FERGUS – In its 58th year, the 2019 Barbarian Cup will be held at Victoria Park in Fergus on…
Prom night
It cannot be easy to be my child. I am not the mother that many of my amazing mom friends are; the…
Crime of the Week
PUSLINCH – At about 5:45am on Feb. 6, 2019, someone stole a white, 1998 Chevy 1500 pickup…
Rolling Stones
Surely this is a divine sign that my rock ’n’ roll dreams are coming true. The Rolling Stones…
Download
Everyone has bad days. When I vent to the Carpenter about life’s challenges, it is a total…
Earworm
The term earworm describes a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person’s mind. …
Unconditional
A note for my children: please don’t buy me a gift on Mother’s Day. Unless you can have the…
Child care
Construction continues at the Wellington Place Child Care and Learning Centre in Aboyne. The new…
Rain
When I first saw it, it looked like a clump of mud and grass that might have fallen off the…
Bad mood
I arrived home from work one Friday evening in a very bad mood. I was dragging home baggage that…
Secrets
My husband and I have never kept secrets from each other. Until now. Imagine how I felt when the…
Nineteen
People tell you that time will pass quickly. One day you’ll look back and wonder how life moved…
Guy time
After a week of feeling discombobulated, sleep deprived and basically like a zombie with an…
Discombobulated
Discombobulated is a good word. I like it. It describes me quite well in the days following…
Gala
Once a year the Carpenter and I get dressed up fancy and go out. Together. In public. Our annual…