Tag: May 2017
Easter Eggstravaganza!
The storm that arrived on Good Friday had organizers worrying about the practicalities of an Easter egg hunt in snowbanks, but by Sunday afternoon, the sun was shining and the ground had dried up…
Cameron Cycle
It’s an investment that has paid dividends for more than 45 years. In 1969, two brothers were given $4000 from their mother who had received it from an accident claim and told to use…
Community Care Celebrates Canada
Baxter Creek Golf Club hosted this year’s Community Care annual meeting featuring a birthday theme celebrating Canada’s 150th year last month and was opened with a rendition the national anthem delivered by Marion Guthrie…
Lunar Rhythm Gardens Takes the Traditional Approach to Farming in Janetville
It has been more than eight years since Jessica Foote returned home to her family farm on Gray Road in Janetville to launch her version of a modern day mixed farm incorporating new and…
Take Your Mother on a Studio Tour for Mother’s Day
Celebrate your mother by showing her some beautiful countryside and introducing her to local artists in their own studios during the Mother’s Day weekend. The Rolling Hills Studio Tour covers local venues featuring 12…
Get Out – Seeing is Believing? Not Necessarily!
It is always my intention with this column to excite and interest readers in exploring the great outdoors. There is never a guarantee that you will see anything interesting or exciting but there’s always…
Babble – Stung
We were wrapping up an idyllic wilderness trek two years ago when my youngest son stirred up the proverbial hornet’s nest. We had lagged behind his father and brother and somehow lost sight of…
“There’s No Place like Home” by the Millbrook Community Choir
Once again the Millbrook Community Choir will wrap up their season with a concert. This year the group will be celebrating Canada’s 150th with a concert called “There’s No Place like Home”, which takes…
Common Ground – Forsythia is Pure Joy
“Forsythia is pure joy. There is not an ounce, not a glimmer of sadness….in forsythia. Pure, undiluted, untouched joy.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh It is a toss-up this year as to what has been more…