It’s hard to believe that, though I performed in the lounge there for 12 years, it’ now been 27 years since I last sang at beautiful Benmiller Inn. I will be forever grateful for the people I met and the memories I made in that wonderfu…
“Farming isn’t for everyone; but hay, it’s in my jeans”. I first knew Glen McNeil as my best pal’s Uncle when I was a kid growing up on Mary Street in Goderich. My buddy Neil often invited me to his grandparents fa…
This blog is actually for the podcast we posted last week (Sept 18th) We decided that rather than post pics from past runs, we would wait until after the event to post current pics … sooo here are a few shots from our adventure to Walkerton y…
I met Jamie Warren first in …. 1980? I think? It was a looooong time ago. He’s often regarded as the most awarded independent country artist in Canada (Junos, CCMAs, OCMAs). In his more than 40-year career he has released 63 singles, m…
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” ~ Albert Einstein We are beyond grateful for the teachers in our lives who poured their hearts and souls into planting the seeds in our hearts an…
One of my favourite quotes about wine comes from Robert Louis Stevenson who once said, “Wine is bottled poetry.” Many would have a hard time arguing with that and recent years have seen Midwestern Ontario making some great verse of…
“Love can build a bridgeBetween your heart and mineLove can build a bridgeDon’t you think it’s time?” Those are a few of the lyrics from the 1990 hit song “Love Can Build a Bridge” by the Judds. Little did they …
Helen … is a very patient woman <3. Her husband is actor, speaker, MC and former broadcaster Neil Aitcheson. A native of Harriston, I see Neil as a bit of a legend in these parts. He’s a husband, dad and grand dad and at 76 whi…
We are publishing our photoblog a little later this week so that week can include images taken at Loreena’s appearance at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival on Saturday (12th). Gold, platinum and multi platinum sales … awards in …
I thought about calling this blog post E i E i O – EAT Local, IT’s EASY & IDEAL (& sometimes) ORGANIC.Then I took a few minutes to overthink it … and if you went back to look at it because you were all … “Huh?…
Great music for a greater cause is a, pardon me, but a great slogan! And of course, that greater cause in this case is our community. How cool is it when a group of people come together to do good things?And, it’s that much better when it bec…
One of the things we love to do on “A Life That’s Good” podcast is discover hidden gems! You’ve maybe seen them at an event or a music festival in the big truck with the wood fired pizza oven on the back, but did you know th…
Growing up in a small town. If you’ve lived in one all or most of your life, there’s a good chance that a lot of the discussion on the “A Life That’s Good” podcast this week, will resonate with you. Do you remember you…
I’m not sure there’s much I can say here that I haven’t said before. This is one of my favourite events of …ever. The people, the music, the location … all makes it feel like home. This week we’re honoured to h…
When I was doing mornings on FM102 back in the 90’s, we developed a game to play with our listeners that we called Notty Scotty or was it Naughty Scotty … I can’t remember how we spelled it. The way it worked was to get a lis…
Grandma used to say that anything worth having is worth waiting for.The weather has been a wee bit uncooperative this year so we are a few days behind but when the strawberries are ready in just a few days, it will all be worth the wait! Milli and …
A couple of months ago I was at my side gig doing tours at Cowbell Brewing in Blyth. I was at the reception desk waiting for a group when one of the teen greeters said “Hey…I heard you were famous or something … that you work on …
June is PRIDE Month and many people and communities across Canada and in many parts of the world will come together to celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities, while acknowledging their history, the hardships they have endured and the progress…
As you may have figured out by now, I absolutely love the theatre. There’s nothing like it, to transport me away from the anxieties of life, so any chance I get to talk about theatre, I will probably jump at. My first guest on the “A Li…
Some claim that Queen Elizabeth II once said Goderich was, “the prettiest town in Canada” although to my knowledge, no reigning monarch has ever visited the town on the shores of beautiful Lake Huron.The truth is, I don’t really ne…
For me it’s hard to imagine summer without the small road-side stands that pop up … well, everywhere. I worked at a few as a teenager … much harder work than you might think sometimes … flippin’ burgers. It’s …
May is a time to plant! It’s also an extremely busy month for plant and flower nurseries and greenhouses.I was running out of options when I called my friend Ally Anderson in Goderich and asked her is she knew of a Greenhouse or Nursery that …
Mental Health … we all have it and occasionally we all struggle with it at varying degrees. On the podcast this week, we’re catching up with John Steffler to learn a little more about him, his family and the loss of their son/brother/gr…
Remember the rhyme we loved to giggle through when we were kids? … “Beans, beans the magical fruit …” you know the rest. It wasn’t until I was much older that I realized that beans were in fact a magical fruit, but n…