Why I write

I have contemplated few mysteries as much as, “Why do I write?” It’s right up there with, “Why are we here?” Recently my…

A handful of herbs for tea

I know few better ways to start the day than by wandering into the garden on a misty August morning to collect herbs…

If you grow it, they will come. A tiger moth caterpillar is feeding on my indoor succulents. Burro’s tail sedum might not be…

Will you come for a walk in the woods with me? We’ll see a rare white form of red clover, some hummingbirds close…

In a recent post about a visit to the beach where I grew up, I mentioned Lake Erie had responded well to international…

Guelph artist Sue Richards has died. She had a huge impact on cultural life in Guelph, including myself. Sue’s initiatives in the 1980s…

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Saturday, August 2, is Food Day Canada. Let’s celebrate!

It’s such a pleasure to go outside each morning at 8 a.m, still tottering on sleep legs. My brain starts opening like a…

We see it almost every day now. The gray treefrog that arrived recently has taken up residence in the potted garden on our…