by bZar | Jul 31, 2008 | Life and Reflections
When I can’t sleep at night I watch infomercials. I think I’ve seen just about every ab-busting, steam-cleaning, crows feet-erasing, pimple-blasting, infra-red-roasting, hair-straightening, ice-crushing, scrap book-decorating, jewel-dazzling, trans-fat-eliminating,...
by bZar | Jul 25, 2008 | Childhood Memories
Ok, don’t laugh but this has been a childhood dream of mine – I want chickens. Somewhere deep inside this city-born gal lurks a farmer. Maybe it was all those summers I spent on my uncle’s farm mucking out horse stalls or sitting on my grandma’s porch shelling peas...
by bZar | Jul 24, 2008 | Environment
The emerald ash borer has done some major damage to trees here in southwestern Ontario. I’ve read that 20 million trees are infested and will be killed by this invasive, alien species. Just last week a crew from the township was in our area identifying trees to be...
by bZar | Jul 22, 2008 | Environment
Recently the township circulated a letter to area residents informing us that they were holding a zoning meeting to consider the re-zoning of the agricultural land around us to allow wind farms to be installed. I have no problems with having wind turbines in my area....