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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
How can such a beautiful month of May fly by so fast? Hopefully, our farmers will get some dry hay in storage during this long spell of...
The Standard
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
How beautiful and much needed was that rain! Love having a day to catch up on all the inside jobs which gather. Have you been to Otters...
The Standard
May 25, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
The May Days are slipping by quickly, this being the 15th already. How can the weather people predict frost for Tuesday and Wednesday...
The Standard
May 19, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Wasn't that a party! Thank you, staff and students, of Port Perry High School, for bringing us back one more time to relive our time...
The Standard
May 12, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers, and oh, what a beautiful job "They" did. This cooler weather has allowed the...
The Standard
May 3, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Well, wasn’t that a Summer/April? We enjoyed several days of 28-30 degree temperatures with the illusive winter sun shining down on us....
The Standard
Apr 21, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Spring-like weather has arrived this week. The snowdrops started to bloom just as the temperature dipped to -10 over a week ago, and the...
The Standard
Apr 13, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
March blew out like a lion, the same as it came in, cold and windy. Even though it seems cool, I noticed the grass on the sod farm and...
The Standard
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Spring is here, but this morning a beautiful fall of white stuff is gently coming down, taking us back again. Thinking of friends in our...
The Standard
Mar 29, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
March break has passed, and the first day of Spring, March 20th, blew in quite cool. Students will be back in class for almost two weeks...
The Standard
Mar 24, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Snow and more fluffy Snow. It all looks so beautiful as the sun sparkles on it. This is an interesting week as we celebrate the Ides of...
The Standard
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
The weather has played a significant role in our thoughts this past week with the huge dumping of snow we received on Friday evening, and...
The Standard
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Here we are entering the month of March. Will it come in like a lion or lamb? Guess we’ll know as this paper is printed. The Holstein...
The Standard
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
“We Got Snow” was written and recorded by Leah Daniels of Uxbridge, a beautiful country music artist. The video she stars in came to mind...
The Standard
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
What a beautiful sight to see the sun these past three days. We knew it was up there, but the snow, clouds, mist, and fog had kept it...
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Jan 19, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Happy New Year, Everyone. We are through our first week and into the second. Our students and teachers returned to school on Monday after...
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Jan 13, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
Well, I’m dreaming of a White Christmas revealed itself in spades this Christmas. I truly hope your Christmas plans didn’t get derailed...
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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
We welcome this openness to Winter in our area as we enter the first week of December. Our outdoor Christmas decorating has happened...
The Standard
Dec 8, 20221 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
We knew it would eventually happen! Some areas to the north of us got a double dose of snow and wind on Sunday morning, making driving...
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Nov 24, 20221 min read
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EPSOM & UTICA by Faye Ashton
We have been so blessed with perfect autumn weather, but we are back to reality with Sunday's snow. Children love it, skiers and...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read
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