Living on her own on an isolated farm, Jill Williams can entertain herself. It can often seem not worth the effort to travel her long driveway that meanders through the majestic Baxter Creek pine plantation off Zion Line to make it to civilization when the weather is bad, so when… Continue reading
Working on a farm is not only a lesson in hard work, it is a lesson in life. Here are the top 5 lessons I have learned from farmers. Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life: There’s a reason farming is a lifelong career… Continue reading
If you have used an ancestry kit, or watched a favorite crime series, you know that the use of DNA (or deoxyribonucleic acid) is more mainstream today than it was 20 years ago. DNA is the set of biological instructions unique to every organism. Although DNA’s chemical structure is the… Continue reading
“August’s harvest is rich, with all the heat-loving crops coming into full productivity…” Bob Thomson, The New Victory Garden I’m choosing to be positive about the garden in August. The trials of the spring with its late snow and frozen tomatoes have been consigned to the past. I have almost… Continue reading
The rains following the earlier hot, dry weather have been an absolute blessing for the trees, especially since they were so stressed by the Gypsy Moth caterpillars. In fact the new leaves that have sprung out on the trees have made me think we were having a second spring. The… Continue reading
Dennis Vanderspek of Millbrook has won the 2021 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel for his wonderful novel A Is for Everyone! From among the many dozens of delightful books submitted for the contest, Vanderspek’s novel eventually rose to the top. In his encomium for the novel, contest judge… Continue reading
In my garden, buds swell fatter and fatter. The process is slow, requires patience. Finally, the opening. A majestic splash of colour greets me. The flower’s exquisite beauty sparkles with the morning dew. We’ve had a long Covid journey. Our re-opening is also a slow process. When we entered phase… Continue reading
It’s hard to believe this relaxed canine is the same animal who, while being transferred to its new home, ran terrified from its new Millbrook owners and spent five weeks evading capture as it crossed large swathes of unfamiliar territory. The dog was eventually located outside Pontypool. These days it… Continue reading
All branches of OSM Public Library have opened to the public as of the beginning of the week of July 6th under COVID-19 protocols and restrictions. Keene Branch: Tues & Thurs 12 – 8:00 pm and Saturday 11 am to 4:00 pm. Bailieboro Branch: Tues & Thurs 1 – 7:30… Continue reading
