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Off-trail on Snowshoes

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.

Nov 21, 2011

All Creatures Great and Small

Ursula hart offers a welcoming haven for abandoned animals

Nov 15, 2011

Bohemically Speaking!

“You, you of all people, Miss I’ve-got-to-change-my-clothes… at the slightest blemish and everything has to be matching?”

Oct 6, 2011

Empty plates

For many people in this community, need and desperation are a daily reality, and front-line workers at local food banks say the situation is growing worse.

Sep 9, 2011

Must do

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

Sep 9, 2011

Sharing work across generations

From my position, lying in the back seat of the car, it always seemed to take forever to get to my grandparents’ house just off Victoria Park Avenue in Toronto.…

Sep 9, 2011

Putting the Cart After the Horse

Soon we’re flying up the road. Had I worn a silk scarf, it would have been streaming out behind me.

Sep 9, 2011

Honey, there’s a porcupine in the house!

Slowly my brain started asking questions like, so who’s making the noise down there then?

Sep 2, 2011

Sounds of Silence

What is it about the country that evokes the most unbelievable deep sleeps, dreams and early morning rises?

Aug 23, 2011

Fall Fair Fare

The traditions of the annual agricultural fair were brought to Canada by British settlers.

Aug 19, 2011

Midway Delights

Jean Denison finds the Erin Fair’s Optimist fries hard to resist, but she can’t resist the church pies either.

Aug 19, 2011

Can she make an apple pie?

Pie judging is a complex, dirty job, but someone has to do it!

Aug 19, 2011