Sanctuary Innerwear 2021
Anna Lukai’s Sanctuary Innerwear product line was one of five Canadian companies out of 191 around the globe recognized for leading the charge towards sustainable textile production. To full appreciate the quality of her products, visit her stall at the Millbrook Farmers’ Market, or her website at www.sanctuaryinnerwear.com .
Hay Fields Make More Than Pretty Pictures
Despite that late May snowfall, the hay season arrived early this year and by now most local farmers have already taken their “first cut” of this ubiquitous crop. Some years conditions allow as many as three cuts of hay in the season, but the first one is the most valuable, with the most protein…
Community Care Seeking Volunteer Drivers
Do you love to drive and have a few hours during the day to spare once or twice a week? Community Care Peterborough needs reliable, caring drivers willing to transport its clients to medical appointments or social and recreational activities within the City and County of Peterborough, and destinations in the nearby towns and…
The Good With the Bad
Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I realize I really am a glass-half-empty kind of guy. The lack of rain and the devastation being caused by the gypsy moth caterpillars are only bringing home to me this depressing fact more and more clearly. Lisa Stefaniak’s wonderful column last month (A Village…
Questions
I’ve been reading about Justice Murray Sinclair, the new chancellor of Queen’s University. What an amazing human being. Beginning with his valedictory address at high school graduation to this latest prestigious appointment at Queen’s, his list of achievements is endless. As I read the article about this wonderful man who is aboriginal the following…
Metamorphosis
I’m not talking about what those dreaded caterpillars have done or will turn into; I’m talking about us humans, as we evolve on this planet in the wake of the pandemic. Let me share some pre-Covid, age-old advice from my friends: On how to get things done: Find a guy, write a cheque. Courtesy Jill…