I hope you will gain a new appreciation for the complexity of a country that, against many odds, has become a beacon of civilization in our modern times.
Shall we gather by the river
It can be easy to take the picturesque, park-lined Avon River for granted. As my father-in-law says, “when I grew up here, I thought every town looked like this.”
Hog wild
The city of Stratford is the largest municipality in Perth County, which has the highest concentration of pig farms in Canada.
Cover girl
Our Homes magazine has featured our renovated farmhouse-style home in its spring 2026 edition under the headline, In Living Colour.
A place for dancer’s pose
The Yoga Collective appears to be the longest-running continuous yoga studio in Stratford.
From Pounders to pints
Pounder Bros. Construction was a pre-eminent builder in 20th-century Stratford, Ontario, and the family also ran the go-to hardware and lumber yard for trades known as Pounders. I remember going there in 2001, when renovating the first house I owned in Stratford. It was quirky, old-timey, and likely had that weird hoojit you needed for…
Loathe like a local
In Stratford, Ontario, there’s much kvetching about outrages, large and small, that are flies in the ointment of happy local living.
Year one with a gem of a dog
Once we brought her home, I gave Ruby a second name: “Ruby Joy”, because of that boundless energy.
Short but sweet
How do you toboggan in a flat city such as Stratford? Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
