Recently, someone asked me, "When do you plan to retire?" I laughed, saying that…
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My summer success
The pool turned green. The grass turned yellow in blotches. We needed an extra blanket on our beds.…
Befuddled
I’m not sure if befuddled is a word or not, but my spell check doesn’t reject it, so…
Rash of barn fires hit the Guelph area in 1896 and 1897
Fire was a constant fear of 19th century property owners. Towns and villages maintained volunteer…
Unforeseen consequences of modern travelling
Now that the summer holiday season is ending, and the interruption caused by volcanic ash has been…
Zumba Me
You know I am often game for public humiliation. Not on purpose, but by misfortune and by my own…
Aberfoyle
Aberfoyle is a place that I have done gone went and not even been through for so many years that I…
The judge dealt harshly with convicted Guelph arsonists in 1897
Last week’s column described the burning of five barns in Guelph and Guelph Township in 1897…
Social mobility has slowed
From time immemorial North American culture has maintained that “anything is possible;”…
Student testing an important tool
For families with school-age children, the day after Labour Day marks the beginning of a New Year…
Done did it
Well, folks, I have done gone went and finally done did it. I have officially and finally moved my…
Kelly green envy
Size matters. That is especially true when it comes to today’s technological gadgets. I…
Planning for new Fergus Beatty plant began 100 years ago
The Beatty Brothers firm of Fergus was, by a large margin, the largest 20th century…
Hello, folks
Here I am once again, perkily perched before my computer, coming to you from a cozy corner rural…
The financial industry has become a terrible waste
Despite last year’s debacle in the stock and bond markets, young people graduating from…