Last weekend was a fun weekend for me. We had a slight break in the cold winter weather and I was…
Bits and Pieces
Rich man, poor man
Because of the length of time that I have scribbled my thoughts for the Advertiser, I now get ample…
Life is short
I was rooting through a bundle of old papers this past weekend, getting them ready to be shredded…
Olive Cox
At 11am on April 7, 2014, at Speedside United Church, we gather to give thanks to God for the life…
Read history
Do parliamentarians not read history? Are they not willing to learn from others’ mistakes?…
Quebec separation
Quebec separation – what a bunch of nerds! In my estimation, I feel this is nothing more than…
Education
Boy oh boy, have these past few days ever been an interesting time for me. I guess it kind of…
Avian infidelity
Never before have I ever had a column written for me by a once-was country neighbour, a lifetime…
Fergus and Elora experienced fires in May of 1930
Earlier in 2014 this column noted fires seem to occur in clusters. This week’s column deals…
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…
Memories flow freely
Years roll by and memories flow freely, yet it is difficult to realize that it’s been a full…
Three strikes, out!
This winter’s white stuff came down in unlimited drifts, and this spring’s clouds of…
Rainbow’s end
In a younger year, I was often told of a pot of gold that waited at the rainbow’s end. But…
Summer is here
It is hard to believe that though winter has gone, summer is here. Whatever happened to spring? It…
Wardrobe malfunction
I can’t recollect, but it must have been Friday the 13th; otherwise, how could so many…