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Rotary Club of Campbellford Trip of the Month Winners for May A Thankful City by Preston Por teaux Gratitude is a kind of thread that holds communities together. Often unseen, uncelebrated, and unnoticed by most as we go about our day to day work, but without it, the whole fabric of our city can loosen. Gratitude, this generosity of words of thanks and practices of appreciation for others, is important during normal and ordinary times. However, during these days of crisis and uncertainty, gratitude is essential and even vital to the health of our city. The opposite of gratitude is entitlement. Entitlement is a sickness that can beset a community if we allow it. Steve Maraboli says, “A sense of entitlement is a cancerous thought process that is void of gratitude and can be deadly to our relationships.” We can take for granted the power lines running to our homes, the pipes full of ready, clean drinking water, grocery stores and those working to keep them full, or good governance that provides road, emergency services and more. Entitlement can cause us to pass our neighbours without a care and scoff when we don’t get what we want. When the world becomes about us, we begin to think the world owes us something. Entitlement walks along a risky path that often leads to a dead end. During this COVID-19 pandemic we are learning that the entitled approach to life does not hold water. We are realizing that when the stores close and we are isolated in our homes, what we have at the end of the day is each other. While entitlement might cause some people to go into withdraw and hoard or claw for more, others are discovering a path out of selfishness and towards love of others. Often love of others takes the form of gratitude. In this pandemic we are forced to stop, and in the stopping we realize that we are rich at every turn. We can be thankful for toilet paper. We can be thankful for a loving spouse, good friends, and creative kids. We can be thankful for phone calls from loved ones and we lift our heads to see that we live in a neighbourhood with other amazing people, too. Gratitude in dangerous times may be the anecdote we need. Thankfulness helps us confront the growing entitlement in ourselves, but in the gentlest way. Appreciation for others and what we have is a tender invitation to bring us out of ourselves to see our world as it is: precious and worth caring for. I have a dream that our community would emerge from this pandemic with new eyes to see ourselves and others. That we would thrive again, but not as individuals who look out only for our own good, but as a community that seeks the peace and prosperity of our whole city. This week we can try some practices of gratitude. Thank your mayor, and city staff. Thank your grocery store clerk in a special way. Thank your neighbours. Tell a nurse or doctor or delivery person or teacher or business owner just how important they are to you. Go above and beyond to let others know the depth of your appreciation, because we have so much to be thankful for.

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Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre Moves to Single Site, Five Days per Week Service By NP Samantha Dalby The Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre is now providing COVID-19 testing five days per week in Campbellford. Responding to Ontario Health advisories to expand COVID-19 testing, the Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre is now open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday each week. To book a COVID-19 test please call the Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre at 705-3951801. Patients are no longer required to be referred to the Assessment Centre by a physician, nurse practitioner, nurse, walk-in/virtual clinic, Telehealth, or Public Health. The Assessment Centre has moved to a fixed single site at the Rotary Hall Boardroom located at 179 Saskatoon Avenue, Campbellford. “We are incredibly grateful to the Rotary Club of Campbellford for providing us with a physical site for the Assessment Centre and for donating face shields (PPE) to our front-line workers” said Executive Director Delayne Donald (Trent Hills Family Health

Team). “We also want to thank Mayor Bob Crate, the Campbellford Legion, the Campbellford Presbyterian Church, Hastings Fieldhouse, and Warkworth & Campbellford Arenas for housing our mobile Assessment Centre for the past 2 months. We couldn’t have provided this essential service without this valuable assistance from the community.” Testing is a top priority of the provincial response to COVID-19. The Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre encourages patients with typical or atypical symptoms of the virus or with no symptoms but with risk of COVID-19 (because of where they work or live) to call and book a test. Typical symptoms of COVID-19 include: fever/chills, new or worsening cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, loss of taste or smell, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and runny nose/nasal congestion (not explained by other reasons e.g. seasonal allergies). Some people will have atyp-

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their results online at https:// covid19results.ehealthontario. ca:4443/agree As of May 24, 2020, there are 25,904 cases of COVID-19 reported in the province of Ontario. 19,698 cases have resolved. 4,862 cases are reported in long-term care residents. There have been 2,102 COVID-19 deaths. The Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre works with regional partners and government agencies to provide residents with access to local assessment and testing. The Assessment Centre is operated by the Trent Hills Family Health Team and Northumberland Paramedics in collaboration with the Northumberland Ontario Health Team network, Campbellford Memorial Hospital, the Campbellford Virtual Care Clinic, the Trent Hills Virtual Care Clinic, and MPP Nor t humberland-Peterborough South David Piccini.

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Special Bonds By Emmanuelle Keogh Being physically separated from my loved ones during these strange times has made me realize, more than ever, that as human beings, we are relational beings. We need a sense of connection to others. And when that need is not met, we suffer greatly and our mental and emotional health, as well as our physical health, are impacted. There are the bonds we feel with our families. There are the bonds we feel with our partners, with our friends. These are special bonds. They are very powerful, intangible, yet palpable. But it extends further, to include the people we work with, the people we serve, the people we meet in our social activities, and the people in our communities. Right now, I think many of us as neighbours feel like family, treasuring the interactions we can have, as we meet on our streets and neighbourhoods (while keeping our distance!) Some people feel a special bond with animals. These bonds too can be very strong. And at present, when many of us are socially isolated, so much emotional comfort can be gained from having a pets’ company. I personally will always remember the special bond I had with our family dog Misha, as she

was always there for me, in the most unconditional loving way. She has been gone for a number of years, but she will always be there, in my heart. A special bond can also exist with nature. I always experience a sense of being at home when in nature, an experience that is very soothing and healing—as if embraced in my totality by that greater being. So special bonds exist in all different forms. But while coming from different sources, they all share that potential to nourish our beings; and to that extent, they are essential in our lives. And as the pandemic has somehow destroyed and disrupted our web of connections, it has only made that even more clear.

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Healthy Takeout for People on the Go Are you looking for a healthy alternative to fast food? Kimberly Davidson has you covered! The owner of Sans Kitchen provides nutritional, locally-made meals for people on the go. ‘Sans’ is French for ‘without’ as Kimberly’s meals contain no dairy, gluten or sugar and she runs her business with almost zero waste. That means her salads and soups are served in Mason jars. You get your $1 deposit back when you return the jar for zero waste meals. Kimberly serves a variety of foods including salads, soups and baked goods. “I’m originally from Montreal,” says Kimberly who is a qualified holistic nutritionist. “When we moved here three years ago, we loved the wealth of amazing locally-grown foods. However, there was a lack of healthy options for prepared meals for people with busy lifestyles.” Kimberly launched Sans Kitchen in April 2019 with the Homegown Hamper and at the Campbellford Farmer’s Market. “The response has been amazing!” she says. “We offer a range of smoothies and soups as well as layered Mason jar salads. We layer the salads with the dressing at the bottom and the greens on top so they don’t get soggy. The salads last around five days and the soups even longer. We also make a variety of gluten-free baked goodies.” Kimberly creates nutritious, balanced meals which will help to boost your immune system and keep you healthy. She uses local ingredients wherever possible and prepares the meals fresh for you.

Westben’s Call for Community Sound Garden Video Project By Donna Bennett and Ben Finley What sounds are happening in our gardens? As you plant seeds this spring, Westben is calling for videos of poems, songs or soundscapes from people/families of all ages for the Community Sound Garden Project! Every time you care for your seeds, listen beside them for (at least) one minute:

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Poem: Note what you hear. Begin to create a poem out of the sounds. Read it to your seeds. Song: Sing to your seeds. Try improvising with the sounds around you. Does a melody arise? Soundscape: Record what you hear on your phone. Assemble your recordings in a Digital Audio Workstation (email Westben if you need help). Play! Rearrange them, overlap them, cut them up! One of the things that makes the Westben experience unique is its sound relationship with its surrounding environment. Imagine the doors of the timber frame Barn rolling open to the meadow as the sounds of birds, breezes and leaves intermingle with musical outpourings—welcoming and enhancing each other. Westben is excited to continue developing this music/nature relationship with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) who are caretakers of a 95 acre property directly across from Westben’s Barn. The land was donated by the estate of Mary West, a descendant of the Wests who originally owned the farm at Westben. Part of the NCC’s effort of building public trails, removing invasive species and restoring natural habitats was set to be done in partnership with schools in the area, but COVID-19 put that on hold. As an alternative, Ali Giroux—a conservation biologist with the NCC - has given seed packages to the Westben Youth Choirs and Campbellford & District Horticultural Society to grow Upland White Golden-

road and Big Bluestem and then plant them out in the gardens to promote native plant diversity and support pollinators. From this, Ben Finley initiated the The Community Sound Garden Project as an opportunity to connect through the environmental sounds in our homes and gardens. In addition to being a bassist-composer, Ben is pursuing his PhD at the University of Guelph where he studies ecomusicology and improvisation.

Did you know that sound helps plants grow? Did you know that sound helps plants grow? Ecologist Monica Gagliano and others show that sound contributes to plant growth and resilience. Plants are highly sensitive organisms that use sound to react to their environment. Sound waves travel efficiently through soil and help the roots grow. Did you know that bees buzz at a certain frequency which signals flowering plants to produce pollen! Although plant bioacoustic research uses very specific parameters (e.g. volume, frequency, time length), why not try it yourself? Sing, speak, record with your plants and have fun! Visit www.westben.ca for more guidelines and the new Sunshine Ahead! Digital Programming such as Podcasts, Musical Moments, Digital Concerts at The Barn, Westben Kids and more. Share your poems, songs, video soundscapes by emailing westben@westben.ca or by posting them to social media with the hashtag #WestbenCommunitySoundGarden.

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Green Light for Junior Golf in Warkworth By Kevin Huestis Beside her dead mouse, the cat lay splayed with its tongue hanging out. Grandma is going to disown me! I have countless stories from a youth spent golfing. Unfortunately this is one of them… I was in a foursome of 12-yearolds that fateful day, set to start our back-9 (or more likely our 3rd or 4th round of the afternoon). As I was about to tee off my grandma’s cat Chloe appeared about 50 yards down the fairway proudly showcasing a mouse she had just snared. I remember Grandma Ross often lamenting that Chloe was a world-class “mouser” of outdoor mice, but not so much inside. My relationship with the cat was not great -- she was unpredictable, dominating, occasionally affectionate, but mostly plain nasty. On this day there was no shooing Chloe off her stage. I decided to go ahead and tee off, knowing there was no measurable danger, even declaring to my pals, “Watch boys… this takes talent!” As I wound the club back, I remember my last thought was crystal clear, “Just don’t hit the cat”. It’s an age-old saw that the subconscious mind ignores the word “don’t” on a golf course and you know what happened next. As we all hovered over the crime-scene victim, the lethal

weapon still in my hand, Chloe spasmed to consciousness, shook her head and got up. I’ll never forget the revengeful death stare I got from that cat on the ride to the vet, where she was blessed with a forecast for full recovery. Grandma was much more forgiving than Chloe. Being a golfer herself, she knew it was not intentional (more specifically, she knew I was not good enough to intentionally hit such a small target). While my relationship with her cat was forever strained, I got along great with Grandma before and after this particular incident. I have eternal affection and respect for my mom’s mom and we spent a lot of time together, much of it on a golf course. That’s a terrific and distinguishing thing about golf: multi-generations play the same sport, on the same field, sometimes even competing head to head, learning the nuances of a game – and big lessons too like honesty, good manners, sportsmanship and how to venture in the woods without getting poison ivy. It pleases me to announce that we have the green light to go ahead for a second straight year with the junior league at Warkworth Golf Club. Although we have many changes in mind (some Covid forced,

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others not) one thing we will continue to do is have each child play with an adult of their choosing – Grandma would approve. Last year, we had 46 kids and adults competing for decadent chocolate golf balls from Centre & Main Chocolate. To heighten the social experience, we randomly teamed two kids and their adults each week in an alternate-shot format. One change this year, each child will belong to a large team like say “The Dartford Divots” or “The Brickley Ballwashers” (note to self: work on better team names). For safety, we won’t mix the pairings each week, but the kids will contribute to their team totals and be able to check results through an online leaderboard. In these unusual times, golf is fortunate to provide natural phys-

ical distancing. Safety will be priority #1 for all involved – even the cats. With so many other summer activities cancelled, we are preparing for larger numbers and plan to run a longer season. Tim Williams from Fidelity Engineering & Construction has stepped up as a major sponsor which will help to both subsidize the cost for the kids and enhance the experience. Thanks Tim! If you or someone you know would like more information on the Warkworth Junior Golf League, please have them contact me (kevin.huestis@gmail. com) or the Warkworth Pro Shop (705-924-2569). Registration is open now and league play begins in mid-June.

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The benefits of gardening, whether it is growing flowers or food, are numerous. But where to start if you don’t already have a garden? Although nothing is foolproof, there are some flowers that I always recommend to people who are new to gardening, or want to have low maintenance gardens. Some of the easiest plants to grow are perennials. Perennials come up year after year and unless something drastic happens, the plants usually get hardier and larger over time. At this time of the year, it is great to see tulips and daffodils poking through the earth and offering vibrant spring colour. These flower bulbs need to be planted in the fall, so they will have to go on your “to do” list. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, hostas are a great plant. Many gardeners bemoan the slugs that attack them but over the years new varieties have been developed that are slug resistant. As well, slugs hate crawling over the raised veins in plants with thicker leaves. So consider Bressingham Blue which, if planted in shade, will have a blue leaf. Astilbe are another great plant for shade and its delicate flower comes in a variety of colours. A foolproof plant for the sun is Sedum Autumn Joy. It is one of the first plants to break

through the soil in the spring and the flowers linger until they are removed. Some gardeners leave the flower heads on until the spring, thereby offering the birds some seed heads during the winter. Cut flowers are always a joy to plant and few offer as many varieties as the dahlias. The challenge with dahlias is that the tubers need to be dug up in the fall but the blooms that they create are worth the work. Rudbeckia, or Black-eyed Susans are a great cut flower. The nice thing about them is that they are perennial, they grow in full to partial sun and if you want to give them to someone in the hospital or nursing home, they are a good choice as they are fragrant free. Given the current situation and the chances that many of us will be staying at home more this coming summer, working in our gardens will not only produce beautiful blooms that are beneficial to the environment, birds, bees and butterflies, but they will provide us with colour and a stress free activity to enjoy as well as allowing us to share the “fruits” of our labour with family and friends. Leaving a lovely, homegrown bouquet on a doorstep will definitely be appreciated and enjoyed.

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Day-tripping Stor y and photo by Bob Leahy He’s not going anywhere. Instead, he offers “Five things I’ve learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic” and found it sometimes works really well, sometimes less so? We wait and see how all this might pan out once epidemic-related restrictions are lifted. My guess? Seeing our doctor in person will become much rarer now. We will have to live with that. My last “normal’ day was March 17. I was in Toronto to pick up meds from St Mikes’s pharmacy and to get a haircut. Since then everything has changed. Now I get my meds delivered and my partner Meirion cuts my hair. But we have all adapted far more than that, haven’t we? Here are some of the life lessons I’ve picked up along the way, with a sprinkling of my views on everything.

My HIV seems less important now True, I’ve always been one who advocates for taking our meds and getting on with life. Now HIV is even less a part of me. COVID-19 has transferred my HIV concerns and the related work I do from the back burner to a post-it note on the back wall. Instead, how to get through long days, what to eat, how to compensate for being shut in have all become more important. It’s true I’m a lucky

and privileged man so I see the world differently to many less fortunate. I have few housing, income or treatment access issues to my name, for example. As a result, my HIV has been a manageable condition for decades. I feel like getting through the COVID-19 pandemic deservedly gets more of my attention.

How we experience health care has changed, maybe forever I haven’t seen my HIV doctor in months. My regime includes two blood draws a year but only one physical check-in. Comorbidities, which I’d argue are THE defining characteristic of those of us who are seniors in particular, are a different story. Ongoing health issues, more often than not having nothing to do with HIV, have become more challenging to manage in the virtual realm. Who hasn’t experienced telemedicine or virtual consultations

Humans are human There has been much teeth-gnashing of late about people filling the parks in Toronto and ignoring social distancing guidelines. I look at all this differently to most. What I see is humans being human. I know it’s concerning. But then I ask where 2.93 million humans living in small spaces go when allowed out on a sunny day. There just isn’t enough greenspace in the city to fit them in. We here are spoiled for space. They aren’t. That’s not to say their behaviours mustn’t change for the good of all of us, but name-calling doesn’t work. Education and positive reinforcement does. I’ve lived downtown. It’s super crowded. I try very hard to empathize. I think we all should.

We have heroes in our midst Front line healthcare workers have done a sterling job and much praise has been heaped

on them. So it should have been. But I can’t help thinking that there are so many folks delivering essential services, sometimes in harm’s way, who have gone un-thanked. It’s time we recognized our garbage collectors, our takeout food providers, our cops, our firemen, our retail workers, those who stack the shelves and so on. If this epidemic has done anything it’s identified the heroes in our midst, the people we depend on day in and day out. We owe them big time. I’d like to do something special. I don’t know what.

Older adults’ lives are disposable? It’s a given, even our southern nemesis Trump grudgingly acknowledges, that opening up the country in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic will result in “collateral damage”. Those deaths won’t be concentrated in the general population but in my generation, where most deaths have occurred to date. Older adults with comorbidities (that’s virtually all my generation) are particularly vulnerable. I’m very concerned where we have landed. It seems heartless. But . . . read on.

We are incredibly resilient As an older adult, I’ve learned more about myself - limitations, work habits, triggers, capacity for sloth, Netflix preferences, etc. – than ever before. Going into lockdown back in March I was astonished by how much we were being asked to give up. It seemed impossible. Over the last months, though, we have forged those limitations, many of us, into a workable daily routine. We have adapted. Some have done well, flourished even. Others have had to endure financial hardship, loss of jobs and income, but their story too is one of survival. We have learned skills and coping mechanisms which will serve us well as we move forward to experience once again a COVID-19-free environment. Let’s hope that can be our reality, anyway. An earlier version of this article by Bob Leahy first appeared in POZ Magazine. POZ serves the community of people living with and those affected by HIV/ AIDS with daily news, treatment updates, personal profiles, investigative features. Find it here https://www.poz.com/

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Social Distancing Movie Night

Cook Books

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Looking out the window today I’m reminded of the fun summer brings. This year is going to be different though, celebrations will take on a new look. Thinking of that, what and how are we going to be entertaining this year? As I mentioned in my previous column: ‘Trends of 2020’ (January), eco-consumption and support come to mind. Since many of us have gone through our stuff, you may have found lots of items you have no use for anymore. But as the eco-consumption trend shows, many of us want to reuse or re-purpose our belongings. Here’s a fun idea for entertaining in our backyards this summer: a ‘Backyard Home Theatre’. What an amazing experience it would be to have your old stereo equipment hooked up, that bean bag chair or old mattress covered with fluffy pillows, quilts that grandma made and viewing a movie outdoors. Camping chairs and blow-up pool chairs would work as well. You could create viewing areas to accommodate guests when outside visits resume. Things you would need are a clothesline to hang white sheets to form your screen (a couple of kingsize sheets would be ideal) and a projector which can be pur-

chased online for a reasonable price. Just keep in mind you want one that is 2,000 lumens or more so you can start viewing earlier at night. You could stream from your computer or, for that nostalgic feel, you could get a DVD player or Blu Ray and your favourite movies. That would definitely bring back memories or better yet, if you had old camcorder family videos. It’s always a hoot to look back and remember the past. Don’t forget to check that you have the right connecting cords. There’s nothing more frustrating than not having everything you need when you’re about to start. Add a special touch for this ‘theatre’ theme with solar lighting to create the walkway and strings of lights throughout the trees. You could even create a poster to give to guests upon their arrival with the movies being viewed tonight, with possible trivia questions and a winner at the end of the evening. What are the best treats to have during the outdoor event? Popcorn of course - served in paper bags! Repurposed old flower pots are great as finger-food holders. These can be washed and painted with fun theatre images to create that movie atmosphere. Consider decoupage

pictures from the past for special guests. Ideas for beverages include the old metal coolers filled with ice, with a selection of drinks for your family. Instead of having a buffet-style area for treats one thought is combining items like candies, chocolate and the like into little bags for your guests to enjoy. Think about side tables in each cluster. You can make these out of up-turned laundry baskets, old wooden crates or even cardboard boxes. Touching on ‘support’ as one of the trends for 2020, online forums are so important now with isolation so prevalent. If you can’t get together, the movie idea could still work with a computer and some organization. Plan a remote movie night for friends all watching the same movie on the same night. Maybe a curbside drop-off of movie items to everyone on your list will make for a fun evening. I do hope that you all have a wonderful summer and get a chance to relax, lay back, be comfortable and secure in your own space. If you have any ideas for your summer experience that you’d like to share, I’d love to hear about them. Drop us an email at Innovative Interiors with your ideas.

I don’t exactly have a collection of old cook books. I just have a lot of them. I haven’t deliberately acquired them or gone through any sort of selection process to place them on my shelves. They just sort of landed there through people’s giving them to me (because they thought I collected old cook books) or my not being able to resist rescuing them from a church or library book sale. When I call a cook book “old”, I mean a couple of different things. Either it was copyrighted back in the 1800’s and everyone would think of it as a classic, or it’s one that came to me new when I was very young and it grew old along with me. Most of my old cook books are of the latter type and date from my switch to vegetarianism. Like many people, I find I rarely use most of them. I have two or three standbys and they look pretty beaten up. One, which has an elastic band holding it together is Tassajara Cooking. I recommend it for anyone wanting to cook vegetarian. Its

I have two or three standbys & they look pretty beaten up.

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copyright date is 1973. Another from the same era is Simple Food For The Good Life. It’s in good shape because I only read it for its philosophical message. I almost never cook from it; It has a long subtitle: An Alternative Cook Book, Intended for the Use of People of Moderate Fortune Who Do Not Affect Magnificence in their Style of Living. My copy is signed by the author who happens to be one of my heroes, Helen Nearing. I actually bought a copy of a new edition of a classic. The original came out in 1954. Again, it’s mostly for reading. It was written by Alice B, Toklas, who was Gertrude Stein’s partner. Simply named The Alice B.Toklas Cookbook, it contains the recipe for something called “Haschich Fudge”. It has other strange things like “Madame Loubet’s Asparagus Tips” which has asparagus served with whipped cream. Ms. Toklas is said to have kept one of the “most celebrated tables of the twentieth century.” The most battered cook book I own probably is The Canadian Cook Book by Nellie Kyle Pattinson published in 1923. I took this book from home when I got married. I figured my mother didn’t cook much anyway and wouldn’t miss it. Notations in the margins are all in the housekeeper’s handwriting. This book is covered with food stains and held together with something called Steridrape which surgeons used to cover the spot where they would make their incision. It looks a bit like Saranwrap. I worked in an operating room back in the 70s and brought some home to cover the book. I would love, at this stage of my life, to go through my grandmother’s cook books. I had little interest in them or in cooking at the time she died. Either they were thrown out or my aunt took them and, when she died, I’m sure her son dumped them. I remember my grandmother sitting on the couch in her living room surrounded by three or four or five School-type notebooks. The spines were broken and all but the one she was leafing through were tied with string like a package for mailing. The notebooks were full of recipes clipped from magazines like the Star Weekly and carefully glued on the pages. As we are moving books out of the kitchen—part of a remodelling project, I’m vowing to sort my cook books and allow only those that I use. I won’t be surprised if it turns out to be a small collection with an eclectic focus.

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Level-Up: Salads By Joel MacCharles In last month’s Level-Up we looked at bringing your sandwich game to the next level. Today we tackle the humbleas-you-want salad!

Can We Get Dressed?

Store-bought dressings are great in a pinch, but homemade dressing can be so full of flavor and easy to make. If you’re making an oil-and-vinegar salad dressing, you need to know that the ratio is generally 3-to-1 or 4-to-1. Made simple that means that you combine ¾-1 cup of oil and ¼ cup of vinegar. You can replace some – or all – of the vinegar with anything acidic including lemon. You can use different types of oils and different types of acids and mix and match as much as you want! A stellar tip I received from a professional Chef (Chef Jeff) was to add salt to the acid before adding the oil. You can stir the salt into the vinegar, and it will season it well – but it will struggle to combine with the oil. Adding salt before the oil allows you to season your dressing faster and easier. If you are using citrus as your acidic element, then don’t shy away from using the zest! Peel some with a potato peeler and chop it small and add it to your dressing for a more intense and interesting taste. If you don’t want a dressing that is separated, you can mix oil and vinegar by adding an emulsifier. Dijon mustard, mayonnaise and yogurt are both great for this. You can add a few tablespoons to a cup of dressing to make a consistently creamy dressing that sticks better to your ingredients.

Mix those greens

A salad can be as interesting or as simple as you wish. If you’re tired of your routine mix it up by experimenting with other types of leafy greens. Arugula, spinach, baby greens and more can all be combined in a single salad. If variety is the spice of life, then that must apply to salad too!

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Chef Matt Wilkinson wrote a great cookbook called, “Mr. Wilkinson’s Well-Dressed Salads.” He makes a great argument for adding large chunks of herbs in salads. He cautions the reader not to chop herbs into small uniform pieces and leave large chunks so that each bite is intensely different from the last. If all the pieces are small and uniform, then your salad will taste the same in every bite. Once I tried this method I never turned back.

Go Nuts

Add nuts and seeds. Chopped peanuts that are toasted (warmed in a dry frying pan while stirring over medium-high) are an amazing topping to a salad. Poppy, sesame seeds are just as awesome as are shelled sunflower seeds, pine nuts and more. These things add texture and crunch.

A Change of Temperature

Adding warm ingredients like grilled meat, toasted nuts, grilled peppers or warm chunks of bread over a great contrast in temperature to add interest to a salad. Some salad recipes also call for grilling romaine lettuce!

Get Pickled

Add pickles or learn to make quick-pickled onions, carrots, cucumbers and more. Quick pickles can be made and eaten instantly. Learn to make these easy condiments or pick some up at the grocer to add some acid and bite to your meals.

Infuse Your Vinegar

Chop strawberries, blueberries, peaches or other fruit and cover them with cider or wine vinegar. You can leave this in a cupboard. Strain after a week or three and you’ll have an amazingly fruity vinegar that will change your salad game forever.

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Many of us love adding cheese to salad – if you’re looking for something interesting then try a new type of cheese! If you’re a traditional mozzarella and cheddar person (which I often am) then stay with what you like. If you’re looking for a twist then try something stronger like swiss, gruyere, parmesan or beemster. Although it’s harder to find you may also want to look for halloumi which is a cheese you can cook directly on a BBQ grill and is a great salad booster.

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Celebrate the Important Role Bees Play in our Lives By Ar t Chamberlain We live in a Bee City Canada community and from June 22 to 28 we’ll be celebrating that fact with Trent Hills Pollinator Week, as proclaimed by the municipality. The Bee City Canada initiative aims to create healthy pollinator habitats, spread information about the importance of pollinators and celebrate those who encourage efforts that help bees. Last year, Trent Hills officially became a Bee City, four local schools became Bee Schools and the Campbellford/Seymour Community Foundation (CSCF) became a Bee Partner. You can learn more about the Bee City Canada initiative on the CSCF website at www.cscf. ca/com mu n it y-leader sh ip/ bee-city-canada/ or on their website at www.beecitycanada. org. There is lots of valuable information available in the resource section on the website – webinars, links to articles, educational resources, native plant resources, bee related products you can buy to support Bee City Canada, as well as information on planning and planting a pollinator garden.

Since we can’t get together to celebrate National Pollinator Week this year, we want to encourage everyone to get out and celebrate it in your own way – on your own, or with your family, in your own yard or garden. Plant native plants and create a pollinator garden, build a bee house, paint a sign or rock for your yard declaring that you are committed to protecting pollinators, or just learn more about pollinators. You can also join the new Bee City Trent Hills Facebook Group to keep up on the latest activities and local information. www.facebook.com/ groups/638769953647489/ Bee City Canada suggests that planting a garden in even the smallest spaces can provide food and shelter for hungry pollinators. To help pollinators

thrive plant a garden with local native plants, plant milkweed for Monarch butterflies to feed and lay their eggs on, and keep some areas undisturbed, unmulched and unwatered. Sandy soil is best for the 70 per cent of native bees who live in the ground. Keep your garden pesticide free, buy pesticide-free plants and let your dandelions flourish.

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A Message from the Trent Hills Grannies for Africa By Lyn De La Cour It is with regret that due to the ongoing battle against Covid-19, the THGFA is forced to cancel our Jewellery Show for 2020. This well-loved annual fundraiser in aid of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s work in sub-Saharan Africa is always a fun event and very well attended. The Grannies will miss seeing you all in the fall at the laden jewellery tables, and for that chat in the cafe. The Show cannot go on without you, our supporters and donors, and could not, would not be the success it continues to be without your generous support. Despite the fact that the pandemic has deprived us of any fundraising efforts this year, we are still collecting and planning for the next jewellery show, and are always most appreciative of any donation given to the cause. The Grannies are requesting that any items you no lon-

ger wear, or want to keep, be it fabulous to funky jewellery, scarves, handbags, or belts, that you please store and save for drop off, or pick up, later in the year. Grannies across Canada, are the grassroots fundraisers for the SLF and due to the pandemic are not able to raise their usual millions of dollars this year. The shortfall not only impedes the Foundation’s vital work of stemming the tide of HIV/ Aids in sub-Saharan Africa, but now must also cope with the added horror of Covid-19. Please, if you are able, make a donation to the Foundation at: stephen le w isfoundation.org Covid 19 Appeal Select general donation, then donor page appears. Until the next Jewellery Show, please keep well, be safe. With heartfelt thanks. Trent Hills Grannies for Africa

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How Peterborough Musicians are Reacting to Social Distancing By Jack Beda The Peterborough music scene is an industry dependent on social contact which means that many of Peterborough’s bands, musicians, and orchestras have been struggling in the COVID-19 pandemic. I spoke with some of these musicians to see how they’re keeping the music alive in these challenging times and what we can do to help.

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This folk-rock band has played a number of gigs in the downtown Peterborough area and around the Kawarthas gaining a reputation for funny song names and good music. I spoke with lead singer Harrison Mees about how the band is coping. “It was honestly a huge shock, we were all really excited about the spring because that’s some of the best times in the year for gigs,” says Harrison. “We’re trying to record at our homes to put to-\ gether tracks but we’re missing a lot of the audio equipment we need to do that properly.” The band’s bassist Saoirse Aherne left her bass guitar with Harrison before social distancing was implemented and because they live almost an hour apart, she hasn’t been able to get it back to practise.

Nick Campbell

Nick Campbell is a talented guitarist known for his skill in music and the fun clothes he wears while playing. When I spoke with him recently, he expressed significant disappointment about his lost gigs saying he’s lost “25 shows over 3 months”. Because of the missed exposure and money, it can be hard to get gigs after a pause like this and there are questions about whether social distancing policies will remain in effect for much longer. To deal with his lost gigs Nick decided to livestream some of his songs through Instagram and Facebook. This has been pretty popular but can’t replace the money from the lost gigs. In a recent Instagram post, Nick made it clear that despite the pandemic he would still be dressing up for his livestream gigs, to help keep the feel of a real gig. He is certainly trying hard to keep his music alive, you can support him by checking out his Instagram page @nickcampbellofficial or his face-book page Nicholas Campbell Music.

Drumlin Fever Written by Graham Cotter, Illustrated by Audrey Car yi Graham Cotter, 95, publishes his first children’s novel. Illustrations by the late Audrey Caryi, a popular local artist. Drumlin Fever takes over a rural community as real estate developers clash with four adventurous children who are haunted by visions of glaciers and drumlins. Drumlins —elongated hills left behind by retreating glaciers—add to the calm beauty of Warkworth, a small community in a quiet corner of Ontario. But greedy land developers are buying up farmland to build subdivisions, wreaking havoc on the environment. The four Scace children get caught up in their parents’ opposition to the land grab, little realizing how dangerous their involvement will become. They experience strange, dream-like states that transport them back into the primordial world when the drumlins were formed. As the children struggle to understand what is happening to them, the developers finally go too far in their destruction of the landscape, and the forces of nature are unleashed.

Cotter wrote it in the 1970s, reflecting on issues that still affect the countryside today. Graham Cotter has lived in Warkworth since 1968. He is a retired Anglican priest who writes and thinks about science and faith, and of course, drumlins. On Sale: May 15, 2020 Virtual Book Launch: Wednesday June 3 at 3 pm ET Contact: Graham Cotter gandecotter@gmail.com 705-924-2492. Charis Cotter chariscotter@gmail.com 709-597-2014.

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By Susan Fedorka Who would have thought as we rang in the New Year that one of our resolutions would be learning to wear a face mask properly? After two months of self-isolating and social distancing, what have we learned? On a community level we have seen the kindness and generosity of people who have taken steps, some small, some larger, to help us get through this time of uncertainty. The majority of residents in our community have respected the guidelines set out by the governments. It was a bit of a rocky start but our adherence has been so critical to us all remaining safe. Frontline workers have been the recipients of praise, food, much needed equipment and financial support. Neighbours and residents in need have received free food and many who could not get out were able to rely on others to do their grocery shopping. Grocery stores adapted with more safety measures for staff as well as modifying how we buy some food items. And on a personal level, what did we learn? Do we still like ourselves and do we enjoy our own company? Can we care for ourselves on a physical and emotional level even if we live

with other people? We are all in this together but we are essentially on our own when it comes to handling challenges. Did we become bored or fed up with getting the same email “joke”? And how many of us reached out to someone we hadn’t connected with in a long time just to say hi, or share a joke? If you did, chances are the response was – we are doing well, so is the family, thank you for thinking of us. Did you learn to Zoom? Did we use the time to clean out closets, our computers, the basement or garage or were we paralyzed by an unidentified fear that kept us from doing all the things we have always said we would do, if we had the time?

er will encourage us to get out and about, six feet apart from everyone except those we live with. Will you find space in your home to have some additional supplies handy for the future? It goes without saying that toilet paper is critical but 100 rolls is not. A vaccine may be ready sooner than expected but perhaps not. We now know what it looks and feels like to have to socially isolate and limit our contact with the outside world. But have we learned to be prepared?

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If we had family members in long-term care, did it cause us to stop and think about what our future might look like? We are lucky to have the Island Park Residence which allowed people, as a group, to self-isolate but not be totally alone even while respecting social distancing measures. Have you thought about how you would cope under similar circumstances if you were ten years older and perhaps alone?

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The Tale of Pearl the Merbaby By Elizabeth Faidley Ellie (5) dreams of having a mermaid baby. Not just a mermaid, and not just a baby. A mermaid baby. Being the adventurous gift buyer that I am, I searched and searched and finally found a handmade mermaid baby doll on ETSY. In the pictures online, it appeared that Pearl was wearing a veil of some sort. But no, that was her creepy and weird skin. When Pearl arrives, I am thrilled! I show her to several of my students who react to her face in sheer horror. I ignore this reaction, knowing that Ellie will love Pearl. But opening her gift on Christmas morning, she was like, “OMG, this doll is hideous. What is wrong with you, Santa?” (Ellie later notes that Pearl was her first indication that Santa was not real.) Ellie is so grossed out by Pearl that she affectionally refers to her as “DisgustING” (We had just watched “Inside Out”). I come to the desperate conclusion that Pearl’s hideousness lies in her strange, green locks of hair. I go to the drug store and purchase two different colours of hair dye and attempt to dye Pearl’s hair from green to a “strong blonde”. My attempts fail miserably and Ellie looks at me with pity for a few days. “Pearls’ hair is even more hideous, Mom. Please, just stop.” I locate a doll and teddy bear hospital in Secaucus, NJ. I call them immediately and discover it is run by a group of very strict and serious Germans. They take their doll and teddy bear hospital very seriously. They are interested in seeing Pearl’s “condition” and then will give me an estimate for all of the cosmetic work that needs to be done to make her “lovable”. (Poor Pearl). I pack Pearl up in a box and address it to the doll hospital. I tell Ellie that Pearl is going off to the hospital to have her face and hair “adjusted.” Ellie wisely informs me that “Pearl has even greater problems than those.” Then, she writes on the box, “Please, please, help this doll. She has so many problems.” Four weeks pass and I hear nothing from the Germans. I call a few times and ask about a price and they keep forgetting who I am until I say, “My doll is Pearl, the ... merbaby.” Then the Germans say, “Oh, God. Yes, ok.” I finally get a (very expensive) answer and immediately send them more money. The work begins. I was teaching on a crisp January morning when my phone rang. I ignored it and then listened to the message between students. It was a detective from the Secaucus Police Department. He really needed to talk to me-- “immediately”. I called him back right away and he demanded that I come down to the precinct at once. The Detective tells me that the Germans called the police down to the doll hospital that morning. When they removed Pearl’s head to repaint her offensive skin, they found 2 ounces of a white powder used for recreational purposes. The detective first suggests that the drugs are mine. I adamantly insist that I have never used drugs in my life. He relents, agreeing that it would be strange for me to stuff drugs in a doll’s head and then ship it off to an expensive doll hospital. Then, in what is probably the strangest conversation of my life, the detective asks me what is “up” with Pearl. Did I inherit Pearl? I explained what Ellie wanted for Christmas, how I found Pearl on ETSY, and why I shipped her off to the Germans. The detective said, “You spent money on this doll? Have you ever heard of Ariel? She is a pretty mermaid. You can buy her at any Disney store.” And I said, “Detective, Ariel is a grownup mermaid. Ellie wanted a BABY mermaid. She will not be fooled by a fake baby mermaid!” The detective said it seemed challenging to be Ellie’s mother and then went on to reveal that this is the strangest thing to ever happen at the DEA in NJ. After “running” my family through the “system”, the detective tells me that the NJ DEA and Alabama DEA are now working together to plan a “sting” on the doll maker in Alabama. Then he said, “I’m sorry to disappoint your daughter, but Pearl can’t come home. Ever. She is going to be locked away in evidence awaiting an international drug trial. Sorry.” I hung up the phone and told Ellie, “Honey, Pearl is going to stay at the doll hospital for longer than we had anticipated. It turns out that she has.... many problems.” Ellie nodded and said, “I told you, Mom. The doll is MESSED UP.”

Tips for Using a Laptop while Working at Home By Doreen Sharpe In the wake of COVID-19, many of you will be working from home and many may continue after this is over. If this way of working is new to you, you may not have a space specially set up for remote work. To help you be comfortable and efficient in temporary home working mode, here is a practical guide including recommendations, tips and advice for dealing with this reality. When working from home it can be tempting to settle down on your favorite couch, but it is anything but ergonomic Posture and positioning are important for proper ergonomics when using the computer. Poor ergonomics can result not only in strain and pain, but also fatigue and mistakes. Try to replicate your office setup as far as possible. A laptop has many advantages, particularly in terms of mobility. On the other hand, it is unsuitable for prolonged work because of the postural constraints involved: flexion of the neck, abduction of the shoulders, mechanical pressure, etc. Laptops are not ideal but many do not have a proper computer station at home so here are some suggestions. I recommend getting a laptop stand, a keyboard and a mouse.

Desk or Table • A desk or kitchen table with the height best suited for the chair you are using. If the chair is too low, use a cushion. • Ideally, your keyboard and mouse are approximately at elbow level to reduce shrugging in your shoulders and upper back when typing. The top of the laptop or monitor should be around eye level. • Vary your position. Try standing at the kitchen counter. If you are tall raise the laptop with books for better neck and elbow position

top of your laptop screen is at eye level. Place your keyboard and mouse on the desk or table surface. • If you have neither a separate monitor nor keyboard, position your laptop on a flat, sturdy surface. Angle the laptop screen up toward your eyes to reduce bending your neck. Try to relax your shoulders and upper back when typing and avoid shrugging. You will need to take more frequent breaks.

3. Bring right hand to opposite shoulder. Use left hand to stretch towards left. 4. Arm out straight, bend your hand toward floor then backwards then bend towards floor. 15 second hold each way. 5. Stretch one leg out and bend trunk forward keeping back straight. 6. Put one ankle on opposite thigh, and slight press down on knee, keeping back straight.

• Take regular micro breaks and stretch, such as when you go to the bathroom, when making telephone or video calls, or snack time.

7. Stand up, go up on toes. 8. Bend down to side by sliding your arm down the side. No twisting.

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9. Bend backwards. 10. Calf stretch, one leg front, one behind, bend front knee and keep back foot on floor.

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• It’s okay if you don’t have a multi-way adjustable task chair at home. Use a chair that is sturdy and relatively upright. • Place a rolled towel or pillow in your lower back for added lumbar support.

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• If you have a separate monitor from your laptop, hook it up and use it. Raise or lower the top of your monitor to your eye level. Books or other props can be used. • If you don’t have a monitor, but do have a spare keyboard, prop your laptop on a stand or stack of books so that the

2. Tilt head to one side. You can use your hand on top of your head to stretch.

• Follow the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look away from or beyond your screen at least 20 feet for at least 20 seconds. This practice gives your eyes and its muscles a break.

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1. Shrug shoulders up and roll back.

• Increase the zoom setting to make text larger and easier to read.

• A sit to stand desk is ideal. I purchased mine from Staples

• If your feet do not touch the floor, use a short stack of books or a small box.

Remember to: Hold stretch for 15 seconds, avoid sudden movements, feel muscle tension but no pain. Do 3-5 reps a few times through the day.

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A Bird Watching Life for Me By Erin O’ Sullivan As a child growing up, I often heard vague references to “bird watchers”. Certainly not my parents, but there seemed to be another older, weirder species of human who spent hours hunched in bulrushes, listening for bird sounds and dressed like wildlife paparazzi. I often thought how boring life must have become for these folks and pitied them their sad lot in life. And yet, here I am. I can completely picture myself wearing a Tilley hat and binoculars, skulking through the woods, harassing the poor

birds. I don’t know if it is the world that has gone quieter, or if spring is more welcomed this year, or both. But I am giving the bird world closer attention as I enjoy longer moments of stillness in the quiet outside. I have found the bird song spectacular this month, and I am noticing birds I have never seen before. I find myself texting pictures of bright yellow and orange species to my friends, and I actually asked for an oriole feeder for Mother’s Day. We have several bird feeders

at our home, placed strategically around the house so that we can enjoy their gymnastics from many locations. Perhaps the most unusual birds to show up on our property are a pair of wild peacocks. Apparently this is a thing, unbeknownst to me. We have seen the male in various spots around our farm and area, and usually his bride, or one of his brides, at a respectable distance behind him. The female peacock I have learned is called a peahen, and I have also been told that these birds are polygamous. When the peacocks first made their appearance in our backyard our dogs were dumbfounded. It was like they won the lottery and they ran from one window to the next to check their vision. To add insult to injury, a peacock’s song actually sounds like a meowing cat, a trait that did not es-cape our dogs, Grace and Scarlett’s hearing. But there are so many other types of birds to amuse as well. The blue jays, the bullies of the yard, push their way past the smaller yellow finches and

Record Your Backyard Birds and Become a Citizen Scientist

Hummingbirds Journey North is an organization that tracks the migratory routes of hummingbirds. If you have a feeder, add your backyard bird information to the database here.: www.journeynorth.org/hummingbirds Robins Do you have robins nesting or feeding on your earthworms? Record your numbers at www. journeynorth.org in the spring and fall and at www.nestwatch. org for nesting pairs.

Kestrels

Barn Swallows

These beautiful birds are in peril and you can help by joining the Kestrel Partnership. You can create nesting boxes and help to monitor bird numbers. Find more information at w w w.kestrel.peregrinefund. org

The number of swallows is dwindling dangerously, so please record sightings of this bird at www.journeynorth. org/swallows or www.nestwatch.org

Orioles These bright, beautiful birds are an early harbinger of spring. They are a welcome guest to many gardens as they migrate across North America. You can record sightings at www.journeynorth.org/orioles

Red-wing blackbirds If you see these birds in your yard, you know spring is not far behind! You can record your red-wing blackbird numbers at www.journeynorth.org/rwbb.

and the birdbaths provide both fresh water and good baths. Of course, none of this is new, but that is the beauty of it. In a time when so many things have stopped or changed, the birds remind us that life goes on, and spring has arrived in all its glory. There is something so soothing about birdsong, it is like a reminder that all will be well. Enjoy the view.

Mulch By Susan Fedorka

By Nikki Fotheringham Every year, homeowners across North America delight in the birds that visit their yards. If you enjoy watching birds, you can help to protect them by participating in citizen scientist projects that help create databases of bird activity. This helps scientists to track migratory routes and numbers which informs their ecological impact studies.

red-capped chickadees. The jays have a reputation that has been tarnished by the rumour that they eat eggs and nestlings, but their colour is always spectacular and they seem to have a very interesting social system. A red-headed woodpecker comes to our most challenging feeder and chips away at the sides, all the while picking out the best seeds. I always think of their stunning colour contrast as such a gift from nature. The wild turkeys this year have been abundant and bold, and bring out a certain wildness in our dogs as they soar over them just beyond grabbing height. Even plain starlings seem more brilliant to me these days, as the sun illuminates the green sheen of their black plumage. The ducks, geese and heron have all visited the pond, and a very large red-tailed hawk is chased out of Dodge most days by a swarm of much smaller, very offended and cranky birds. My brother’s milk-pail mailbox provides its usual nesting spot for robins,

Bluebirds Eastern and western blue bird numbers can be recorded at www.nestwatch.org

Chickadee If you have black cap chickadees nesting in your yards, please register your nest at www.nestwatch.org

Owls Build your own barn owl boxes with the simple plans at www. greenmoxie.com/free-barnowl-box-plan/. Ensure the box is placed in an area with sufficient grasslands for rodents to thrive that is free of pesticides. Rat and mouse poison can kill owls if ingested.

Whether you’ve been to a garden centre or not, you are probably aware of the run on vegetable seeds and plants, fruit trees and plants of all sorts. People will be staying home so why not garden more? Once you have your garden planted, the question then becomes – to mulch or not. Weeds will grow anywhere – they are quite opportunistic and they can thrive under the most adverse conditions. One of the mistakes that people make is working their soil too much. In recent years, tilling your soil has been discouraged even though that may seem counter-intuitive. The micro-organisms that live in the soil are disrupted, worms and other bugs may be destroyed and dormant seeds may be brought to the top to flourish. Putting down mulch is a good idea but it will not eliminate weeds. As we all know, dandelions will push through the grass while the ground is still thawing in the spring, so it should come as no surprise that mulch will not thwart them. Birds will deliver weed seeds and the wind will also help scatter seeds. The biggest benefit of mulch is that it will help retain moisture and reduce evaporation either after a rainfall or watering. Past summers have been hot and dry and this summer is supposed to be equally so. Not only will mulch help retain moisture, but it will keep the soil cooler. The kind of mulch you use will depend on your garden design

and perhaps where you live. I live in a rural setting so I use a more rugged, less refined mulch. For those of you living in town or a subdivision, you may prefer the look of purchased/bagged mulch. As to the colour, again, that’s a personal choice. All colours will fade over time. If you have dandelions in your garden, try and dig them up because they will push through your mulch as will any other weed that is cur-rently visible. The deeper the layer of mulch, the better but any amount of mulch will help improve the health of your garden. Also, ensure that the mulch is contained so that it won’t be washed away during a summer storm. If you want to use mulch in your vegetable garden, make sure that it is chemical free. Grass clippings, compost and wood chips will help your vegetables retain water. Resist the temptation to hoe the garden to break up the weeds. You will only be spreading the seeds. Whether you are mulching your flowers or vegetables, some weeding will be required but being out in the garden will allow you to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

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A Tale of Two Neighbours OUT IN THE COUNTRY Making a Gay Family in 5 Easy Steps By Heidi Schaeffer and Sasha Padron Over the past months we have all been feeling anxious about our community and our future. Yet, despite the hardships of the COVID-19 lockdown, some people are sensing the potential to create something new within themselves and are longing to work with others in their community for the better of all. Heidi Schaeffer and Sasha Pardon have designed a workshop to support people with a passion to work toward new possibilities in this moment of disruption. Their vision for the workshop is to help people to develop clarity, focus, and new skills to advance their emerging ideas and social enterprises and thriving community initiatives. Their friendship started as a happy accident at one of Sasha’s outdoor yoga classes in the park in Warkworth. Sasha and Heidi discovered they were neighbours, living on the same stretch of road between Hastings and Campbellford. They started car-pooling to yoga and the conversations grew and grew. In the fall of 2019, they did a visioning session to see if there might be ways to collaborate and build on their creative ideas. They both drew a picture of the rolling hills with lots of connected hubs of growth. Shinning spaces of innovation and activity that could be nurtured and linked together. They quickly realized that their drawings for an ideal future in Trent Hills were quite similar. They imagined working together to connect people and support many different ideas and innovations for thriving community living. “Making Life Better in Trent Hills” was born. The workshop: https:// w w w.facebook.com/ events/527947234552333/

Heidi Schaeffer

Heidi moved to a reforested farm north of Campbellford in 1997 with her partner, Russ Christianson, her one-year-old son and four-year-old daughter. She holds a master’s degree in Transformative Adult Learn-

ing with a focus on designing and facilitating participatory change processes. In the early years in Trent Hills, Heidi’s heart was in Waldorf-inspired homeschooling, making herbal remedies and growing food. She is a founder (2005) and current director of Artworth (the Trent Hills Arts and Nature Camp). She is deeply committed to equity, inclusion and planning and evaluating environmentally flourishing and self-transforming communities. From 2010 to 2018, Heidi was the knowledge and learning lead for the Ontario Alliance for Healthier Communities. In 2018, she launched her consulting firm, Advancing Change Together (ACT). ACT facilitates multi-partner collaboration, adaptive learning, collective impact and participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation of programs and partnerships aimed at improving health and wellbeing systems.

Sasha Padron

Sasha moved to the Trent Hills area in 2013 with her husband and two sons. She is a certified yoga instructor, a prenatal yoga teacher trainer, a doula, mentor, and founder of The Centre for Growing Families, a private organization offering support services and educational programs for expectant and new families. Sasha has been leading wellness retreats for over a decade and is currently completing training in Transformational Facilitation. She is also the founder of a Doula Mentorship Program called Awakening the Village. Her passion is exploring what it means to bear witness to the birthing of a new humanity. Her focus is on participating in the co-creation of a world in which we are aligned with our highest selves, in which we are shifting into an era that thrives on connection, sovereignty, and a love and deep respect for our planet.

By Chris Wilson Almost exactly one year ago today I found myself in a bit of pickle. Six months before, while enjoying a comfy early-retirement, I had abandoned my 40th-floor Toronto condo for a hum-ble, somewhat ignored cottage not far from the Big Apple. My first six months here were really busy. Selling the condo and moving, the emergency renos required of course the moment I moved in and teaching myself to sleep in the quiet and dark. My city cabal would visit on weekends, in awe of a frilly city-girl turned country-competent (well, maybe that’s a bit of an over statement.) But here’s the thing - I had the Friday to Sunday city visitors, but the rest of the time I had only two ‘friends’, my painter, who was almost done the final bit of trim, and the guy who plows my snow. They are both great people (and still friends) but it was hardly a blossoming network. I was accustomed to a big, busy social life - a large number of friends and acquaintances, being out most evenings with the occasional night alone a welcome respite. This was profoundly different. The reality of the change I’d made hit me like a pumper truck. I loved my new place, but I couldn’t keep relying on the Toronto network for my social fix. And more, I was noticing less commonality with the city clan when they did visit. They were still friends of course - but they didn’t feel as much like community. Finding a social circle in my new area wasn’t going to be easy or organic. It’s hard enough for anyone to make friends in a new place. I need the sense of belonging you only find among those who share defining experiences— the people who become our gay family. Just from a pure numbers perspective, the odds of locating likely candidates were longer for me, 10 times longer or worse - depending who you

believe. Undaunted, I began the multi-phase mission of finding my gay family in Northumberland county.

STEP ONE: Launch from

ground zero. My opening gambit was posting a friendly portrait and a playful writeup about “finding chums” on a popular lesbian dating site (hope springs eternal, right?) Ignoring nibbles from “the city” I set my sites on an area bounded by Port Hope, Peter-borough, Norwood, Belleville and PEC. A successful coffee ‘date’ at Lola’s in Brighton, a burg-er at the Rooster in Colborne, a glass of pinot at the Whistling Duck and I was on my way. STEP ONE was a lot of work (and driving) but it netted me three solid buddies.

I’m starting to feel like I have real family here that continues to grow and evolve as I meet even more fabulous folks from the area. Not exactly a dance party but a reasonable start.

STEP TWO: I needed OUT!

Now, I’m not in anybody’s closet but since I’d moved, I hadn’t exactly been rafter-singing my sexual identity. In fact, I think the scuttle about town was that the ‘new lady’ was a widow …. and to be honest since that made folks extra friendly and helpful who was I to dissuade? If I wanted to meet ‘my people’, I needed to network better. So, when I engaged in social chit chat at the supermarket, the drugstore or the LCBO, I unceremoniously dropped the “L” word or other equally unsubtle clues …. “oh, my ex-wife is Dutch”, then asked people outright if they knew anybody “like me” in the area. I remember a day in the Doug’s Home Hardware here in town when I overheard a conversation between Doug and a woman buying paint. Doug asked her if she wanted egg-shell or semi-gloss. The woman responded “oh geeze. I don’t know. I leave the painting up to MY WIFE”. You can imagine how I high tailed it to the CIL section. I still cringe as I remember gushing “you have a wife? I’m a lesbian too!!!!”. The woman said she and her beloved had lived in Cramahe for 20 years and had never met another lesbian - rare wildlife spotted in Col-borne. Being OUT delivered three more solid leads.

STEP THREE: Early con-

solidation. I quickly hosted a backyard BBQ to introduce folks I’d met through STEP

ONE and STEP TWO. Although all six lived within 20 minutes of one another, they’d never crossed paths. We shared a lot of pot-lucking, imbibing and yarn-swapping, so it was with reluctance we agreed to expand the circle.

STEP FOUR: Opening the

net. Using the critical mass garnered from STEPS ONE through THREE, I launched an online Meetup group called Northumberland Queer Grrls (sic). It offered a safe, fun, inclusive social network for activities like hikes and dancing. At first the group consisted of just the STEP THREE crew. But slowly local les-bians, seeing there was already a small established group, started signing up. After a month we were up to 25 members. Our initial group-blind-date was at Kelly’s in. I was shocked that although almost all these women had lived in the area for decades, very few had met, and only two had dated (thankful-ly!). Over the next months they started offering up their homes for card nights, bonfires and BBQ’s. Numbers grew. We went for walks and sang Karao-ke. Nine months in we were up to 57 members - finally enough for a dance party (so we did) - 57 members plus one woman from Burlington who is planning to move out this way and wants to hit the ground running with her gay family pre-made.

STEP FIVE: Set it free. Since

my goal wasn’t to be the chief organizer for an online social group, I have gradually stepped back and let others put their stamp on the fun. There’s now a chatroom and COVID-inspired virtual Hap-py Hours and trivia contests. Several parties have been optimistically planned for the summer - including an an-niversary celebration of the STEP THREE BBQ. And of course, there’s always hiking. The group has spawned several close friendships, provided emotional support through crises, practical handy help (no shortage there!), some romances, talk of a business venture or two - and its impact builds as more women join and new track is laid. So here I am a year later and I’m in another kind of pickle … too many social demands! Not bad eh? It turns out my city friends love to party with the Northumberland group. And I’m starting to feel like I have real family here that continues to grow and evolve as I meet even more fabulous folks from the area. And also, I got a dog. If you’re in need of family, it’s 5 easy steps away … unless you’re a lesbian (queer woman) in which case you can skip right to STEP FOUR!

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Northumberland County adjusts Waste Services Operations as some Local Restrictions Ease By Kate Campbell

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As the province moves forward with the gradual reduction of restrictions as part of stage one of the framework for reopening Ontario, Northumberland County is making adjustments to waste services to align with this provincial direction. As of Tuesday, May 19, all Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) have returned to their regular days of operation to further support residents with their urgent waste disposal needs. Restrictions remain in place to protect customer and staff health and safety, including cashless payment measures, limiting the number of vehicles allowed on-site at one time, the ongoing closure of the household hazardous waste and clothing diversion programs, and modified hours of operation at each site from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Days of operation include: · Brighton CRC - Monday-Saturday · Bewdley CRC - Monday-Saturday · Seymour CRC - Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday In addition, at today’s meeting of County Council, Council confirmed that the two-month partial waiver on garbage bag tags will conclude as planned on May 29. The temporary partial waiver, enabling residents to set out one bag of garbage per week without a bag tag, was established in March to provide some financial relief for residents in the early days of lockdown restrictions, and to promote physical distancing in support of community action to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Full bag tag requirements will once again be in effect as of June 1. “Waiving bag tag fees was an important step to take in support of our residents at the onset of the pandemic, despite the significant financial implications of this decision,” states Warden Bob Sanderson. “With restrictions beginning to gradually lift, and people periodically leaving their residence to purchase essential items at grocery stores and pharmacies where bag tags are also available, the timing is right to shift this aspect of our operations back to normal. As we move cautiously in the direction of a return to regular operations, this shift will minimize further negative impacts to the 2020 budget.” Recognizing the importance of continuing to promote physical distancing even as restrictions ease, Northumberland County will be launching an online service whereby residents can purchase bag tags directly through the County website for home delivery. This online service, which will be available the week of May 25 at Northumberland.ca, will be launched on a trial basis as the County assesses resident interest and uptake. More information about the launch of this service will be available in the coming week.

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The power of Gratitude is real! I am grateful for all the kindness and compassion taking place in our community and around the world as a result of our current situation. If you feel compelled to share, please contribute to the Warkworth Gratitude Project on Facebook or start your own community Gratitude page. I look forward to helping you with your health needs, once it is safe to do so! Be well everyone! www.leisapeacock.com | hello@leisapeacock.com

County to Host Virtual Public Meeting to present Countywide Development Charges Background Study B y K a te C a m p b e l l Northumberland County will host a virtu-

al public meeting on June 18 to present, and receive public input on, the proposed countywide Development Charges By-law and Background Study. All interested persons are invited to participate in the Public Meeting and any person may make representations relating to the proposed by-law and background study. Interested persons may provide comments at the virtual public meeting and/or in writing to the County Clerk. Written submissions will be accepted by the Clerk until 4:00 p.m. on June 18, 2020 and will be read aloud at the meeting. Following the meeting, and prior to the enactment of the development charges by-law, written submissions will be accepted until June 30, 2020. Due to COVID-19, this meeting will be held by Zoom conference and will also be streamed live on YouTube. The full background study is available online at Northumberland. ca/ DevelopmentCharges, and copies of the study and by-law are also available from the County Clerk by calling 905-372-3329 ext. 2238.

Details Event: Development Charges Background Study Virtual Public Meeting Date: Thursday, June 18, 2020, 7:00 p.m. Format: Zoom Conference Web: zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 854 4827 4680 Password: 512426 Phone: +1 647-374-4685

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COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO Support COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Thanks to funding from the Government of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emergency Community Fund led by Employment and Social Development Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, Canada and the United Support Way Centraide Canada are supporting organizations Thanks to funding from theCommunity GovernmentFoundations of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sofEmergency Community Fund led by Employment and community Social Development Canada, across the country as they deliver services to those who are most vulnerable to the health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19. the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada and the United Way Centraide Canada are supporting community organizations across the country as they deliver services to those who are most vulnerable to the health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19.

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