by Barb Pratt UXBRIDGE: “But Lucy Maud Montgomery lived in Prince Edward Island!” Not true, although most of her books were set in the...

by Pat Asling Yipee, the groundhogs predicted an early spring! One would almost think we were already there with the weather we have been...

by Pat AslingJanuary is gone. Hopefully, more of this icy snow will also go and prepare a fresh start for February. From the weather...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Staying safe this week was a prime concern for many. After the snow and rain of last week, the plowing...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Winter has arrived! At least it was here when I wrote this column Sunday evening but maybe by...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard So it's January 2024, one week in already. Regarding social activities, it has been a quiet week....

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard Once again we flip the calendars and face another 12 months ahead. We can only hope the world survives...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard One week to Christmas! The weather forecast for this week seems more like spring than winter and right...

by Pat Asling Today was Peace Sunday in the Christian Advent Calendar. Sadly there is very little peace in the world today unless you can...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard December is the season of love, joy, peace and goodwill! Certainly not so in a great part of the...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard It has been a rather gray week but nothing very serious. It was just a let-down after the great...

PAT ASLING Special to The Standard The past week has been a beautiful set of days so I hope everyone was able to get out and enjoy the...

DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard UXBRIDGE: Citing rising operating costs, as well as limited options for accessibility improvements or...

Pat Asling SPECIAL TO THE STANDARD What a gorgeous day we had on Sunday, so cold but blue sky , no wind and the sun shining! The rest of...

November- the mid-berrrrr month! You know, as its cold outside already! Well we have had a bit of warm weather but isn’t it strange that...

By Pat Asling Well friends, we have had another lovely spell of summer weather which quickly came to an end. We can all hope we will get...

By Pat Asling As I write this I am thinking about my flowers and the frost that is forecast to come. The ones on the deck are covered but...

By Pat Asling We have had another touch of fall weather and once again the worst seems to happen on the weekend; Sunday in particular was...

By Pat Asling Here is an interesting Thanksgiving poem to start by Lydia Maria Child Thanksgiving Day Over the river, and through the...

By Pat Asling Here we are in October and with such beautiful weather as we have been blessed to enjoy, we can only hope that it...