I know Mother’s Day is supposed to be about my family doing nice things for me. But while I…
Opinion
The proposal
One of the best parts of my job is writing for Wellington Weddings, a magazine dedicated to one of…
Eliminating burial plots to save trees
Burial plots needed There are not many places left in Fergus to bury the dead. With one undeveloped…
Bank holdup created excitement in Morriston in 1931
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
John Connon remembered for photography, history book
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Living longer
Almost all of us would like to live longer, and consequently, most make efforts to do so. As far…
Pine Siskin
Pine siskins (Spinus pinus) don’t often appear in urban gardens, so I was a little bit…
Just looking
The weekend prior to our first snowfall I took off to our son’s family farm, which is…
Year’s end
The just past year is coming to an end and the next just about to start its beginning.…
Free speech
Sir Winston Churchill in 1946 said, "We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the…
Country music
I’m back to listening to country music again. In my younger days, eons and eons ago, it was…
Proud Canadian
Not often do I not find the time to do what I usually like to do, but this week happens to be one…
They’re back
The phone rang quite early just the other morning. I’m an early morning riser, and I’d…
Smile pile
Periodically, when I’m a little busy, when time runs out, and a deadline lurks, my thinker…
Bat house workshop
This past Saturday, as you all will now know, I was away almost all of the day. I was dragged…