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Letters – Our readers write: Spring 2007

Mar 22, 2007 | In The Hills | Back Issues | Departments | Letters, Our Readers Write | Spring 2007

Letters published in the SPRING 2007 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Hungry maggots, voracious cats & greedy planets

Mar 22, 2007 | Douglas G. Pearce | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | Departments | Environment | Spring 2007

Biodiesel requires little or no modification to vehicle engines or fuelling infrastructure, and its greater lubricity may reduce maintenance costs.

Arlene Peters

Mar 22, 2007 | Signe Ball | Back Issues

My style has evolved over the years and is reminiscent of the colours of the Mediterranean. I enjoy the combination of function and fun!

Red-winged blackbirds

Mar 22, 2007 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Headwaters Sketchbook | Spring 2007

Red-winged blackbirds can read cattails as easily as a teen can spot the Golden arches!

Asparagus the First Essential Taste of Spring

Mar 22, 2007 | Nicola Ross | Homegrown in the Hills

Asparagus can easily grow ten to twelve inches a day if the temperature gets above twenty-five degrees.

Learning to Live with Trains

Mar 22, 2007 | Ken Weber | Back Issues | Departments | Heritage | Historic Hills | In Every Issue | Spring 2007

Railroads brought a giant step in technology to the people of these fair hills, a step that took some getting used to. Although the new technology promised commercial progress and an easier lifestyle, it came at a price.

Light fare for Spring

Mar 22, 2007 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Departments | Food | Spring 2007 | The Country Cook

The tips of fresh asparagus should be dry and tight. If they look feathery or open, although they are still usable, they have passed their prime.

A Puzzling Conclusion: Spring 2007

Mar 22, 2007 | Ken Weber | Puzzles

Under the bridge at Kilgorie, a birthday party in Mono and who likes to curl?

How a Horse Helped Mend a Broken Heart

Mar 21, 2006 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues

For some reason, Basil, who is a naturally cautious if not fearful person, is not afraid of horses.

Rosemary Molesworth

Sep 15, 2005 | Signe Ball | Artist in Residence

Amaranth potter Rosemary Molesworth’s stylized work draws inspiration and humour from ritual, history and everyday life.

Home Child

Sep 15, 2005 | Bernadette Hardaker | Heritage

Children were expected to work, often in the cruellest of conditions. Destitute, abandoned or orphaned, many children survived by their wits on the street.

A Farm Memoir

Jun 21, 2005 | Isabelle Lightle | Environment

There were many good farms around the perimeter of Orangeville that have become subdivisions.