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ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Sunday, March 12th, we lost an hour of sleep. I think I did pretty well, but I still yawned a great deal of the day. And now it's snowing...
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The Standard
- Mar 9
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
March decided to come in like a lion! Not only was a great deal of snow dumped on a huge swath of southern Ontario, but he apparently...
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The Standard
- Mar 3
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
The end of February; can it be already? And liturgically, we entered the Easter Season this past Sunday. It seems like we were just...
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The Standard
- Feb 23
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Well, wasn't that a party! There was not a lot of yelling and hollering but a great deal of "hello, how are you?" and "great to see you"...
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The Standard
- Feb 9
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Today, Sunday, was supposed to be the smallest full moon of the year, but of course, it was another cloudy day, so there was no moon to...
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The Standard
- Feb 2
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Another week of ups and downs, snow come, snow go. At least we can be happy the snow has not accumulated. Here’s looking at February and...
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The Standard
- Jan 26
- 3 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Well, another week of clouds and above-normal temperatures, whatever that may be these days, with only those two beautiful days of sun in...
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The Standard
- Jan 19
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
We are halfway through January 2023! We have had Spring, Fall and Winter again in those two weeks. In my last column, I left out one...
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Colleen Green
- Jan 12
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
It's 2023! Wow, will it be any better than 2022? Much of what made last year so bad is still around and not promising to disappear any...
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Colleen Green
- Jan 6
- 3 min
ZEPHYR/SANDFORD by Pat Asling
So, here we are in another brand new year. By the time you read this, we will be almost at the end of the first week; before you know it,...
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The Standard
- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Sunday was the second Sunday of Advent, and the operative word was Peace. Last week it was Hope, and we all hope for Peace, but as we...
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Colleen Green
- Nov 24, 2022
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Winter has arrived with a vengeance. We are fortunate in our small area because those not far to the north of us had two to three times...
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Colleen Green
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
A busy, busy, week and one in which I suppose we can say good bye to summer weather. We have been fortunate to have such great weather...
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Ron Davidson
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Autumn is upon us as judged by much cooler weather and the changing colours. It seems impossible it is already October and frost is in...
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Ron Davidson
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
The week started on a very solemn note, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, which was watched and followed by millions of people worldwide....
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Ron Davidson
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Another busy week with hints of what the seasons will bring to us in a few short weeks! Much attention has been focused on the passing of...
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Ron Davidson
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
What a week it has been! If we want to talk about the weather, which gardeners and farmers always do, it was pretty good even if we...
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Ron Davidson
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Already some trees are beginning to change colour and leaves are falling. And today, Sunday, is quite cool after a gorgeous Saturday and...
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Ron Davidson
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Another lovely week and some people even got rain! We got rain; it seemed like quite a bit on Thursday, but when I dug to plant three...
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Ron Davidson
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
A busy week with many activities happening! A hot week but with much-needed rain for many of us and, hopefully, for those who have not...
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