Post-Christmas syndrome is a thing. I have it. It’s the realization that the best holiday on the…
Columns
Gas shortages, heavy bus/train traffic marked WWII holidays
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fergus Santa
I met up with Santa Claus at a coffee shop in downtown Fergus a few weeks ago. He was holding court…
Few details survive about Glenlamond saw mill
By 1860 seven dams had been constructed across the Grand in the Fergus and Elora area.
Merry flirting
The censorship of the holiday song Baby, it’s Cold Outside has me a little heated. Before I…
Uncovering the history of Elora’s Chinese laundry
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Bohemians
If I contributed anything of value to my children’s gene pool, I know it is a profound love of…
Four new churches dedicated in county in early 1864
1860 to 1875 marked a flurry of church construction, from one end of the county to the other
No mistletoe
Sometimes cynicism is a good thing, especially when I accept that it’s just pessimism without…
Home sick
You know what they say: the family that gets sick together, gets to stay home and be sick together.…
A Financial Explosion
The odds have shifted nowadays toward a more bearish endgame. What has happened is a…
Living longer
Almost all of us would like to live longer, and consequently, most make efforts to do so. As far…
To brake or not to brake
This month’s travel story deals with a head-on crash, a battle with an insurance company, and…
Short notice
It’s that time of year when people take summer holidays. It’s the time of year…
Death by acceleration, alcohol and apathy
Almost every time I watch the evening news, I see pictures of smashed cars, burned out …