FROM WHERE I SIT: Just One Option

ing. On principle, I don’t like to indulge in afternoon naps unless I’m sick, but boy oh boy, I could have broken my rule today.

The Sherman murders happened in a tiny Toronto neighbourhood in 2017 and are as yet unsolved. I remember reading and hearing about it at the time in part because of their incredible wealth and the ensuing drama with the surviving children.

The series is worth watching for several reasons. To find out that police investigations, even in Canada, can be botched and mishandled. To see the incredibly long reach of money and what it can buy; services that you and I could never access. To see that no matter how much money is at stake, it’s never enough for some people.

But, perhaps the most important take-away is the dogged persistent of investigative reporters.

Kevin Donovan of the Toronto Star has been relentless in pursuing the story and unearthing the truth. He’s taken the police department to court several times, including all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, to have case information unsealed. He’s written a book, Billionaire Murders and is the narrator of this documentary on Crave TV. He was the first to debunk the police department’s early assertion that it was a murdersuicide. Without him pushing for the truth, asking the pointed questions, and hanging in year after year, this case would be relegated to distance memory and a press conference every anniversary of the murders.

As a nation, we should be proud of and grateful for this sort of career dedication. With the struggle for existence that most newspapers are waging, we hope that the day never arrives when the likes of Kevin Donovan are unemployed. Whether it’s a murder investigation, political scandal, or public corruption, the cold, hard light needs to be shone on all the players. Otherwise, we all lose.

In an unrelated matter, our landscaping is coming along. I’ve purchased some specimen trees (Russian Olive, Little Miss Kim standard, and

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Dwarf Korean Lilac standard) and a few more perennials. Roy brought some black soil for fill and bought a load of rock for mulch.

This is all tough work make harder by the heat. It’s the first time I remember my eyes burning from the sweat running into them. When the work is complete it should be relatively maintenance-free. I splurged on a tiny Fiskars trimmer for deadheading and micro pruning. I can’t wait for the work to be complete so I can add some of the decorative things I’ve bought and stored over the years.

Maybe to celebrate, we’ll pull out the chair cushions after hosing off the bird turd and wiping down all the furniture. It’s only in magazine spreads that backyards are picture perfect and ready to use at the drop off a hat. The rest of us have to work at removing traces of cobwebs and dust. At the risk of jinxing something, at least the mosquitos haven’t been an issue so far and it’s too early for horseflies and wasps to ruin everything. The occasional rain also means I don’t have to spend as much time watering all these new plantings that are trying to get established. Well, the long weekend has officially been a washout weather-wise so I hope you found other ways to enjoy the time. A snooze on a rainy afternoon is just one option, from where I sit.

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