I found the ultimate Christmas gift for the Carpenter this year. I had outdone myself. Wife of the…
Opinion
Left out
Those of us who are middle-aged or even older increasingly are being left out of the mindset of…
To market, to market
“To market, to market, to buy a fat pig …” So goes a junior school nursery rhyme…
Pillow talk
Insomnia is something I struggle with often. It’s the nature of my busy mind and sharing a…
Once bitten
The slap didn’t hurt, but the smear of blood across my skin was a sure sign of victory. He…
Busy and buzzy
Springtime is a really active time here on Westwind Farms. The moment the sun pops its nose up over…
Shortchanged
One by one the independent stock investment firms are disappearing. This trend has been going…
Hillburgh’s Exchange Hotel became a local landmark
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Great Lakes
We in Ontario have been blessed in so many ways that we sometimes overlook how fortunate we truly…
Fergus viewed liquor duties as tax on essential food
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Love trumps loss
Not all funerals are sad. Sometimes a death in the family brings with it long over-due forgiveness…
Unpatriotic
As has occurred time and time again, the contemporary generation looks askance at the younger,…
Women’s Institutes: the county’s most significant volunteer group
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Killer Queen
Two things you should know about me as we head into 2017: first, I have every intention of taking…
Municipal tax increases
Predictable, steady increases No one likes taxes, but no one likes having a pot hole-filled road,…