Key to a happy family – adding a hot tub … and more cooking!
What does every backyard need after adding a new barbecue? A hot tub!
At least that’s what my wife and daughter told me. “You got...
Of rain, frogs, and fine barbecue
How great is the new barbecue? I used it every night of the first week I had it, except Sunday when we were at...
Goodbye propane; hello charcoal
Bruce's new barbecue, and hand-built table. Plus a couple of barbecue sauces and rub for the chicken that is on the grill.What a crazy...
Relay experience a humbling one
Toast and Jam revs up the crowd as the sun comes up on Relay For Life Saturday.What a weekend in Chatham-Kent for this guy!...
Egg-static over barbecue
As most people who read this column know, I love to barbecue; and eat barbecued food.
I’ll gladly fire up the grill to cook for...
Take part in democracy
Through my last 31-plus years on the planet, I’ve only not voted in one election – the very first one for which I was...
Missing out on all the fun
Man, I hate being sick. But I despise being sick on a big weekend.
Yeah, I missed RetroFest and Rock N Roar. Rather than checking...
I can’t hear you – literally
Jessica Blair, an early childhood educator, puts in her earplugs as part of Hard of Hearing Day. On May 15, a group of local...
Cinco de Beero a hit
Chuck Young and Dave Richie are onto something.
I attended their Cinco de Beero Saturday at T-Bones, with about 150 other lucky folks, and enjoyed...
7 Fingers wow Chatham crowd
I took our daughter to a dance performance last week because my wife had other commitments. Yeah, it was a heck of a tough...