Consumer loyalty is at best “a sometime thing.” There is all kinds of evidence to…
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The eye of the soul
I sat at my computer, my fingers fluttering aimlessly above the keys, with my brain frozen and…
Renegade gardner
The little folding table that stands stock stiff beside my favourite perching place is stacked…
Community spirit
We are lucky to live in Wellington County, in our hamlets, villages and towns. Ignore the taxes.…
Historic cemetery in Eramosa was established in 1873
The countryside of Wellington County is dotted with dozens of old cemeteries. Most are no…
Going to jail?
What would you do to your grandmother if she insisted on warning you against entering a certain…
Garage sale
Whoops, sorry, I just lied to you. It wasn’t a garage sale – it was a carport sale.…
Road Trip
There has been a lot of talk lately about dangers of driving while text messaging. Mobile phones…
Unpopular Pilkington couple was stripped, tarred in 1872
It is a sad fact of life that some people manage to annoy their neighbours through their actions or…
Greater use of judgement
Long ago, bands of English artisans, Luddites, rioted against mechanization and destroyed…
Making choices
Many must share responsibility for our present economic troubles. The financial community is among…
Romeo, oh Romeo
My life is a Shakespearian comedy. Take last Friday morning, for example. Everything was going…
Lessons learned in the heat
Just sitting in the heat a few days ago turned me from the happy, uncomplaining fellow most people…
Homesick
Would you believe it? Could you believe it? I am already homesick and I haven’t yet…
Elora firemen hosted huge convention in 1934
For the past 15 years, people have enjoyed Elora’s old-fashioned Dominion Day celebrations on…