Linda Nicholas I had an extended conversation with a friend the other day, and then covered the same topic in a visit with another friend the next day. The topic was ‘young people’. Like every generation before us we expressed disgust and horror, and a certainty that they may...

In recognition of her contributions to the community, Reta Kelley of Perth-Andover will receive the Western Valley Coach of the Year Award for 2014.   The Awards Banquet will be held at the Florenceville Curling Club on May 22nd at 6:30 pm. The banquet costs $10 to attend, and...

Shiitake mushrooms can be grown at home by anyone, with just a little bit of effort and time. I attended the May 10 Shiitake Mushroom Growing Workshop at Falls Brook Centre to learn more and to get a little hands-on practice on just how it’s done.   David Boyle...

Different people with different viewpoints see spirituality in different ways. To some, everything has its own ipseity (individual identity) that transfuses to its own orenda (inherent spiritual force), sometimes sincere and sometimes as insincere as ormolu! Reminds me where I read about “secular culture redefining morality”. It always has!!!...

There’s nothing like a good metaphor to jazz up a story or conversation. Our minds love to make connections, and when a creative author or speaker comes up with a compelling metaphor or analogy it makes the description come alive for us.   Author Raymond Chandler was a true...

Get ready for the 13th consecutive year of the Gathering of the Scots Festival in Perth-Andover. From the very first festival in 2002, “The Gathering” has grown every year to become Perth-Andover’s largest summer festival and one of the fastest growing cultural celebrations in the Maritimes!   A unique...

The Perth-Andover Community Conversations Initiative has been around since winter of 2013. Being a community-building geek, I have been following the work of The Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, based in Kitchen-Waterloo for the past few years. Institute President, Paul Born, and author of Community Conversations, sums up the...

On May 9 I attended an interesting and educational workshop at the Healing Lodge at Tobique First Nation. Focussed on self- care, the workshop began with an opening prayer and then moved on to cover a range of topics and experiences.   Alison Sappier explained the uses and benefits...

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When I was wearing baby clothes My Mum would smile and wipe my nose But if I tried to suck my thumb She’d come by and scite my bum, And later when I went to school She made me use the Golden Rule Learn to know what’s right or...