Category: Pastimes

  • The Joy of Naked Sudoku

    Solving a Sudoku puzzle without pencilling in any “small numbers” is very satisfying, mentally stimulating and not as hard as you might think.

  • Gift guide for those older folk who have everything

    It’s gift-giving season for many of us, and it’s tough to find a decent gift for many seniors. So here’s my gift-guide for buying for older folk. (Which you really need to read, because we seniors are so darned fussy.) It’s probably simpler to start with a list of things you should not get. Don’t […]

  • Avoiding the dangers of Wild Parsnip in Oakville

    For a few years now, this invasive species has been showing up around Oakville. I was introduced to it by a gardener who was spreading mulch in my garden; he asked if I knew about the Wild Parsnip that was growing through the fence from the Town’s land on the other side. Apparently, this was […]