Departments
Qigong: Going with the Flow
Qigong involves repeating exercises – some very simple and others much more rigourous – meant to get chi flowing. Specific exercises affect different areas of the body, allowing a practitioner to focus on particular problems and self-heal.
The Kids’ Table
For a while, we renamed it “The Employed Table,” but the retirees didn’t think that was very funny.
A Puzzling Conclusion: Winter 2012
Balancing imaginary eggs, Mr. Stuart, sidewalk chalk in Orangeville and an In The Hills Mini Mystery.
Letters – Our readers write: Autumn 2012
I thought In The Hills was just a magazine about B&Bs and real estate, but when I took a closer look, I really liked it and saw how passionate many people are about the issues in the area, especially environmental ones.
Whales, wheat and Wonderland
Alice’s True Adventure “There was never a March Hare, a Cheshire Cat, or a hookah-smoking caterpillar. The mushroom upon which the caterpillar sat, however, is real. The iconic Amanita muscaria,…
Kim Harcourt
Check out Kim’s work this fall on the North of 89 Studio Tour and at Holiday Treasures, Dufferin Country Museum.
Free Range Pig
I was hoeing the garden when Dillinger suddenly came around the henhouse, trotting along like he was on his way to the bank. He was sunburned and covered with dirt.
Our Favourite Picks for Autumn 2012
Our own highly selective “picks” of just some of the things that make life such a distinctive pleasure here in the hills.
Hockley Valley Coffee Roasters: In pursuit of the perfect cup
Tom Deans loves coffee so much, he decided to roast it himself!
The Perch
It is fair to say their discovery of a woman in the neighbourhood who traps raccoons, fixes floods, cleans the house and ploughs the driveway was also a revelation in its own way.
Dealing with a Nightmare: The 1947 Palgrave Fire
In the days before modern firefighting, nothing frightened a small community – or pulled it together more powerfully – than a major blaze. The 1947 Palgrave fire was one such case.



