I knew something dire would happen. I went to a water park in a bathing suit and parliament…
Opinion
Mommy Day
In honour of Mother’s Day, I feel it is time to admit to my children the one thing I know to…
Science Fair unfair
If there was one class I hated in public school, it was science class (and gym, math and grade 8…
A passing grade
In university, I tried to convince my parents that a Canadian history degree would be a profitable…
Grass is greener
I was trying to be helpful. I wanted to show my hard-working spouse, the Carpenter, some support.…
Plans for new Kenilworth Catholic church announced in 1902
The Roman Catholic church has had a presence in Wellington County since the early days of…
Something’s Fishy
I cannot be trusted. Yes, this Daddy’s Girl has now committed the ultimate offence. Left to…
Beta’s return
Not too many readers will have met Beta. Beta is a blue and gold macaw. I first met Beta well…
Lingering
Perhaps it would be a good idea if I lingered longer as I wander around the back 40. This past…
Christmas 2011
Christmas has a way of gently sneaking up on people, more so as they get older. It seems like only…
Sound of silence
It’s only mid-January, but do the math; we are now in what is colloquially known as the dead…
Parisian Steam Laundry offered service to Wellington County
Laundry is a mundane subject, but it has an interesting history over the past century and a half.…
Bowstring bridges
Just a few short weeks ago, my son and I, while poking around the back streets of a small country…
“For M”
Call me philosophical, but it seems to me that in this life, it is the big things that happen that…
Is small really beautiful
Several years ago a book entitled Small Is Beautiful written by E.F. Schumacher tried to make case…