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sseasnsa wo vjfeekendtrf apmdiif st signs of spring found around the house i 3 s i i i 1 j ii i rural route ruth over the past few dayg a lot of things have happened i have watched as the snow melted and disappeared to reveal the matted grass that has been hidden for months and months on sunday the big guy and i even sat in lawnchairs basking in the sun enjoying the antics of the first geese of the season in the little pond behind our house just hours later mother nature hurled a cruel spring joke at us in the form of another snowfall i didnt find it funny since then i have once again watched the snow melt ruth leblanc in our rural fields and cyclers come out in droves to ride around the lake now like a sick joke i have heard we can expect more snow enough is enough it was last october that the first of the white stuff appeared six long boot wearing car scraping cranking up the thermostat months is just pushing my rural patience to its limits spring is here nonetheless no doubts about it my own personal spring barometer the big guy is show ing all the signs of toolman dementia a classic male illness which occurs only in the spring and early sum mer by this time the mating season of men and tools is over and you have to use a cattle prod to get him to mow the lawn or paint a fence these are my glory days to get all those odd jobs done instore pharmacy at2ehrs low low prices r everyday watch for upcoming spring specials for allergy sufferers instore pharmacy hours mon fri 9 am 9 pm saturday 9 am 6 pm call 8521206 we guarantee personal professional consultations youshop kswswgowlssro tmbsmhasal zehrs pharmacies do not charge the 2 coop fee per prescription for seniors social assistance recipients l this burst of enthusiasm is short lived so i try to har ness his energy in the right direction i got very fright ened last sunday as i watched him scanning the yard with a gleam in his eyes that used to be reserved just for me now its power tools that get that lustful look it must be in mens blood or maybe it is all that power they control at their fingertips i havewatched the big guys walk change as he struts with his chainsaw in hand like a lumberjack looks for things to cut down i swear they break things so they can fix them after 12 years in the same house with him suffering the same illness every spring there is not much left to dismantle destroy or trim down that wont deter him though and this worries me a couple of years ago our lovely snowball tree got sick with ugly little green bugs eating the tree alive spray ing didnt help so we decided to trim off the worst branches with his new power tool of course working inside the house i got involved and didnt go outside a couple of hours later to see how he was doing what i saw i could not believe gone was the tenfoot tall sprawling tree left was a stump with a couple of shoots growing out its sides what happened next was kind of ugly as we dragged the remains of my favorite tree to the firepit for its cremation and discussed his technique since then pruning has been an issue at our house i know when i see him dreamily watching those longer limbs swaying that his mind is on one of his many trimming tools like a hairdresser put of control he is really scary with a saw in his hand the lilac got trimmed within an inch of its life leaving it a lop sided tree looking a httle deranged i keep telling him to tackle the cedars that surround our little half acre lot that would keep him going for months but that must not be enough of a challenge for the spring handyman one afternoon he came into the house sporting a section of his jeans flapping in the wind with a big grin he told me the chainsaw had slipped and cut his pants lucky to have the legs to walk into the house i could only look at him in won der and shake my head spring will be the death of him- got insur ance honey sammys m a great taste of tex mex foods buckabeer y wednesdays 7 oz draft 20 wings thursday night v ladies night drink specials ii friday night dj dancing 6601 main st 104 brock st stouffville uxbridge 6427469 8521242 hf awf town of whitchurchstouffviile tender call sealed tenders for the following contract placed in the envelopes provided clearly marked as to contents will be received by the clerks department municipal offices 19 civic avenuestouffville ontariol4a 7z6 until thursday april 24th 1997 300 pmlocal time contract ws3708 gradall rental the work is for the supply and operation of a gradall unit suitable to mechanically excavate ditches andor road bases for the term of this contract as outlined in the tender if information is required please contact the public works department at 905 6401900 or 905 8952423 the corporation of town of whitchurch- stouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and also reserves the right to accept than the lowest bidder other m mammm mmm mmmmmmmtmmmm mmmhi