Thursday, March 28, 2024
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Your Stories

Latest

Family Pride

In conjunction with Capital Pride 2023, I am proud to share my family’s story. George Carlin once joked about working in an office. Acting the part of a company employee,...

The Dream

in my dream a fragrant cargo ship filled with orchids, carnations, lilies and roses docks at the harbour of my town a family, with a famous Spanish name sailing with the flowers quietly disembarks they travel deeply...

A Margaret Duncan reflection

by John Edwards On March 31st, I sat in the full Almonte United Church, one of many present to celebrate the life and mark the passing of Margaret Duncan/Brunton in...

Is the doctor in? – A John Dunn story

by John Dunn written February 10, 1999 As an introductory note, the doctor's house referred to in the first sentence is the imposing stone house at...

Christmas story – The Doctor and a horse called Frank

submitted by Michael Dunn. Written by his father, John Dunn. John Dunn's father was Dr. J F Dunn. In those days, the doctor kept both an...

STORY CONTEST: On the Job

by Mike Doyle This story was written in the summer of 1975 when I worked very briefly for the Rosamond Woollen Company, a textile mill...

STORY CONTEST: Granny’s Apartment

by Elena Richmond By the time I came on the scene, my grandmother was living in an apartment on Little Bridge Street in Almonte. Her...

STORY CONTEST: Negative + Positive = Almonte

by Mary Anne Harrison A few years after my Dad died, my Mom was moving from the family farm into Almonte to her first apartment....

STORY CONTEST: Delivering Telegrams with Dog

by Fern Martin In 1958, when I was 13 years old, my parents sold our dairy farm near Blakeney and made a huge move: four...

STORY CONTEST: The One That Got Away

by Richard Nightingale When you’re a kid, the world is the town you live in. Almonte was my world, and although small in area, it was...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Alaskan notes – part 3

by Peter Nelson So the little critters weren’t much fun, but the big critters?  You might not believe this part of our tale.  Were there any...

STORY CONTEST: The Sooner Scout

by Lucy Carleton A favourite childhood story of mine was in an old grade-school reader for young children. It was the story of the sooner...

STORY CONTEST: The Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast

by Sarah Robertson Almonte became home to our family in 1979. House-hunting had suddenly become a new hobby for my Mom and older sister. Why,...

Vinyl Café story contest winners selected

by Brent Eades A few weeks ago the Town announced a story-writing contest, run in conjunction with the visit to Almonte next weekend by the...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Alaskan notes, part 2

by Peter Nelson I liked the great money I was making up north, and had made some good friends on the geophysical crew, so I...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Alaskan notes

by Peter Nelson Back in the mid-sixties, I lived just outside of Anchorage for a couple of years, and one of our favorite excursions was...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Greece in the summer of love, part 2

by Peter Nelson  Anyway, we’re rescued by some understanding locals.  They come over to our table, pull up some chairs and join us and even...

FOLLOW US