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Naked ladies bring zip to late summer garden
They are so secretive and so beguiling that they always seem a surprise when they suddenly burst through the hard, dry soil of late summer in their flimsy finery. We call them naked ladies — but their official designation is Colchicum or fall crocus or meadow saffron. Walk out into the diminishing garden and suddenly […]
Discover services for PEC seniors
We have so many things to celebrate that it’s impossible to choose what to talk about first. The agency helps seniors live at home and has carried out this work in Prince Edward for 33 years. Now the reach has extended to all parts of Southeastern Ontario with the Home At Last (HAL) program, managed […]
ZESTY BBQ PORK
4 pork tenderloins 1 small can crushed pineapple (drain and save juice) ¼ cup orange juice 1 tbsp. apple juice concentrate 1 tbsp. worchestershire sauce 1 tsp. cornstarch 1 tsp. lemon grass 1 tsp. orange rind 1 clove garlic (crushed) 1 onion (minced) 1 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. vegetable oil salt & cracked pepper to […]
Ringed Bandits Who Steal
I can’t help but feel sorry for folks like the ones I wrote about in a recent Picton Gazette column, who are so pristine and Gawdawful perfect in their lifestyle that they consider all manner of wildlife to be the enemy. They should instead be living on the top floor of a condominium, high above it […]
Sustainable Living Symposium planning begins
The planning for the Spring 2011 Sustainable Living Symposium event has begun. If you have any comments or suggestions for the planning committee please feel free to send them to mnavrot@quinteconservation.ca Once again Loyalist College students have produced some excellent videos highlighting a number of homes from the 2010 Green Homes Tour as part of […]
Dodger will bark about his travels
My buddy Dave was reading me a survey from USA Today that ranked 80 breeds of dogs according to their intelligence. About two minutes into the discussion I started to get ticked off. Ranked #1 was a border collie, #2 was a poodle and # 3 was a German Shepherd. See my name is Dodger […]
Of buildings lost and tractors found
The old gentleman was standing by the great Corliss steam engine at the Ameliasburg Museum a few years ago. I struck up a conversation with him and mentioned that it was too bad the 1842 Roblin Mill had been dismantled and carried off to the Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto. “Best thing that ever […]
GARLIC HERBED BAKED POTATOES
4 potatoes (washed, skin on) 1 tbsp. onion (pureed) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 2 tbsps. white wine 1 tbsp. vinegar 2 tsps. Dijon mustard ¼ cup olive oil 2 tsps. butter 1 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 tbsp. fresh chives (chopped ) 1 tsp. fresh oregano (chopped) salt & pepper to taste – to a small […]
Alberta Ranch Preserved recalls halcyon days
Almost prancing with anticipation the big grey-dappled Percherons responded quickly moving the big wagon onto the road when our driver Russ Fitz snapped his reins. The wheels travelled a short distance and came to a halt on the hill overlooking the 35 buildings and structures that commemorate the incredible days of the big ranches in […]
Gettin’ Down and Dirty
Here’s a road you should try sometime. It runs from Carrying Place, along the north side of the Murray Canal. If your vehicle holds together and you don’t disappear from sight in a quagmire en route, you will eventually emerge onto County Road 64, at the next bridge. Appropriately enough, it is called Canal Road. […]
