Author Archives: James Joyce

Where were you on March 4th fifty years ago when the snow began to fall? I was living in the ground floor flat of a triplex in downtown Montreal, just off Atwater Street, below the Children’s Hospital. It was a ... Read more »

This is a time of year that must drive maple syrup producers crazy with anticipation. Daylight’s share of the quotidian cycle is becoming noticeably longer, and the sun’s warmth is growing increasingly stronger. When Terry and I lived in Lakefield, ... Read more »

A wee bit back, reader Brian Proulx of Alexandria related a story his dad had told him about agents of the British Crown and the Royal Navy scouring Glengarry in the 1800s for hardwood ashes. With the help of kind ... Read more »

If you wonder why I’ve turned to the past in so many of my recent columns, it’s simple. There’s nothing going on in Dunvegan, at least at a community-wide level. A perfect example is this past Saturday. In a normal ... Read more »