My temporary solution to life’s challenges can be answered in two words: road trip. I…
Columns
Epidemic of barn fires in 1930 stirred fire marshal
Last week’s column described a few of the series of fires in Wellington County in the summer…
Fall has fallen
As I sit down before my computer tonight, I have just watched a beautiful sunset. The sky was the…
Migration
The migration of birds, both spring and fall, has always been a fascinating time for me. Why do…
Shopping
Shopping is something that I have grown to dislike. It once was a sort of social thing, as most…
Diverging policies
A key to understanding current economic trends can be found in the diverging policies of central…
J.B. Perry of Fergus penned most successful local book of 1920s
The 1920s and early 1930s was a period of great activity among writers in Wellington County. Those…
Marry up
We may not always eat dinner together as a family, but when we do have an opportunity to sit around…
A perfect day
It’s been a long winter, and there is more to come. When the cabin fever seeps in, I take…
The Overcast List
Nothing makes me feel more Canadian than the annual accounting ritual of filing my income tax. This…
Inundated
The weekend previous to the time of this writing, both my phone and e-mail were inundated by…
Unmanageable
So far banks in Canada have been well managed and have avoided getting into trouble. However, they…
Dragon lady
They say in marriage it is best not to rock the boat, but apparently it’s totally okay to…
Widowmakers
This past week, we had a strong wind that brought with it heavy thundershowers. I like…
The consensus view
The widespread, conventional view about the course of short-term comfort is that all is well…