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A note of thanks to Fairview Manor

My husband is a patient at Fairview...

For sale: 1991 Godin 12 String LRBags Acousticaster Guitar

In excellent working and cosmetic condition. Can...

Balance and strength classes for seniors at Pipa Physio

Pipa Physio Founded by experienced physiotherapist Silvia Saraiva,...

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Letter from Paris: Hot Times for Seniors in Paris

by Keith Spicer Planning to let loose on that long-dreamt getaway to the City of Light? You can probably handle sightseeing yourself with a good guidebook or, better, a professional guide, but...

Who’s left on the right?

“Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the...

Bill Chapman weekly column By the Way to end

After 7 years of loyally contributing to the Millstone, Bill Chapman has decided to end his weekly columns. Bill was one of our first contributors, sending us weekly Friday...
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Trust Your Instincts

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. There are many things in life which confound me.  Being caught off balance should not however be the...

Maritime Sally

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It requires little in the way of ambition to lapse into utter lassitude in Key West. Certainly first...

Bias

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. No matter how convoluted the arguments may become about what constitutes bias, when all is said the distilled...

Longboat Key Road

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Everyone knows Florida is a magnet for northern short-term vacationers ("tourists") and long-term sojourners ("snowbirds").  Apart from the...

Chillin’

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is unthinkable that any authoritative and self-respecting lexicon would pretend to advance an authentic meaning of the...

News from the South Pacific

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B.  Apart from Donald J. Trump's daily diet of the latest shamefully comic political misstep there is nothing that...

Sneller Says: Time to grow up “Almonte”

This story comes from a place of memory. Now, I've been all over the map.  Maybe I’ve seen a couple things. Maybe I’ve got a...

Disconcerting Day

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Though I am regularly plagued by the shadow of anxiety it is a stretch to say that when...

A day of reflection

 by L. G. William Chapman, B. A., LL.B.  Though I suppose it is impossible to get through any day without delving into at least some...

New Year’s Day

Though the weather is bleak - grey skies, driving rain and a cold wind out of the north - we're having a cheerful start...

I’m done with being frantic!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Really, I should have known better!  It has been years since we foregathered at a bar for a...

Sneller Says: Got Almonte Spirit?

Marc Snelling Wakonta pilahuk. Great Mystery, thank you. I say this to come from a place of oneness. No matter our belief system, we are...

Conundrum at the North Pole

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B.     The elves were having an awful time of it! The conveyor belt carrying the Teddy bears, model cars, train...

 Jill and Bill

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Not certain we’d qualify as either a Dynamic Duo or just a Nichols & May knockoff but either...
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