COLUMN SIX | The tale of the soup and the pen
A pair of Sundays not soon forgotten
At home in Fenwick, after church one Sunday, I started the snazzy coffee maker my daughter Lia and...
COLUMN SIX: A rose by any other name
Memorable scents I have known
Way, way, back in the ‘50s (that's the 1950s!), every summer for four years, a rattling old station wagon,...
COLUMN SIX | Some things just don’t want to be collected
The here and now is when to enjoy fall foliage
BY LAURA LANE
Special to the VOICE
I love fall. I love the colours. I love how...
COLUMN SIX | Squirrels be warned—school’s back
September 8th—a great day for students, a sad day for bushy-tailed rodents
For many students, this marked the official end of a six-month March...
COLUMN SIX: Open Water
A soothing routine in stressful times
Whenever I am feeling less than carefree, I look for some big body of water in which I can...
COLUMN SIX: Thirty hours on the front
Serving with the “gatekeepers of democracy”
Ever since last week’s by-election was first announced, multitasking Pelham Town Clerk Nancy Bozzato has carried the ball,...
COLUMN SIX: The Cruise from Hell
$100 million here, $100 million there, it's only money
BY MIKE HOCH
Special to the VOICE
Being acquainted with the editor of the local paper might ensure...
COLUMN SIX: An idle moment
Temperatures and tempers on steady simmer these days
Normally I mind my own business. If someone stares at me I look away. If they’re in...
COLUMN SIX: The empty streets of…Toronto?
Two Tuesdays ago, I had to take my car in to have its snow tires removed. It being July, this was a prudent move....
COLUMN SIX: My Vegas trip was cancelled, so I booked a colonoscopy
Many of us have had to cancel much anticipated travel plans this summer. So what do you do to find some adventure or tickle...