By BERNIE FLETCHER Age should have its perks. We’re not just getting older, we’re getting Pfizer or Moderna or AstraZeneca. Hit me with your best shot, any shot, please! Age is just a number to screen legend Sophia Loren who got her start in film when she was only 15. At 86 she stars in […]
By JAN MAIN Our first crop is being harvested – maple syrup. Yum! The middle days of March to the late days of April have the right combination of cool nights with warmer days to get the sap flowing in maple trees. This tree sap, when boiled down, becomes one of life’s unique culinary pleasures- […]
By GRETEL GREEN As a recent transplant to Toronto’s east end, it’s been a treat to explore the city’s ravines, and alongside my husband and daughter. We frequently hike them and remove invasive plants wherever we travel. Having worked in the environmental field for more than 20 years as a terrestrial ecologist, it’s also part […]
By REV. ANGELA J. CLUNEY Foreign News Correspondent Janine di Giovanni wrote: “Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal and new life.” I believe this to be true as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ in our communities of faith and in our lives. As we celebrate the miracle of the […]
By JACQUELINE CORRIGAN Spring is officially here! It has me thinking about the things that will soon be done in the vineyards around the world. I recall the time I went to Chef Jamie Kennedyʼs farm one spring a few years ago to an event he called Raising Cane. Great play on words! Jamie Kennedyʼs […]
By GENE DOMAGALA This column is dedicated to my great grandchildren Rowen and Rhys. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, many events have been postponed. However, in the case of the historic tours of the Beach and East Toronto area, they are still ready to go. However, this will all depend on the general public […]
By ANN BROKELMAN “Croooaaak. Croooaak.” What is that I hear coming from the sky above my car? Flying bull frogs? Probably not, but this has been a weird 12 months or so. I quickly, and safely as always, pulled over, wound down the window the rest of the way, and then heard a second set […]
By MIMI LILIEFELDT Do you believe the statement, “You can’t miss what you never had”? I’m not talking about material things, I’m asking if you think it’s possible to miss a feeling, a connection, or a bond that you never had? I spoke with Janelle Francisco, a mortgage agent with a Toronto mortgage group, and […]
REV. KAREN DALE BEACH UNITED CHURCH If ever there was a year to skip over Lent and move right into Easter this would be it. In this time of lockdown and isolation due to a death-dealing virus and made worse by rampant inequality; we long for relief and look for signs of new life. Lent […]
By MARY FRAN McQUADE Every gardener I know is aching to plant something or to get out in the garden right now. Long days and comparatively warmer temperatures are tempting, but it’s still just a bit too early to start your summer plants indoors. A few clipped words One truly garden-y thing you can do […]
