The Canada Day Chair
A few summers ago, we took a trip to Niagara Falls. As we admired those magnificent waterfalls and had our fill of bustling amusement park rides, there was nonetheless a part of me that yearned petulantly for more faraway places – a remote jungle frontier or an ancient culture – the likes of which…
Meet the Peterborough Trailbuilders Association
Born of necessity, the Peterborough Trailbuilders Association (PTA) came to be during a time when the future of mountain biking at one of Peterborough’s most popular mountain biking trail networks was in question. Harold Town Conservation Area has been a popular mountain biking destination for several years now. However, in 2017, the popularity of…
How Do We Celebrate?
For thirty years, family and friends have gathered on July 1 to celebrate our granddaughter, Vanessa’s birthday. Nearly fifty attended last year. Most of us travel one, two, and more, hours one way for this special celebration. Vanessa, loves her giant birthday party. Being developmentally delayed, this year Vanessa must trust her parents to…
From My Front Porch
The female snapping turtles are still out and about looking for suitable places to lay their eggs. This always brings back a very fondly held memory. When we were very new residents of Millbrook, we invited old friends to come for a visit at this time of year. During that visit, a snapping turtle…
Common Ground – July 2020
“The summer comes with flower and bee….” Felicia Hemans Summer begins here in the valley when the baby phoebes fledge and fly away. The five of them flew away from their next on the top of a side porch pillar in mid-June. Phoebes have returned to this same spot every year for as long…
Lions Club Hosts Tribute to Heath Care Workers at Centennial Place
On Wednesday June 3rd, the Millbrook and District Lions Club hosted a tribute to the Health Care Workers at Centennial Place thanking them for working through these difficult times. If you have driven by Centennial Place recently you cannot help but see the signs of encouragement and thanks that adorn the perimeter of the…