Monthly Archives: February 2022

On Sunday evening, February 13th, 1949, Wallace Siple and his wife Irene and five children were hurrying home to Beaconsfield, Quebec after visiting his parents in Norwich, Ontario. Norwich is east of London, just north of the snow-covered tobacco fields ... Read more »

Butter. It’s one of those simple things that make life worth living. Along with its kinfolk — milk, cream, eggs and cheese — it’s been one of the foundations of farming life in the Dunvegan area almost since the day ... Read more »

Last week, I promised to start putting some flesh on the village map that Jim Fletcher so kindly drew for me of Dunvegan in the 1940s and 50s. Before I do though, I wanted to fill in some of the ... Read more »

I apologize for the brevity of today’s column. Hopefully, I will have more to share with you next week. It’s a slow time in Dunvegan. Normally, the hamlet would be abuzz with preparations for the annual winter carnival that — ... Read more »