So long July, you most beautiful of months, you. Thanks for a great birthday, for introducing me to amazing people, for unexpected adventures and for the reminder that I have an amazing community around me. It’s been fun.
Columns
Civic Holiday in 1870s had community purpose
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Christian Kloepfer dominated Guelph business sector
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Sliver
I stepped out of the shower onto the soft, luxurious mat and immediately felt the pain of something sharp pierce the ball of my foot. Ouch.
Ducky
Well-meaning friends and colleagues have told me throughout my life that I need to stop worrying and learn to let things go, like water rolling off a duck’s back. Let the opinions and actions of others roll right off my back.
Christian Kloepfer a forgotten Guelph businessman
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Deconstructing failure
Failure is a charged word that every person has experience with.
A nasty letter from an ‘important man’ in 1844
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Ninth
On the ninth day of the seventh month of a year where Simon and Garfunkel topped the charts singing about bridges over troubled water, I entered the world with a smile on my face and a wink at the doctor (because I was boy crazy right out of the gate).
Retro beat
A recent trend caught my attention in a way that made me laugh, yet also made me uncomfortable.
Summer of 1954 a lively one for north Wellington
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Grief: Looking at the world from the inside out
One of the ways we have learned to cope with things that are tough is through denial.
Gord
In the barn, where our farm glamping guests gather for morning coffee, we have a metal cutout of the silhouette of Gord Downie, the late frontman for Canada’s rock band, The Tragically Hip. I bought it from an artist in Harriston.
Thieves hit Russell and Steele stores twice in six months
One of the consequences of the widespread popularity of motor cars and improved roads in the 1920s was the appearance of a new type of criminal: the thief who used a getaway car.
Princess
I never thought I’d describe my spouse, the Carpenter, as a Disney Princess, but if the tiara fits ...