FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard We welcome the busy and sometimes stressful month of December. As we move toward Christmas, well,...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard The month of November is waning in the tail lights now. Uxbridge and Toronto’s Santa Claus parades...

FAYE ASHTON Special to The Standard A few flakes of snow yesterday brought my thoughts to the Christmas Season. This year Christmas Eve...

Faye Ashton SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD This was a beautiful weekend gifted to us to finish up the last outdoor Fall chores. Looking ahead it...

November. The time of year when must of us are bagging leaves or mulching them when just a few short days ago they were being admired...

By Faye Ashton Welcome November. Remember to set the clock back on Saturday evening. We have enjoyed a glorious October weather month and...

by Faye Ashton Here we are celebrating a full moon on Friday. The hunter moon, so called because it is the season to hunt. In the blink...

by Faye Ashton I hope everyone had a pleasant and productive past week and wish you only the best as we journey into the later part of...

by Faye Ashton We just experienced one of the best Fall weeks in memory, so we were set for the nasty weather we are experiencing this...

by Faye Ashton This summer like weather is amazing. The monarch butterflies are still with us and the bumble bees and honey bees are...

by Faye Ashton Plan to attend the Bethesda-Reach W.I. dessert and fashion show, courtesy of Woods Clothing, at the Senior Centre...

By Faye Ashton What a fantastic week, weather-wise. Perfect and ideal for any outdoor project to complete. We welcome the autumn season...

by Faye Ashton Plan to attend the dessert and fashion show, hosted by the Bethesda-Reach Womens' Institite (W.I.), on Thursday,...

by Faye Ashton August has left many of us with uncertain feelings about the month. We always need rain for growing, but every day or...

By Faye Ashton How can it be that July is over? Was it all the rain and dreary weather which made us lose track of time? On our farm, we...

By Faye Ashton We’ve passed the middle of July, and I don’t know where the days have gone. Our farm needs lots of rain, unlike many...

By Faye Ashton A beautiful week this 1st of July week with a mixture of rain and sunshine. Could we ask for anything better? Journey to...

This beautiful month of June is almost spent welcoming July on Saturday. Last nights thunder/lightning storm gave the earth energy which...

Have you noticed how fast this first half of June has whizzed by? As I write this, the longest day of the year is only three days away....

That Strawberry full moon on Saturday was an awesome beginning to the summer season. Thankfully the temperature cooled to normal for this...