Modern art reminds us of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Stories. There, it took a small boy…
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Easter Bunnies
You are not going to believe this, but the Easter Bunny came to our house Easter Sunday. It has…
Birds are back
Due to the topsy-turvy ups and downs of the weather, the birds have been slow coming back to our…
Fencing
Fencing has always been a real problem up here in stony country, but in my eyes that all changed…
Birthday blues
It goes without saying that men and women view birthdays differently. Everything from the gift to…
A turning point
Clearly, the economy now is at a major turning point; what economists call “an inflection…
Devoid of meaning
Nowadays we seem to focus on price inflation, even though at the moment it appears to be subdued.…
Failed 1886 Palmerston bank heist landed local man in penitentiary
The working lives of Wellington County’s bankers, normally routine and uneventful, have…
Little bitty tear
“A little bitty tear let me down, spoiled my act as a clown, I had it made up not to make a…
Trip to Elora reunion resulted in tragedy, trial for Mount Forest man
During the first quarter of the 20th century many municipalities held reunions, aimed at bringing…
Beyond midnight
On occasion, sleep is sometimes evasive. Mine is quite often broken by the incessant call of…
On thin ice
I have a conspiracy theory related to the freakishly warm winter weather we have been enjoying this…
Meningitis the probable cause of mysterious death in 1873
In the 1860s and 1870s the monthly fairs held in several of the towns in Wellington County were…
Boosting the economy
Even though the economy basically has stalled, it is still possible that it can be revived before…
Using cash
It is well known that companies in Canada are piling up cash. How that hoard is used remains an…