Kemptville - Lifestyle

The Accidental Farmwife: I can't believe he ate the whole thing

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - Friday morning dawned on a very sad-looking dog named Cody. Our noble watch dog just stood in the middle of the yard in the freezing rain, head hanging down. I brought him in and toweled him off. He slowly made his way over to his sleeping rug and lay down. I brought him water throughout the day but he wouldn't touch it. He ...

A tribute to Emerson

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - Losing a sibling is never easy. You try to remember the good times, and they help sustain you, as you come to grips with the finality of the sudden death of a loved one.

Last week my brother Emerson, who has been so much a part of these stories since their inception in 1976, passed away.

He had a massive heart attack and died ...

Being laid up prompts Great Britain name game playing

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - My wife and I were walking downtown recently when a couple we know stopped for a chat. She likes my writing and was good enough to say, "I hope you take another trip soon so we can read about it."

I assured her that, all things being equal, there are definitely more travel adventures in our future.

Not long after that enjoyable ...

Black cats are truly beautiful creatures

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00

EMC Lifestyle - This week's pets: Touching on the attributes of one of our black kittens, Panther, in last week's column has inspired us to further extol the virtues of these sleek, shiny, often glamorous and frequently vociferous, beautiful black creatures.

Mowgli is one black kitten fortunate to find himself at LAWS, where our no-kill policy ...