I love this time of year, when everything around us is festive, and people tend to be friendly and cheerful. I also enjoy all the special...

I’m seeing lots of people coming back to the gym after being off over the pandemic. I applaud their effort to get back to the gym....

Who says being a senior means you can’t travel like you’re young by Tina Y. Gerber by The Standard | December 2nd, 2021 Podcast...

This marks the third year I have had the pleasure of hosting the Santa Claus parade in Scugog, and I am really looking forward to it. The...

As I look out my door, I see most of the leaves have fallen, the nights are very chilly, and there truly is frost on the pumpkins. As the...

I had a taste two Saturdays ago of how life used to be. The Scugog Memorial Library is featuring an exhibition of mine, and Saturday was...

I recently had the pleasure of having Geoff Carpentier on my television show and was so impressed by his travel tales; I thought I would...

At this time of year, we expect the woods to be pretty quiet, with only the rustling of windblown leaves and the occasional chirp of a...

I have noticed that not every country wears poppies on Remembrance Day. It made me wonder where and how the idea originated. Remembrance...

In this world of speed and constant acceleration, I needed to take a break after my Mother’s death! The challenge of living in this...

It seems today many people I talk to are afflicted with back pain. It ranges in severity depending on the individual. What I am referring...

Recent announcements and proposals from provincial politicians regarding employment rules have been encouraging. Last week, the Ontario...

At last, it has happened. After two years and one month of being earthbound, I have finally flown again, four times. The only concern I...

Each autumn, I marvel at the annual bird migration, as it is an exciting time of year. The nesting season is over, and the babies have...

I just finished watching a film called ‘Denial’, in which a professor was sued for discriminating against an activist. The interesting...

Getting older can seem like a daunting task: deepening wrinkles, grey hair, pronounced laugh lines, forgetfulness, and the need to grab...

Whether it’s sitting to watch TV or driving to work, these minutes add up! Sitting is an epidemic, and we must find ways to break the...

Obviously, through my career, two of my strongest art forms have been writing and photography. However, recently, I’ve rediscovered the...

Many of us have travelled extensively, and something I always look for when I’m in lineups at airports is other people’s passports. I am...

I am about to finish another turkey sandwich while reading a report by Visual Capitalist, a firm out of Vancouver. It deals with the...