1885 Kenilworth barn raising
Many urban people are surprised to learn that farming is one of the most hazardous of occupations.…
Appreciation
The timing could not have been better. I was in a blue mood, it was Father’s day, and it was…
Fun, fun, fun
Recently I’ve been spending considerable time over at the Elora Centre For The Arts. For…
Dawg-days
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day – are words that I never thought I’d…
Woman shot Palmerston hotel clerk in 1933
One cool Monday morning of June 12, 1933, a woman with a pillow case filled with some personal…
Absolute worst poet in Canada
As a writer, I have tried my hand at many literary genre. That includes technical books, news…
Can civility and politics merge?
The word civility has come to my attention a number of times in recent weeks, making me…