Departments

• 

  Letters to the Editor

  By Signe Ball

  Departments, Letters, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  Letters published in the WINTER 2011 edition of In The Hills magazine.

• 

  Motor cars, canines and capitalism

  By Douglas G. Pearce

  Countryside Digest, Departments, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  In a move reminiscent of the infamous family-planning measures introduced in 1976, residents of Shanghai are only allowed one dog per household.

• 

  10 comments

  Susan Mein

  By In The Hills

  Artist in Residence, Departments, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  A self-taught artist who began painting at an early age, Susan’s slightly naïve style adds extra charm to her nostalgic interpretations of rural life, which include scenes from here in the hills.

• 

  Must Do

  By In The Hills

  Departments, Must Do, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  A highly selective guide to the picks of the winter season in the Hills of Headwaters.

• 

  1 comment

  The Food of Love

  By Nicola Ross

  Departments, Homegrown in the Hills, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  Bridgitte says chocolate is also great brain food. It can shift your consciousness, making you feel better. “But,” she warns, “brain-activating chemicals are very heat sensitive.”

• 

  Powering down

  By Bethany Lee

  Departments, Headwaters Nest, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  Blankets are shared and campfire conviviality fills the room. Winter campout is on – indoors!

• 

  Show us the money!

  By Ken Weber

  Departments, Historic Hills, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  There were new markets, an expansion in available goods, new opportunities and, above all, a new lifestyle: people here had become connected to the outside world.

• 

  Off-trail on snowshoes

  By Nicola Ross

  Departments, Good Sport, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  We’d warmed up with a short hike down to a kettle lake covered in untrodden snow. We couldn’t resist the temptation to make tracks, so we crossed the lake enjoying the silence and the warm sunshine.

• 

  A Puzzling Conclusion

  By Ken Weber

  Departments, Puzzles, The Current Issue

  November 21, 2011

  Window repair in Shelburne, Cattle Rustlers in East Luther, Something for the Kids at the Redickville WI, After School in Caledon East and Variations on a Theme in Palgrave.