Here is a little poem about April, on the mark, called April Moods! April changed her sweet mind every other second, With many moods and...

Back to winter! After discovering I have some spring flowers that could soon bloom now, they may be covered with snow again. However,...

Another dramatic week! The war in Ukraine keeps getting worse! Hopefully, the pandemic for us is getting better. For many, “masks off” is...

With all the terrible things happening, I want to start with a few happier notes. The redwing blackbirds have arrived! Not just the...

Sometimes it feels like you should just go into your room and close the door! So much is happening around the world and the country, it’s...

Another week of turmoil! While not in our country, many Canadians are affected by it as Russia invades Ukraine. Many Canadians have...

We are still in this yoyo weather mode. We got several nice days with warmer temperatures earlier last week, and much of the snow piled...

Here is a bit of different take on Valentine Day. It is a story in a poem, from a son as his mother develops dementia: “When your tears...

Sunday morning, I listen to more than one local church service since Sandford and Zephyr have not yet resumed in-person services. During...

What an exciting winter it has been so far! First, we get a record-breaking snowstorm, with days of digging out from under, then more...

Robert Frost wrote a famous poem entitled “Stopping by Woods On A Snowy Evening.” The last stanza read: The woods are lovely, dark and...

We are halfway through January, already at the same point as before, although many more people are sick, in hospital and ICU. Our Carol...

Here we are in a brand spanking new year. Presently it bears far too great a resemblance to the last two years, but my friend Gwen Layton...

As this is the final column of 2021, let me wish all of you a Christmas filled with the true meaning of Christmas. Never mind, we keep...

You know when you are advised to dress in layers if you are going on a hike or being out all day? That’s the way you needed to dress this...

Is it winter, is it spring? You never know from hour to hour, it seems. The forecaster predicts this is the way winter 2021-2022 will be,...

Well, that’s over with, that, referring to the first big snowfall which fell all day Sunday. Sure is pretty and fortunately there was not...

Lots of farmers are still harvesting, trying to beat winter, and I think they will win this year. Although we have had a few small...

Well, we are now past the middle of November and possibly set for winter now, at least a taste. My lawn is cut for the last time, the...

In last week’s column, I mentioned coming frost might get my dahlias before you read that edition, and so it came to pass! On Thursday...