The Telegram

It’s no secret that I love to go back to the farm.  Each season offers up new chores, challenges and, of course, smells. An early spring visit to the farm means less time in the barn and more time spent in the sugar bush. About 25 ...

If April showers bring May flowers, what’s the point of April snow? ...

Now, before I go any further, I want to remind you that it doesn’t mean we won’t get any more wintry weather!  Inevitably though, I will be asked by most people I meet, what kind of summer we can expect.  That is such a tricky ...

It’s still March, but I’ve seen photos that can only mean spring is on its way: early crocuses, sap buckets and tiny buds on some trees. Depending on where you live, it might be too early, but we’ll soon have to start watching ...

I love to talk about the weather and I’ve come to realize that you do too; young, old, new Canadians, farmers, sailors, we all seem to have that in common. I spend a fair amount of time talking with school-age kids about climate change and ...

This is it!  The last day of February, the final day of meteorological winter!  Should we celebrate?  Well, Grandma would hold off on the celebrations until she put one of her favourite expressions to the test. After “red sky ...

Do you feed birds in your yard?  I do. I love to watch them flutter around the feeders. Last week, Vic Clark from Summerside, P.E.I., was watching birds at his backyard feeder when, to his surprise, he spotted a couple of robins feeding on ...

With a little spell of mild weather upon us, our thoughts turn to spring and Easter. Alma Duplessis was entertaining those thoughts when she remembered something her French mom told her many years ago: “If Easter is late, spring will be ...

I love winter so I’m not one of those people who count down the days until spring; doing that can be disappointing. How many times have we made it to the end of February relatively unscathed only to have our hearts broken in March? Not only ...

I guess I’m a lot like Grandma: she loved winter and she really liked it to stay cold until spring. Grandma was not a fan of the “January thaw,” which came around almost every year.  She believed the mild spell would bring ...