A New Home…
The village of Perth-Andover is losing some of her grandest old homes due to flood damage. What will be built to replace these homes? Most modern construction methods do not make stuff to last in our make, break and throw away society. Indeed, our current consumerist driven economy needs...
Cannabis for Weight Loss!!!
According to a new British study, marijuana leaves contain two compounds that boost the metabolism of mice, leading to lower levels of fat and cholesterol in the body — the latest addition to a growing body of evidence that marijuana may be useful in countering ailments related to obesity....
Woman on the Run & Detour
There are still no new movies out on DVD that I can find to watch lately. Hollywood is stuck in a rut, where they seem to just keep churning out remakes and hoping no one figures it out. Their production costs are so sky high these days that very...
Stainless Steel Teeth
Stainless Steel Teeth Says dare-devil Davy, “Ya can’t cut the gravy! What do you think?”, in turning to Bill “For sure you don’t bluff, its bus tire tough That ballbuster was over the hill!” And Sam, from the south, a plug in his mouth Was chewing, and chewing, and...
Pet Tails
Hi! My name is Tigger. I live at the animal shelter. I am 5 months old. I am Angie’s favorite kitten. I help her take care of all the animals. She calls me Big Tig. She loves me best. But she said I can’t tell the other kittens because...
Fermented Foods & Our Living Bodies
Just like the world is a living entity covered with living creatures who all have a purpose and must function together, our bodies are universes unto themselves as well. Most people don’t like to think about it too much, but we aren’t alone in our bodies…our system works...
Hosta Art
In the last issue of the Blackfly Gazette we ran a brief story about the Underground Railroad into New Brunswick. I had no idea that fugitives from slavers in the United States had made the terrifying flight to freedom through little Fort Fairfield and into our province. In...
Community Garden in Perth-Andover!
The wheels are turning and the gears are beginning to mesh on the Perth-Andover Community Garden Project. The village of P-A has some funds available to help kick start this project, and we sure have plots of land to use for gardens within the village these days. But...
The Mathematical Formula that adds up to Success!
This amusing if somewhat naughty bon mot was sent to us by one of our readers. We debated whether or not to include it but then figured that we’d be depriving you of a good chuckle if we left it out. We decided to utilize asterisks to hide...
From the Editor…
The Perth-Andover Rotary Club invited me to speak about the Blackfly Gazette at their Monday lunch meeting last week. I got to explain a bit about how and why Jonny and I created this local newsletter. I thought I’d write a bit about that here for our readers, to...