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The Election — Unnecessary, Uninspiring And Just Plain Ugly
Remember when Canadian elections were fun? The cutting cartoons, the gossip, the gaffes, the babies who would not be kissed? This expensive, unnecessary and possibly dangerous election is about as far from fun a plebiscite can get. Canadians seldom vote … Continue reading
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Recipe It’s that time of year again; when you go out to your vegetable garden and there lays three large zucchinis. You swear they weren’t there yesterday, but there they are! I have a collection of recipes I’ve saved over … Continue reading
Oh, The Irony Of It All!
You had to know that when a helicopter crashed near Brantford after clipping a power line and then landed on… Powerline Road, we were in for a wild ride of ironic shenanigans over these past few weeks. The 35-year-old female … Continue reading
Election Referendum Question: “Should Litterers Be Put To Death?”
Let’s say you’re a litterer and you’re reading this column. Let me re-phrase that. Let’s say you’re a litterer and somebody is reading this column to you while you sit with a pail at your feet to catch the drool … Continue reading
Espanola Council Delving Into Splash Pad Project
I have been fighting off the publisher of the book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die who wants to list my garden in their upcoming edition at Number Three!!! They must have photographed my 200-square foot vegetable plot with … Continue reading
Broccoli and Rice Casserole
Recipe I often have a hard time trying to come up with a side dish for supper and I was happy to find this one. Broccoli is a favourite vegetable in our house and so is rice; therefore this is … Continue reading
Canada Did Us Proud At “The Never Should Have Been” Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which should never have been held, were, and you know what — they turned out to be pretty good. The games could have been dubbed “The Survival of The Luckiest Olympics” because despite unprecedented heat … Continue reading
Curry Vegetable Dip
Recipe Another treasure I’ve found in my mom’s recipe box. A friend of my mom’s gave her this recipe years ago. A sweet, curry dip with a bit of a kick. I remember really liking it because I love curry … Continue reading
Chocolate Fudge Upside Down Cake
Recipe This week I went through one of my mom’s many recipe boxes and hit the jackpot! So many great, old recipes that she has collected. The following is one from an old friend of hers that I remember my … Continue reading
Ron Popeil — Last Of The “As Seen On TV” Hucksters
It slices! It Dices! But unfortunately, it dies in the end. Ron Popeil, TV’s consummate informercial pitchman, a persuasive hands-on salesman who could sell exercise bikes to dead people, passed away last week. “The Pocket Fisherman”! Ron Popeil invented, manufactured … Continue reading
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