MARILYN CORNWELL

  There has been much stormy weather over the OSCAR event on Sunday.  I wonder how the two participants will  "weather the storm" ...

  I consider today, July 1st, to be the pinnacle of summer - it seems the midpoint of the year for me whether it is a leap year or not.  Clo...

What about feng shui and house shapes?  What is a bagu map?  I find out it is the feng shui energy map of your space and that it is one ...

I was looking forward to researching stories of stupid bets.  However, they are what they say they are - people losing millions and bill...

Seeing Nothing was a great experience for millions yesterday. The headlines from yesterday's eclipse were varied.  These come from t...

What did people do before 1953 when brainstorming was popularized by Alex F. Osborn in several books in the 1940's.  He wanted crea...

Diana Sweets was a restaurant on St. Paul Street, the main street of St. Catharines. Our grandmother took us there for sundaes on a Sat...

Wake Up on the Bright Side The question has come up of what do I miss about Toronto.  As I walked down James Street in St. Catharines,...

Wake Up on the Bright Side Something about donuts.  There are line ups at the Tim Hortons here for coffee and donuts.  So you can imag...

Perhaps Spring is early this year because Easter is early - on March 27th in just over a week.  The garden centres in Niagara sell a lot...

Grimsby gets windy in October and November.  The result is that the autumn colours are blown off the trees very quickly.  No lingering ...

Today's images come from downtown St. Catharines.  These are a storefront window that has wear and tear on its window coverings.  T...

Marilyn's Photo of the Day  Niagara's News Wear and Tear  I am fascinated by patterns, shapes and lines in ...