It is almost always, always a mistake to listen to a certain friend of mine when she calls and says “You REALLY have to see this show”. Inevitably, it will be some train wreck of a reality show that leaves me feeling like I need to give my brain a bleach enema. ‘Manicurists Gone Wild’! […]
Local dairy farmer Michael Schmidt finally had his day in court, and the ruling has allowed him to continue offering his raw milk co op. From the Toronto Star – In a surprise move, a Newmarket court ruled Thursday that dairy farmer Michael Schmidt can continue his raw milk cooperative and that his venture does […]
Canada’s three major networks (admit it – you didn’t know we even had one, did you?) are coming together this evening for a joint fundraiser for Haitian relief. The event will be broadcast one hour before the beginning of the major, worldwide Haitian relief telethon, “Hope for Haiti Now”. The money raised during the Canadian […]
It’s hard to believe that our last round of French Bulldog puppies are almost seven months old. With age comes the thought of show ring careers, so I thought we’d update you on what’s going on with our budding beauty queens (and king). Over in Illinois, Andrea Morden Moore and the lovely Luke are getting […]
Kate McGarrigle, one half of the Canadian folk/alt duo The McGarrigle Sisters, has passed away from cancer on January 18th, 2010. Kate and her sister Anna were iconoclasts, singing, writing and performing in a way uniquely their own. Kate passed her musical gifts on to her son and daughter, Rufus and Martha Wainwright. Kate McGarrigle’s […]