As this is the final column of 2021, let me wish all of you a Christmas filled with the true meaning of Christmas. Never mind, we keep...

You know when you are advised to dress in layers if you are going on a hike or being out all day? That’s the way you needed to dress this...

Is it winter, is it spring? You never know from hour to hour, it seems. The forecaster predicts this is the way winter 2021-2022 will be,...

Well, that’s over with, that, referring to the first big snowfall which fell all day Sunday. Sure is pretty and fortunately there was not...

Lots of farmers are still harvesting, trying to beat winter, and I think they will win this year. Although we have had a few small...

Well, we are now past the middle of November and possibly set for winter now, at least a taste. My lawn is cut for the last time, the...

In last week’s column, I mentioned coming frost might get my dahlias before you read that edition, and so it came to pass! On Thursday...

Just when my garden was getting dry enough to work in, it rains again. The water table should be well up this fall in preparation for...

What a shock to our systems as it has suddenly turned cold! We have been blessed so far in having such lovely weather past weeks, and...

This week I was planning on taking a drive through the country to photograph the changing colours. But on closer inspection, the trees...

Thanksgiving! Is it just a day, or should it be a lifestyle? At present, many people feel they have nothing to be thankful for and...

Autumn days are upon us! Over the last few days, many of the trees have been noticeably changing colour. I am tempted to say “autumn...

To start, here is a great quote: Laugh your heart out, dance in the rain. Cherish the moment, ignore the pain Live, Laugh, love, forgive...

A beautiful week and weekend, the last one of summer so someone reminded us. And this week brings loads of rain according to the forecast...

Does anyone else feel that time is passing too rapidly? Here it is, by the time you read this, already past the middle of September. A...

The morning temperatures certainly have fallen; autumn is on its way. Still, I can’t believe that summer is over. Hot as it was for so...

Here we are in September and another holiday coming up. For most young people school started this week, and I am sure it is both an...

Another hot week, in so many ways! The Federal election kicked off; the COVID numbers have doubled, fires are still burning, hurricanes...

Almost every day, we can give thanks that we live where we do in Ontario, Canada. We haven’t had to contend with fire or flood, although...

It has been an exciting week in various parts of the world and for different reasons. The forest fires are still raging in BC, destroying...