Columns

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

This Christmas, the gift that I’m most grateful for was not one wrapped and placed under the tree. Things didn’t make this holiday special for me; friends did. Kindness and inclusion are the acts that I will remember.

Dear Santa, I think we need to talk about what happened last Christmas. As you know, there was no Toyota 4Runner in my driveway on Christmas morning. I thought we had an understanding? 

Everything about being out in the world this time of year screams, “Be merry, be jolly.” 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

There is a quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi: “If you don’t ask, you don’t get it.” I’m not sure that was Gandhi’s exact wording, and I’m not sure he would appreciate my use of the phrase, but I thought I’d test this theory out with my spouse this Christmas. 

Sometimes when I’m out and about and encounter a parent/parents with a newborn baby I “ooh” and “aah” about the beautiful child – what newborn isn’t the cutest baby in Canada? – then I ask if its their first one and how it’s going, and whether they are getting any sleep, etc.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

I am so glad you weren’t here to see this. I’m glad nobody saw it. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

When I won an award for programming, somehow I felt more disappointed than proud. I felt as though I didn’t deserve it. 

I didn’t attend the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto. It wasn’t in the budget.

Love of money

The Carpenter and I are about to be townies again. We’re packing up our life on the farm, we’ve re-homed all our feathered friends (honestly the hardest part of all), and we’re moving back to the town where we first landed in Wellington County 23 years ago.