Author: The Millbrook Times
Local Group Spreading Some Virtual Dust and Authentic Good Cheer
Less than two weeks ago, Julie Brotherstone Hartwick was inspired to start a group to make surreptitious deliveries to local women in the community to brighten their days and embrace the joy of giving.…
Millbrook Community Care
Look what some of the Millbrook Community Care clients are doing to keep active during quarantine. These ladies are keeping fit while doing chair yoga in own home! Great job ladies – good for…
Local Decorator Helps Boost Homes Style and Appeal
After ten weeks of isolation staring at our four walls, most of us have discovered everything that bugs us about our current home. Despite this current dissatisfaction, few of us are prepared to part…
Louise Bedford at The Valley Shoppe
With young children at home and no daycare available, Louise Bedford has developed an online presence that has allowed her to come to her shop on Saturdays only, when eager customers pick up their…
How are Downtown Merchants Faring during the Lockdown?
It took a few weeks for most businesses to absorb the impact of the province-wide shut down when it took hold mid-March. Not surprisingly, some businesses have been able to adapt and find ways…
Making Time to Spend Outside Means Making Lifelong Memories
When I think about most of my vivid childhood memories, they have one thing in common: those memories took place outside. I remember running through the sprinkler in our backyard, going to pick strawberries…
Who Needs a Mortgage Agent?
When people are investing $200,000, they almost always seek professional advice before making a move. Brian Field wonders why they don’t take the same precautions when they are borrowing a similar amount. When looking…
Making a Bath
A few years back, my world, as I knew it, fell apart. Systems I had believed supported me suddenly let me down and things I had once thought defined me had to be let…
Susan Tung’s Next Adventure
On Valentine’s Day, local restaurateur Susan Tung held a “soft launch” of her new restaurant on Hunter Street in Peterborough, even as she worked through the completion of her degree in Education. Shortly after,…