By Phil Anders for theWedge.LIVE On this Valentine’s Day 2020 much wine will be poured. It is the lovers’ elixir. Ontario has an important role in its production. We have watched the Niagara and Prince Edward County regions grow into mature destinations for wine growers and wineries. Surprisingly, there are many isolated vineyards dotted throughout … Continue reading
Category Archives: Love Month
Last Minute Lovers Action Plan
It’s going to be a big night for babysitters. The treasury of snow gives us all a reprieve. Lovers will be rushing today to express their affections toward one another–now that we can travel the roads safely. The snow got in the way of preparation; so everybody is rushing today. 1) The most important item … Continue reading
Last Minute Men : Annual Phenomenon
By MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE One of this writer’s amusing activities is to lurk at local stores, those which carry stationery on Valentine’s Day. I get a kick out of seeing men huddled at the Valentine’s section at around 5pm–at the last minute. I did this last year with a big grin on my … Continue reading
Perth has the L-Factor : Love is in the air
By MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE I remember strolling up Gore Street in late summer 2016, exchanging effusive words with visitors. “This is the wedding town of Ontario,” one young couple intimated. As I traveled, loaded down with my camera and tripod, I witnessed many couples holding hands, cuddling as they swayed, absorbing Downtown Perth’s, … Continue reading
Countdown to Love : Family affair in Renfrew
By MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE We return to our Countdown to Love series celebrating the love that percolates in the wedge. I chose the last verb well as the family we feature today brews the finest Americano I have enjoyed in a long time. Maureen Hicks and Marie Schruder are sisters; Angela McCrea is … Continue reading
Countdown to Love : Pam and Bill, Merrickville
By MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE We continue today celebrating true love in the wedge in our Countdown to Love. Today, I celebrate a sweet couple that has never left my memory. They were the subjects of my first story, written July 28, 2016, after founding The Wedge. They live in the heart of idyllic, … Continue reading
Countdown to Love : Pembroke Sister Act
By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE We continue our countdown to the month of love with testaments of love in our midst. Love is not the exclusive turf of romance. I witnessed two sisters who run a long-established business in Pembroke show their affection and respect for each other. I speak of Noella Stevens and Eileen … Continue reading
Countdown to Love : Julie and Peter, Perth
BY MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE The wedge is declaring all of February, “the month of love.” One day is just not enough. Sure, February 14th is the crescendo–it’s a double whammy. In “Countdown To Love,” we will feature people living in the wedge region (Pembroke to Kingston to Hawkesbury and every place within), lifting … Continue reading
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