After 80 summers, one sees life in hindsight, often sauntering through the sub-cellars of the mind,…
Bits and Pieces
Christmas 2013
The seasons they come and the seasons they go, and by the time this article is searched for and…
Happy New Year
By the time you unfold the paper you’re now reading, 2013 will have come and gone and 2014…
January 2014
I’m at the age that has allowed me to see quite a number of Januaries flick by, yet on…
Resolutions
It may be a little late to suggest making a New Year’s resolution, but I hope a few have been…
Snow, again
“Snow, snow, go away, come as drops of rain in the month of May.” That was my sentiment…
The porcelain parlour
I am getting lazy in my old age; the complications of nasty weather and the lingering darkness in…
Busy and fun
This past week has been a busy and fun week for me. Although it has been snowing and blowing all…
Kill or cure
I don’t know whether I’m just getting bitchy in my older years, or it could be…
Fond memories
Mid-afternoon, just after my noon snooze, I was sitting looking out the second-floor large picture…
One day closer
Even though Wiarton Willy, the white woolly ground hog weather predictor’s sleepy eyes, did…
The smell of food
I don’t think there is anything more pleasant than walking, on a cold, cold winter day, into…
Election time
Whether it be spring or fall, election time is hovering on the horizon. With more than 50 per…
Snap, crackle and pop
Snap, crackle and pop is not my cereal popping when I pour milk on it, nor is it the before-bedtime…
Billions and millions
Wow! What a beautiful morning! Although you won’t be reading this until two weeks down the…