There’s a new sound of summer coming to the region known as Ontario’s Cottage Country and it totally gives a new meaning to the term; getting away from it all.
News is, council for Georgian Bay Township, with a year-round population of what should be a friendly, close, 2,499 –
I’m not much of a fan of incorporating too much of my personal life in my work. Part preservation of privacy and part the general idea that my home and away life isn’t interesting enough to jump off the page, I’ve tended to, and will in future, avoid peeling too
Life is a funny thing. It is a journey of extremes in terms of the full gamut of human emotions. It is filled with broad smiles and sometimes bitter tears.
The royal wedding last week of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was a great “time out” for us from the
I’ve been blessed – or simply lucky – to have healthy kids, but trust me, that fact isn’t something I ever take for granted. Still, even with great luck and wholesome genetics, even the healthiest children sometimes need tender loving care from the experts.
We lived in Ontario for a
(From May 27 – June 2nd issue)
Here is a nice story about the real and sometimes unreal world of television and production. Some time ago I did some work for a BBC television crew that was in the province. They were doing a story on the collapse of the
We all have that one summer job we will never forget. Mine (sorry mom, I know you hate this story) was the time I ran away and joined the circus. Truth be told, it wasn’t really the circus – it was a fair ground food-service company that travelled around the
“It won’t be long now.” That’s what former Premier Frank Moores used to say, but he wasn’t talking about the legalization of cannabis.
In just a month and a bit you are going to be able to sidle up to the counter in a number of locations in the province
(From the May 13-19 issue)
I felt for the council of Springdale a few weeks ago and the controversy over its decision not to paint the rainbow symbol on a town crosswalk to show support for the LGBTQ community.
The problem is the reaction to council’s “No” decision. The town
(From the May 13-19 issue)
It’s been quite the week. Now that hubby has returned to his regular Alberta rotation, it’s just the kids, dogs and I. Working full-time and being a solo parent is old hat to me by now, but you toss something odd into the mix –
I remember telling you a year or more ago that I no longer drove the Outer Ring Road in St. John’s when it was raining because that road, when wet, was simply too dangerous.
There are ruts in the Outer Ring that make it look like the old Oregon Trail