Harrowsmith – September 2019

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s JohnPaulYoungsang
backin1977,loveisinthe
air.Thereisa palpable
anticipationforfallfairs,
pumpkincarving,andfireside
nightsspentnursingwinewith
a goodbook.Asthebountyof
beetsandsweetpotatoesare
harvested,garlicbulbsare
pushedintothegroundfornext
season,continuingthebeautiful
loopofourgardens.Thelove,
forchangeandnewness,comes
fastontheheelsofsummer.
Fallistheseasonwhenthings
canseemupintheair.Andthey
actuallyare.Thehummingbird
feederistakendownwitha small
sighashonkinggeeseflocks
begintheirmiraculousmigration
south.“Backtoschool”doesn’t
havetobea bricks-and-mortar
concept:adultscanpursue
self-directedcontinuingeducation
opportunitiestoo,whetherit’s
decidingtoexperimentwithsome
basementciderfermentation

(page97)ordiscovering the

bestplacestobird in Ontario

(page31)orjoining a spinners

andweaversguild (page 216).

Asthewoollier items in our

closetscometo the forefront, it

canbetheperfect time to address

thatcoldshoulder your house

mightbegiving you. Home and

designeditorSteve Maxwell’s

guidetomaking your house

warmerandmore energy efficient

(page190)comes just in time.

And,asyouread about two novel

sheepfarmson two very different

islands(Ontario’s Amherst

Island,page232, and Prince

EdwardIsland, page 239), you’ll

beevenmoregrateful for those

preciouswoollen socks on

yourfeet!

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YolandaThornton

Publisher

Publisher’s letter

Love Is in

the Air