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ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
It seems impossible, but March is gone. Remember when you were younger and couldn't wait until you were older? Well, now I am older, and...

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Apr 7, 20234 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
In the Lucy Maud Montgomery book “Anne of Ingleside,” Anne said, “Nothing ever seems impossible in Spring.” However, spring seems to be...

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Mar 29, 20234 min read
ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Finally, Spring is here, at least by the calendar, if not the weather. We had spring-like weather back in January, but along with that...

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Mar 24, 20234 min read


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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Mar 17, 20234 min read


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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Mar 9, 20234 min read


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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Mar 3, 20234 min read


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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Feb 23, 20234 min read


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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Feb 9, 20234 min read


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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Feb 2, 20234 min read


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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Jan 26, 20233 min read


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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Jan 19, 20234 min read


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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Jan 12, 20234 min read


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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Jan 6, 20233 min read


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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Dec 8, 20223 min read


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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Nov 24, 20224 min read


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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Nov 18, 20224 min read


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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Oct 6, 20224 min read


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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Sep 29, 20223 min read


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...
Colleen Green
Sep 22, 20224 min read


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...
Colleen Green
Sep 15, 20224 min read
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