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June 4, 2025

Esther Colpitts

A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on

Trusting a cookbook

I was looking through my cookbooks this week, sorting out which ones I can give to my granddaughter when I came to a recipe I

The episode

My pup and I went to the park to play ball. Everything was going fine until he decided to get a drink. As he ran

Habits

It is 6:00 a.m. Plug in the kettle. Make a coffee. No coffee. I didn’t refill the container. Without thinking, I have a routine. Habits

Renewal

Washing off the top of my favourite sugar bowl, I smiled. My youngest son had given it to me years ago, long before he disappeared,

They don’t believe it

There’s a washout on McCoy Road. The municipality put a large sign with those words on it at the beginning of the road to warn

Serious pruning

I’ve been out on sunny days when the temperature has been milder, pruning both my apple and pear trees and my grapes. I find it

Trying to follow

My son had a problem with his car and needed to take it to a mechanic who lives out in the country. I headed out

Another storm

I awoke Sunday morning to blowing snow. The road was covered, so was the car. Winter had reared its ugly head. It was so spring-like

Wisdom

It’s the dead of winter, 6 a.m. and a spring picture entered my mind. I could see myself on my knees, in my flower bed,

A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on our way home one morning and all of a sudden I noticed he wasn’t at

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Trusting a cookbook

I was looking through my cookbooks this week, sorting out which ones I can give to my granddaughter when I came to a recipe I wanted to try. I was right into it when a thought entered my mind. I

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The episode

My pup and I went to the park to play ball. Everything was going fine until he decided to get a drink. As he ran closer I started to cry out “don’t!” Too late! He dropped his ball and began

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Habits

It is 6:00 a.m. Plug in the kettle. Make a coffee. No coffee. I didn’t refill the container. Without thinking, I have a routine. Habits good or bad will dictate our life. Some help. Brushing your teeth and eating balanced

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Renewal

Washing off the top of my favourite sugar bowl, I smiled. My youngest son had given it to me years ago, long before he disappeared, mysteriously. Later I headed down the road and noticed a candy cane lying by the

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They don’t believe it

There’s a washout on McCoy Road. The municipality put a large sign with those words on it at the beginning of the road to warn people. It’s not safe to pass. Today as we walked our dogs a car came

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Serious pruning

I’ve been out on sunny days when the temperature has been milder, pruning both my apple and pear trees and my grapes. I find it difficult to cut away branches, unlike my father who seemed almost ruthless when he worked

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Trying to follow

My son had a problem with his car and needed to take it to a mechanic who lives out in the country. I headed out behind him down the highway and kept up fine until we turned off onto a

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Another storm

I awoke Sunday morning to blowing snow. The road was covered, so was the car. Winter had reared its ugly head. It was so spring-like Saturday but as I looked out the window my hopes were dashed. I find that

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Wisdom

It’s the dead of winter, 6 a.m. and a spring picture entered my mind. I could see myself on my knees, in my flower bed, cleaning leaves and planting flowers. Minus 25 degrees Celsius outside, the thought warmed my heart.

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Festival de la Culbute Festival

June 28, 2025
All Day

A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Culbute Locks, an industrial marvel in its day and an important part of our local heritage.
A day filled with celebration;
– The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show
– Music and dancing
– Food and drink
– and much more!
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada

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PPHS Reunion

June 28, 2025
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