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The first thing I noticed about Pete Smith was his twinkling blue eyes. Those eyes that looked so merry and bright have witnessed firsthand the atrocities of war. Not World War One or Two but [...]

The CEO belongs to a very exclusive club called the Creemore Cemetery Board. This past Father’s Day was the annual Decoration Day, where the living family members go and “decorate” past ones’ [...]

Covid -19 has become a household name and worry. While we are all taking precautions to protect ourselves, family and friends there is a bit of a silver lining during this crisis. The news tells [...]

We are in the dregs of winter. A season that as I get older I find I am less tolerant of the cold and short dark days. The CEO loves winter. It keeps him busy with snow blowing, curling and [...]

November is such a cold, damp and dreary month. It is also the month that on the 11th we are to stop and remember all those who gave their lives for our freedom and indeed our lives. It is [...]

I am a creative person. I love to sew, do any sort of needlework even try my hand at painting. In fact during some of my darkest days creative expression has dug me out of myself imposed foxhole [...]

Choosing a name can be a very difficult exercise. It seems easier to name a person than it is to name a pet. My name is Catarina Angela Gerd (pronounced Yade); I am named after my great [...]

Spring, what a wonderful time of the year. Spring on the farm starts a whole new set of adventures in motion. From the first calves to hit the ground, to the roaring of tractors making their way [...]

Some people get excited about the Oscars or the Country Music Awards, but me; I get excited about the new season of Dr. Pimple Popper, Monsters Inside Me and Real Stories from the ER. I love [...]

Golf; stands for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden, well we know how long that rule lasted. I am not a golfer; in fact I have only been golfing twice in my entire life. The first time was about a [...]