Tag: October 2017
Last Market October 22
It’s hard to believe that we’re down to our last regular market of the year. While we were off to a cold and rainy start this year, the recent heat wave has happily extended…
Common Ground – October
“Among the peaceful harvest days An Indian Summer comes at last.” Adeline Dutton Train Whitney There has been no frost here yet this season. Apparently Indian summer is technically the warm period following…
Millbrook & Area Garden Club’s October Meeting
With the copious spring and summer’s rains all kinds of interesting fungi have appeared in area gardens and woodlands. Come and learn more about this often overlooked fantastic world from Irka Dyczok who is…
A Peek Inside Mother Nature’s Medicine Cabinet
Fall is, traditionally, the best season for hiking (although this year has been stifling!). Nonetheless, getting out to enjoy the fall colours will no doubt be a focus for many in the coming months.…
NASA may build a magnetic shield for colonizing Mars
Mars lies at an average distance from Earth of 225 million kilometers. But the latest idea for making the Red Planet habitable for humankind seems even further out. The problems that must be surmounted…
Is Screen Time Safe for Young Children?
This summer brought a house full of young grandchildren and the discovery that the television was magical in keeping little ones quiet while others still slept. However, each time I reached for the remote,…
Maybe It’s in the Ink
Last week I led a workshop titled “Speaking from the Heart.” The participants were people who read scripture during worship. We had a grand time talking about the many different translations of the Bible…