Was it drier in the summer 2012? Maybe but 2018 is hotter
The summer drought was one topic of conversation during a barbecue lunch in Cobden at Valley Bio for farmers on the Ottawa Rideau Soil...
Unintended Consequences
An embarrassing faux pas last Friday in a reputable grocery store has taught me to think, not once, but twice, before I act impulsively...
A huge difference between imported strawberries and local ones
I eat a lot of strawberries. Not just in season but throughout the year. For many years I would buy $60 or more of...
It was Music to my Ears
I listen to music occasionally, mostly popular tunes (like the Justins, Bieber and Timberlake), beer-drinking country tunes, classical now and again, but never rap...
Smiling Horses – it Happens!
Overheard in a coffee shop: a local farmer explained how his horse can ‘smile’. He continued, “He even acts offended if I don’t smile...
Gone full circle in 60 years of cutting hay—-back to a mower
When I was a youngster in the 1950s and until the mid-1960s, we cut hay with a steel-wheel pull type sickle mower. My job...
Renfrew OPP weekly report
The Renfrew Detachment of the OPP investigated 294 calls for service between Monday July 2 and Sunday July 8.
Domestic Violence
Arnprior and Renfrew officers investigated...
