Let’s Learn a New Habit – It will be fun

This year as Thanksgiving approaches, I am thinking about giving thanks for people beyond my family and friends. An entire web of people surrounds me, some paid, many volunteers, who make my life easier. Store clerks are first on my list. Last week, I was in Peterborough’s “Independent” grocery store,… Continue reading

Millbrook Library Hosts Local Fibre Art Show

The textile pieces in the upcoming show at the Millbrook branch of the CM Libraries bear no resemblance to your great aunt’s handiwork that you may have stashed somewhere in your attic. These are modern pieces of art, reflecting the ingenuity, skill and imagination of their creators who call themselves… Continue reading

Local Weight Loss Group Hosts Weight Loss Queen

Darlene Gauweiler understands the frustration of those struggling to lose those last ten or fifteen pounds.  She shed 144 pounds over two years, but it took another entire year to lose those last ten pounds.  Darlene will be speaking at a free open event at the Millbrook Take Off Pounds… Continue reading

Common Ground – October 2024

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”              F. Scott Fitzgerald We haven’t had a lot of crispness yet as I write this towards the end of September. There were three or four cold nights when I wrapped up the hot peppers at night. But after… Continue reading

Learn to Twirl with National Baton Corps

Visitors to the Millbrook Farmers’ Market last month were treated to a display of grace and athleticism from members of the National Baton Corps. This non-profit organization has been operating for more than 40 years, and offers recreational and competitive baton twirling and pomp pom (think cheerleading) lessons for girls… Continue reading

4th Line Theatre hosts  Women in the Military Reminiscence

4th Line Theatre’s Managing Artistic Director Kim Blackwell invites members of the community to join her and playwright Maja Ardal, to share stories, memories and reminiscences on the topic of women in the military. Ardal (The Hero of Hunter Street, Wishful Seeing) is developing a play about the history and… Continue reading