Leisure

George Knowles is tempted to plant frost hardy vegetables early.

Liz Knowles pays tribute to the unsung early bloomers: lilies and hellebores.

George Knowles enjoys digging in the garden early in the spring. And he finds some treasure: parsnips!

Snowdrops are another one of my passions. There is no better harbinger of spring. By Liz Knowles

George Knowles values his vegetable gardening tools. He writes about “the tried and true friends that have stayed with me.”

GARDENING AT LARKSPUR HOLLOW — A relatively mild winter and this week’s record breaking temperatures have brought everything on in the garden in a rush. By Liz Knowles

RED SQUIRREL MUSINGS — In her inaugural blog post, Christine Thomas shares her experience about moving up to the country.

The Colbeck Hiddenhorns, The Case of the Kid and the Blue Pickup, On a Hill Near Hillsburgh and Who Was in Charge?

Roland Kirouac choreographs the excitement as Orangeville prepares to welcome the Olympic Flame.

Sarah Bonikowsky of Mono Centre was a member of the Canadian women’s eight rowing team at the Beijing Olympics last year. Sarah’s father, Gary Bonikowsky, recorded the following entry in his journal.

For 35 years, nothing has come between these Ladies and their Sunday morning hockey game at the Hillsburgh Arena.

A dots and lines challenge, a phoney insurance claim and flying low over King Road.