Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Weather the weather

In March we had some warmer temperatures here where I live in Southern Ontario, and much of the sno...

Making Maple Memories

Do you like maple syrup? Canada is known for maple trees, maple leaves, and maple syrup. Here in On...

Walking in Winter

Does it snow where you live? Where I live, in Ontario, Canada, it snows in winter. This winter it h...

Driving in winter

Do you drive? Do you like winter driving? Do you have snow where you live? There is plenty of snow ...

I Love Potatoes!

I really like to eat potatoes, baked, fried, and boiled. I like to eat potatoes in almost every way...

Wonderfully Well-rounded Watermelon

Early in October I bought a small watermelon from a local farmer. Did you know watermelons grow in ...

Top Five for Fall

My favourite season has always been fall. In Ontario, there are many things I like to do every fall...

Choices

“Raspberries or ice cream?” my aunt asked me once when I was a young child, and she was serving des...

Mariposa Folk Festival

Do you like to go camping? I have been camping in many places in Canada from Nova Scotia to Yukon. ...

Deadly Heat

Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash My grandmother did not live to meet her grandchildren or even se...

Small Talk

Once, years ago, an old classmate of mine was injured in a bad car accident. A mutual friend and I ...