Reflections from Crumbly Acres

You're Welcome is becoming an endangered species. I have heard... ~waiters, upon being thanked for their service state: " No probl...

CBC featured an article about workplace bullying . I am not surprised. Young kids who bully grow up to be bullies. Females are the worst, as...

We have a YouTube video of a wild duck with a broken leg (see below). I have wondered how s/he fared all summer and into the fall. We can...

Over the years my parents were unable to trim back their frontage; the trees had overgrown the lot. We could not see the shoreline. The tree...

It has been a wet weekend here in cottage country. We've had a mouse or two trying to eat their way into our flooring. This is on our ...

It is difficult getting a book published. The first thing to do is to prepare a book proposal . Surf around and look for dos and don'ts...

After much talk and action, Save the Bala Falls has hit a crossroads. Local councillors have weighed in . All of the stakeholders ( see imag...

An author, once she has told her story , found a publisher , and the book has been edited, proof-read, and fine-tuned, gets a proof copy tha...

I was shocked to hear an interview on Ontario Today. Rita Celli was speaking with Michael Schmidt, who has been convicted of contempt of co...

My town on this Monday is quiet. As someone 'from away' (I've only lived here 2 years, but cottaged here for 45) I have been l...