On Monday, the Fraserville Post Office was reopened across the street from its former location which closed in November 2021 after the building in which it was housed was sold. The new address is 1264 County Rd. 28 in Fraserville. At the helm is new postmaster Dan Earle who is… Continue reading
With sadness, the Millbrook & Area Garden Club executive has decided, after an amazing 30-year run, to close its doors. The garden club was founded by Millbrook resident Loretta Pompilio in in the summer of 1992. After her tragic death in the spring of 1997, the club continued on under… Continue reading
“Ah, shall winter mend your case Set your teeth the wind to face Beat the snow down, tread the frost All is gained when all is lost.” William Morris The days are finally getting noticeably longer and both garlic and onions have green shoots inside. Potatoes in the pantry are… Continue reading
“So when some dear joy loses Its beauteous summer glow Think how the roots of roses Are kept alive in the snow” Alice Cary Snow we certainly did have in a freak snowstorm towards the end of November. The grey skies and bleak landscape are bad enough without early deep… Continue reading
Journeys, the outreach and social justice working group of St Thomas’ Anglican Church, Millbrook, is sponsoring a day-long seminar dealing with the reality of rapid climate change. Entitled “Climate Change: What Can I Do?” the event will take place on Saturday, November 5th, at the Anglican Parish Hall, 16 Centre… Continue reading
“November glooms are barren.” William Ernest Henley It turns out that I spoke too soon about the ladybug swarming. Here in the valley we had at least four days of it. It was moderate level ladybug swarming this year. In past years there was usually one day of overwhelming prisoner… Continue reading
“Obstacles don’t block the path. They are the path.” Buddhist proverb The rituals of fall are well under way here in the valley. The chimney has been cleaned and the kitchen wood stove taken apart and cleaned. And my least favourite part of that process, putting the cleaned pipes back… Continue reading
“I am His Highness’ dog at Kew; Pray tell me sir, whose dog are you?” (Engraved on the Collar of a dog which I gave to His Royal Highness) Alexander Pope I was thinking about Kew recently when I read that those amazing wonders of nature, Amazonian water lilies, have… Continue reading
“…summer comes with flower and bee.” Mrs Hemans The heavy rains in May have resulted in the best and easiest vegetable garden I have had in many years. I have done almost no watering and everything I planted seems to be not only growing but doing exceptionally well. How often… Continue reading
