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Reflections from the Swamp

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Awakening at the Swamp

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader I hope that you are enjoying these cooler days of summer, our gardens, and have had a chance to travel to other parts of the...

St Patrick’s Exile

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Most years, we wander across the swamp to the Isthmus of St. Patrick on St. Patty's Day. This year, my knee isn't up for the...

2026 Millstone News Goose Lottery

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader I hope you are enjoying the cold winter we are experiencing this year and that you are now more than ready for Spring. Recent scientific research...
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Olympic Hockey and Mother Mary

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader, We live in a world where a few of us humans have skills and agility that are wonderfully realized in...

Freezing Cold in Almonte

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader It's been a fiercely cold winter. I hope you didn't freeze to death. I love all twelve of you readers....

Breaking New Year’s resolutions

Reflections from the Swamp It took me five days. Five whole days to completely abandon the person I was supposed to become in 2026. And I...

New Year’s Resolutions

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Thank you for reading my stories. I hope I've brought you some humour as well as a few things to...

Delmer’s Christmas Story

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Today, Dec.21st, is the darkest day of the year. I promise you that the light in your life will grow...

KGB, RCMP, and KFC

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader The Millstone has often featured great recipes in its articles for readers. I will admit that my bride is a...

Manure Spreading

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader, I’ve spent most of my life spreading manure—both in the garden and, if I’m honest, in my writing. In both...

Halloween Apples

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Immigrant families, not used to Halloween, have to adjust to this strange ghost and witch-filled holiday and decide how and...

The Delete Key

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Carp is having a recycling day next weekend for metal and electronic waste. We have some old metal roofing and...

Mirages and Fog

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Reality isn't 'out there' waiting to be seen. It's filtered through the lens of the mind, and we must prepare...

Water has left the pond

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Welcome to fall It has been several months since I last wrote to you. Summer has always been a time when...

Mom and the Hudson’s Bay Company

Reflections from the Swamp Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) has officially closed all its remaining stores, ending a 355-year legacy that began with fur trading and...

Dandelion Paratroopers

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Welcome to springtime. The birds are busy building nests or feeding the newly hatched, and the insects emerge from the swamp...

Chicken John

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader I’m sure many of you can reminisce about a relative, friend, or mentor who was influential in your life. As...
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