It is Christmas time, I know, and many of your homes will be flowing with the sweets we all…
Bits and Pieces
New arrivals
From cold, cold to warm, warm, the weather switched almost overnight. It was from heavy jackets and…
Braggin’ time
It’s braggin’ time again, and I can’t quite believe it, but 52 more weeks have…
Ready Fox
It has been quite a few years since I last saw a red fox running free in the wild, but it happened…
Muriel Megan
The Wall-Custance death notice read “Smith, Muriel M. (nee Hopkins) of Guelph, passed away…
Fledglings
“There’s a bluebird on our windowsill, there’s a rainbow in the sky.” That…
Birthdays
Birthdays come and birthdays go, and by the time this article is tucked neatly into your rural…
Chukar partridge
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, and it did just that this past weekend. Chukie, a…
Bare with me
Living as I now do, just west of Markdale, caused a little concern when I first heard that a bear…
BST Day
For those of you on the fringes of my readers’ circle who can’t quite understand what…
Kill or cure
I don’t know whether I’m just getting bitchy in my older years, or it could be…
Spring is late
Spring is late; summer is on its way. It was the fifth day of May and yet it was the first day that…
Wow, what a weekend!
Wow! What a weekend – a better time could not be had! It all started out at my 80th birthday…
Letting go
As 2014 wraps up, I realize that the best way to put it behind me is to reflect on it, learn from…
They’re back
The past couple of days have been a rather interesting time for me. The weather has finally warmed…