Gail Grant
Gail Grant is a freelance writer who lives in Palgrave.

Meet the Bathing Boomers
Jun 22, 2021Fashion or comfort? Caledon friends and swimwear designers Velvet Haney and Rachel Manley believe you can have both.

Bruce Wanless
Mar 31, 2021Humble beginnings for Bruce, who is considered one of lacrosse’s all-time great defensive players.

Friendship is the Secret to Longevity
Nov 24, 2020As we’re well aware, the Covid pandemic has taken a toll on both our connectivity and wellbeing, placing our social lives on semi-hold – but friends matter.

Alex Rodrigues
Nov 24, 2020This award-winning senior writes a newsletter for more than 400 of his peers.

From Soil to Table
Sep 18, 2020Vegetable grower extraordinaire Karen Hollingshead uses galvanized steel raised beds and water troughs to hold her 35 varieties of tomatoes and other gems.

Hanging Up My Apron
Sep 18, 2020After turning 70 Gail Grant found cooking a chore. Here’s how meal kits, poached eggs on toast and guilty-pleasure dinners have kept her happily fed.

Sigrid Wolm
Sep 18, 2020Sigrid Wolm may have closed her iconic kitchen store, but she’s far from ready to retire.

How to Find a Fairy House
Jun 25, 2020Keen eyes can spot a variety of fairy abodes secreted along the pathways in Palgrave and Dufferin Forests.

Herb Hastings
Jun 25, 2020Herb Hastings is an original member of the Achill Choral Society, is working on his 13th end-to-end trek of the Bruce Trail by hiking 30 to 50 kilometres every week.

The New Normal: Pill Dispensers and Replacement Parts
Mar 24, 2020Somehow I thought growing old would take longer.

Brenda Dolling
Mar 24, 2020Originally an elementary school teacher, Brenda encouraged her students to think critically about issues, including politics.

The Poker Club
Nov 22, 2019These men have been dealing each other in for 40 years and never missed a game.

‘The King of All Games’: Bridge
Nov 22, 2019From kitchen tables to international tournaments, in the pantheon of table games, bridge still rules.

Johnny Berger
Nov 22, 2019For octogenarian Johnny Berger, aging only means heli-skiing with a slower group.