This past week, we had a strong wind that brought with it heavy thundershowers. I like…
Bits and Pieces
The guiding philosophy
The guiding philosophy of the investment business should be the maintenance of integrity. Without…
Back-to-school shopping
The first rule of back-to-school shopping is this: I do not want to look like the moms in those…
Crazy and hazy
It was one of those hot and windless mid-August mornings. Not a bird in sight; not even the…
Sold
The auction sale, aforementioned, in the swaybacked building at the end of the once-was Royal…
Chicken tractor
During the last week of August, something new was added to our landscape. It has been dubbed…
Nature’s harvesters
Outside our ground floor bathroom window, about three or four feet from the glass, grows a…
Fronch porch thoughs
The query that surfaces frequent, I don’t question why who…
Canada 2015
From a far-western reader come comments quite frequently, and with the federal election cresting…
Never too old
Hey! Hey! Hey! You’re not going to believe this, but you are never too old to learn. I got…
Generation gap
This past summer, I had some long-time friends drop in to see me. Their intention was to pick up a…
Fall colours
Not often this late in the season do you get the opportunity of soaking up the sunshine while…
Fall tour
Each year, since I have moved from Fergus, my former stomping grounds, I have managed to get back…
Crazy and lazy
Tailing the last days of October, the weather showed up unbelievably warm. It was reminiscent of…
Signs of fall
Halloween came and Halloween went, but not many ghosts and goblins were about, ‘cause it…