Letter from the Editor Summer has arrived, and with it comes one of the great annual struggles of my life – the garden. Now, to be clear, this is not a battle between me and nature. Nature has already won. This is a battle between me and my desire to avoid doing yard work. I enjoy having a garden. I enjoy looking at a garden. I enjoy sitting on my back deck with a cold drink and
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admiring the nicely cut grass, the flowers, the vegetables, and the various maple trees that seem to appear out of nowhere every spring. What I do not enjoy is gardening. Many years ago, I learned an important lesson: if there is a task you absolutely hate doing, and someone else can do it better, it may be worth paying them. For me, that task is cutting grass. When I did it, mowing the lawn was a 45-minute to one-hour exercise in frustration. The mower would bounce across my uneven lawn while I sweated, complained and wondered why grass insists on growing so quickly. Edging and weed-whacking barely existed in my world. Then I finally gave in and hired a landscaper. Best decision ever. These folks arrive like a highly trained tactical unit. In about 15 minutes, the grass is cut, the edges are trimmed, and the yard looks like it belongs in a magazine. I don’t know how they do it, but I appreciate every second of it. The way I see it, I can spend that time doing work I enjoy and let professionals handle the chores I don’t. Flowers are a different story. I like planting flowers. That’s the easy part. Weeding, however, is another matter. At six-foot-four and getting older every year, spending an afternoon on my hands and knees pulling weeds is not my idea of fun; add in the fact that I burn faster than toast left unattended, and gardening becomes even less appealing. Still, nature has a funny way of surprising us. A couple of years ago, I forgot to put away some planter boxes for the winter. When spring arrived, I discovered things growing in them. Since I’m not exactly a master gardener, I wasn’t sure if they were flowers or weeds. As it turned out, some industrious squirrel had apparently borrowed lily bulbs from a neighbour and planted them for me. The flowers were beautiful. I hope your summer is filled with beautiful flowers, warm sunshine, and plenty of opportunities to enjoy your yard. And if you’re anything like me, I hope you’ve found someone else to do the weeding – unless, of course, you actually enjoy gardening. In that case, carry on, and know that I admire your dedication from a comfortable chair on the deck. The Christmas in Port Stanley Cookbook is coming back . Want to be part of it? Submit your recipes to geoff@villagerpublications.com and you could see your recipe in this years edition! Submit by August 31st.
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A romantic comedy with big laughs, a little romance & a splash of country.
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WORLD PREMIERE
A brand new thriller/comedy. If you crave big laughs wrapped in a juicy who-done-it, don’t miss this show.
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