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For sale: Philips soundbar

The Philips CSS2123B/F7 is a compact 27-inch, 60W...

Green Onion Pancakes

by Susan Hanna This recipe for savoury pancakes...

Updates from Riversong Players

Riversong Players presents June production of Godspell,...

Reflections from the Swamp

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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...

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 winter and ice sports. Like...
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Goose Lottery Update

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Now for the important news in Almonte There are still no signs of geese on or near the pond in Corkery....

Millstone 2025 Canada Goose Lottery

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader The winter of your life won’t last forever. And you know the good news? After winter, there’s always spring. How...

Canada Geese Speak Out

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader I hope you have dug yourselves out from all the snow flung from the heavens during the past two snowstorms....

Our Dance with Winter

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Many of us despair with all this winter cold and can't wait for it to go. This story is about...

Bigfoot says Canada is a good place to live

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader We are on the cusp of navigating the troubled waters of trade tariffs with no clear captain to steer the...

Holy Mourning Doves

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader This story was inspired by watching Mourning Doves and a Redwing Blackbird flock together at the birdfeeder. I hope you...

The ice is breaking at the swamp

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader It has been a long time since I have written an article for Reflections from the Swamp, six months or...

The Skinny Shirt at the Hub

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Most of us have tried diets over the years. Our biomass often increases slowly with age. I have dieted many...

The Leaning Outhouse of Corkery

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader It's been a long time since I've written to you. The news in a world filled with wars, fires, floods,...

Illuminated by Small Miracles

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader The first days of Spring are full of firsts. We see the first goose, Robin, Tulips, and today, the first...

Hairy Peanuts

Reflections from the Swamp Last night was a starry night with only a sliver of a moon. Sometimes, on nights like this, with all the...

2024 Millstone News Goose Lottery winners

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader The most anticipated day in the Corkery calendar this year was March 9th. The date varies yearly depending on when...

The Prayer Room

Reflections from the Swamp I hope that the rumours I've heard about events that happened more than 25 years ago are beyond prosecution due to...

Goose Lottery Update

Reflections from the Swamp Dear Reader Now for the important news in Almonte There are still no signs of geese on or near the pond in Corkery....
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