Smiths Falls - Lifestyle http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca Smiths Falls en-us Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/REAL+garden+needs+member+help Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 REAL garden needs member help EMC Lifestyle - The Community Garden Committee is busily making arrangements to get eight raised wooden garden plots established by May 14. At the moment all eight plots have been claimed and we have two other interested persons on a waiting list. One of the plots is designated for REAL's use.

Last year it was a combination of staff and ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Arbor+Day+well+planned+out+by+Miss+Crosby Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Arbor Day well planned out by Miss Crosby EMC Lifestyle - Above all, Miss Crosby was organized. Nothing was ever left to chance. That's why, in late April, she had already lined up the chores that would have to be done on Arbor Day, always held on the first Friday in May. She would have spent hours writing everything down in a foolscap pad, and it would be hidden in her bottom desk ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Re-enactors+bringing+Civil+War+history+to+life Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Re-enactors bringing Civil War history to life EMC Lifestyle - For some people, history is more than just words on a page.

Historical re-enactment isn't called "living history" for nothing. The re-enactor lives and breathes history, and brings it to life - in three dimensions and all five senses - for members of the public.

Few re-enactors take their hobby more seriously than those who ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Real+gardeners+love+dirt+-+May+17+in+Smiths+Falls Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Real gardeners love dirt - May 17 in Smiths Falls EMC Lifestyle - The next meeting of the Smiths Falls Horticultural Society is Tuesday, May 17 at 7:15 p.m. at the Smiths Falls Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 95. All visitors are welcome to attend this meeting for no charge. Members are encouraged to bring a friend or neighbour and everyone in the area is welcome to join us to learn about the ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Woofstock+for+LAWS+on+this+weekend Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Woofstock for LAWS on this weekend EMC Lifestyle - There are several topics concerning pet care that I purposely skirt around or avoid all together, for several reasons. Generally these reasons are based on: my lack of knowledge, too much contradictory information in books, magazine articles or on the Internet, or if the topic itself raises too many questions that don't seem to ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Historical+significance+of+Perth+discussed+May+18 Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Historical significance of Perth discussed May 18 EMC Lifestyle - The Perth Historical Society invites everyone to its May 18, meeting to welcome local writer and educator, John McKenty. For this meeting, we return to our discussions of topics of historical significance and the connections to Perth.

McKenty's presentation will be about his latest book, 'Canada Cycle & Motor Company: The CCM ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Daisies+of+Hope+Campaign+to+raise+much+needed+funds+for+Lanark+County+Interval+House Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Daisies of Hope Campaign to raise much needed funds for Lanark County Interval House EMC Lifestyle - Last Sunday, May 8 was Mother's Day and the launch of Lanark County Interval House's Daisies of Hope Campaign to end violence against women. Every year the province of Ontario raises awareness and funds for local women's shelters to help break the cycle of violence that many women and their children struggle to break free from. ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Another+trip+back+in+time+with+Mary+Cook Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Another trip back in time with Mary Cook EMC Lifestyle - Perhaps it's the popularity of Mary Cook's reflections of growing up on an Ottawa Valley Farm during the Depression years, which appear weekly in this paper, or it may have something to do with the fact that many people like to take a nostalgic trip to another time and other place. Whatever the reason, spaces on two buses filled up ...

]]> http://www.emcsmithsfalls.ca/20110512/lifestyle/Coconut+Cream+Pie+made+the+easy+way Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -04:00 Coconut Cream Pie made the easy way EMC Lifestyle - Once when Jeff's parents were visiting us for a few days, I served this coconut cream pie one evening for dessert. It was so good that his mother asked for the recipe. She laughed when I confessed that it had come out of a cookbook that I had borrowed from her.

This is a very easy dessert to make. If you have coconut and a baking ...

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