Not too many of my readers will have had, as I, the pleasure of meeting Ivan. The Little Lady and I…
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It seems I am building my own version of Noah’s arc. I have no divine purpose, no big boat in…
Itinerant Gypsies sometimes ran afoul of the law
Few readers of this column have ever seen old-fashioned bands of Gypsies – or Roma, as they…
Hazard lights are flashing warnings for western democracies
In a working paper written by three senior staff economists for the Swiss-based Bank of…
Retirement
Recently, someone asked me, "When do you plan to retire?" I laughed, saying that…
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…