A Little Slice of History
The grand old Stewart Furniture & Appliance Store survived the disastrous 2012 flood only to be utterly destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. The Village of Perth-Andover lost yet another fine old building and another irreplaceable bit of her living history. The business itself had had...
The great dictator… a vintage film for our times
In 1940 Charlie Chaplin made one of the very best anti-war movies ever filmed. Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, composed and starred in “The Great Dictator.” When this flick was released in 1940, the USA was still formally at peace with Nazi Germany. The film caused quite a...
Housekeeping Tales & The Servant Problem
I love Jane Austen’s novels, and find re-reading them to be the literary equivalent of eating comfort food. It’s always just such a delight to visit Regency England with Jane, and meet the people of her world as she describes them so perfectly, with all their human foibles laid...
Love & belonging
Learning to open our hearts and honestly express love and appreciation for each other, our communities and our planet is what shifting our consciousness is all about….and it starts with each one of us as individuals reaching out to our families, friends and neighbours with compassion and understanding. ...
Perth-Andover Community Garden
The P-A Community Garden Meeting on January 28th was attended by a baker’s dozen of interested potential gardeners. The meeting was led by local organic gardener Wayne Sabine, with David Dow as the special guest speaker. Dave is a long-time organic gardening maestro, and he offered much useful advice...
The fluoride flim-flam
So. If poisons in our food isn’t enough to piss you off, how about deadly poison in our water and toothpaste….which has been sold to an innocent and unsuspecting public as a tooth decay preventative. Seriously, you have to hand it to the criminal masterminds who’ve been controlling...
GMO crops play Genetic Roulette with our health & our planet
As the world continues to wake up to the various scams and skullduggeries perpetrated against our planet and peoples one of the biggest con games going is genetically modified food. We’ve all been held in thrall to the so-called powers that be, who we have innocently believed had...
Strength Training for Women
When women decide to shed some pounds and become more fit, they are usually advised to make healthier dietary choices and to exercise. Common wisdom has it that a program of aerobic exercise is the best way to lose weight, because you will burn more calories during your...
Possum Living
A couple of weeks back I stumbled across a little documentary film from 1978 titled “Possum Living”. The name was amusing, and it was only half an hour long, so I settled down in front of my computer to watch it. It turned out to be the fascinating...
Spirit of Christmas Shines at Plaster Rock Community Dinner!
A small army of volunteers rolled up their sleeves on December 9 and served an amazing crowd of over 1,200 diners a glorious Christmas Dinner at the Plaster Rock Lions Club! Prep cooks peeled, chopped and diced all day Saturday before the event, and then the cooks really...