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The Millstone is 15 years old today

by Edith Cody-Rice When my husband, Val Sears,...

Shrimp Stir-Fry with Chives and Chiles

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Bon Appetit...

Sandra McManus — celebration of life

McManus, Sandra Anne Passed away peacefully at the...

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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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Let’s talk cars!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B.     Not everyone gets excited about cars.  Though I most certainly do. If for example I'm in a physician's...

The places I’ve lived

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Before I went to boarding school at the age of fourteen years I lived with my parents and...

The Toothbrush

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. No doubt you take pride as I do in the possession of certain quality things such as crystal decanters,...

Art

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is both natural and inevitable that as one ages and disengages from the traffic of everyday life, one...

A Do-Nothing Day

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Not often have I the pleasure of a do-nothing day, a day when my calendar is completely empty and there is...

15 minutes of fame for the country lawyer

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. In 1975 after having successfully completed the Bar Admission at Osgoode Hall in Toronto I practiced law at...

They

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Yesterday I suffered the most disturbing suspicion. Suddenly my complacency reverberated from an unidentified tremor. My entire life in...

Noblesse oblige

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. In spite of a patent veneer of respectability the maxim "noblesse oblige" should be regarded with reservation. It is time to excoriate the...

Lies, lies, lies!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Forgive me, won't you, if I say that mendacity is something I know more than a little about?...

There’s a message there

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Several days ago having nothing to do on a colourless Saturday afternoon and shamelessly yearning for retail therapy, I...

The Sounds of Summer (“Dies caniculares”)

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Whether because I play the piano by ear (perhaps promoting a heightened sensitivity to sound) or whether because there...

Pilgrim’s Notes columnist moving on

Pilgrim's Notes columnist Jack McLean regrets that due to unforeseen circumstances he has been obliged to move from Almonte and to discontinue his column. He would like...

Accountability

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Philosophy, a term probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), derives from "philosophia", literally "love of wisdom"....

Angry old bird

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is not of course unthinkable that someone such as I who is precipitously close to 70 years of age...
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