Opinion

Where there is one, there are usually more. That was the advice handed down in the truck as we headed off to practice. A good-sized buck ambled across the road not far from our farm.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

His face said it all. Crushed.  Sad. Grateful. Lost. It was over. And with it, a very beautiful piece of his generous, joyful essence that I unabashedly adore. 

ONTARIO – As Ontario farmers prepare to gather for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s Annual General Meeting next week, it’s a natural time to reflect on the year behind us.

It was a long shot, but when the soccer ball landed in the dog kennel it was time to pay up.

I heard the snap and the immediate ping, but I lost sight of it as it flew through the air like a meteor. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

Right on schedule, our daughter’s wisdom teeth were removed last week. All four of them. 

Yet again, serious accidents have occurred in the valley of Highway 6 where it intersects Wellington Road 22 and 8th line.

There is a large Maple tree in our front yard that has yet to fully shed its leaves, but it’s a matter of days.