LETTER FROM VIRGIL

PAUSE IN THE POSTS It seems that I have some medical issues to deal with. There will have to be a pause in the Postings until the docto...

THE BATTLE OF QUEENSTON HEIGHTS Last weekend, after more than six years of planning, the re-enactments of the Battle of Queenston Heights...

WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN In the last Posting (#152) I spoke about the potato peeler and the “Pete-the-Peeler” salespeople who persuaded us...

A FEW ODDS AND SODS       Policeman’s Heel In Ottawa we had friends who traded in their cars every three years. Unlike those of us who...

THE ARTHUR DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BUGLE BAND---TWO MEMORABLE PARADES A few weeks ago I attended a Fife and Drum Band Program at Fort Georg...

SOME ODDS AND SODS This 150th Posting (isn’t it amazing how time flies!) contains a few unrelated stories but first I would like to respo...

A CHANGE OF PACE The last few postings have been about the War of 1812. I am sure there are many readers who have had quite enough of ...