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Day trippers in Bruce

It's a sunny, muggy day at the farmette. We are once again under a heat warning. Half the country is under a fire ban because of the many...

Aug 10

Everything is wet and mosquito-y this morning at the farmette. Already hot and humid and it's supposed to clear up and be sunny. On...

Jul 27

It's a grey day in Grey County. We got more than an inch of rain in overnight thunderstorms. Supposed to clear up and be sunny today,...

Jul 20

It's a steamy one already at the farmette. I was out watering the baskets and pots, and there's also an army of mosquitoes—aerial...

Jul 13

It's a grey day in Grey County. We might, finally be getting snow today. Had to happen some time. Friends in Alberta and Saskatchewan are...

Nov 24, 2024

It's a grey day in Grey County. We're celebrating Thanksgiving over at the Thorntons later today. Can't wait. Last Sunday, Rob and I hit...

Oct 13, 2024

It's a blustery day at the farmette. We're supposed to be getting thunder storms throughout the day. I'm hoping to get out to our annual...

Oct 6, 2024

It's a sunny day at the farmette. Supposed to go up to the mid-twenties Celsius. Yesterday, we went to the Durham Fall Fair. Things have...

Sep 1, 2024

It's a rainy, grey day in Grey County. Unlike yesterday, when the sun shone and we toddled over to Hanover to check out the classic car...

Aug 11, 2024

Probus is a good club to join in your later years.

Apr 14, 2024

It's a snowy, blustery day at the farmette. The exact opposite of last weekend. Over the past three days, we've accumulated about a foot...

Feb 18, 2024

It's a kind of 'meh' day so far at the farmette. Cloudy, not cold and not hot so tepid weather, although we're supposed be getting...

Apr 9, 2017