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IO â€" "WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH" f.» Nommdnmwmmmdoorproiect " ‘= “Mummaficmnom " , ' ad OIWoncem , Soc willbelrmtimony . an mmdyirig love for your significant other (find you no will remain signifiant in his/hcr/iu eyes). How can this be? Gladyon 2:12th rust gets worse) We have lumber that will not only make men swoon Andwomen faint, but will also warm the cochlea of your heart. For immune, Pornmele Bubinga has a figure to die for or at least lose a few fingers. If!!!“ it mo rich for your blood, how about Pine or Domestic llanIWumlx Even here, one can up the anti by choosing wormy maplg curly cherry or quarter sawn white oak. The options are only limited by your imagination And, ifyau have not clue, we'll Certainly help you With some nlcas. By the wzy.,. Century Mill Lumber 3993 Stouffville Rd. (between McGowan a. Kennedy) TeI: 905-640-2350 www.centurymill.com A Comma Solution 0! torolnn domosllc hardwoods, pins 8. hemlock. 'Bn'lging Yowtlw World, by dw Board Foot.” See us on ‘www.stouffvilleonline‘com Yes. there were one or two spectacuâ€" lar warm, 'sunny days on the slopes that left you all aglow as you sat relaxing around the fireplace with a pint at day's end, your body feeling refreshingly spent after standing up to every chalâ€" lenge the peaks had to offer. However. for every day like that. there were three or four where your entire day was an exercise in baslc survival as you skid- ded nervously down icy runs and Like those who run out to buy a cot- tage after spending a blissful luly week- end in the Kawarthas, only to find them- selves sinking their hard eamed dollars into a mosquito-infested, run-down money pit for years thereafter. I have been known to make an effort to embrace the snowy season of my frigid discontent. A few decades back, in an effort to appease my friend the wine snob. l invested in a set of skis and a proper ski suit and set off on a few cost- ly winter vacations to Mt. Tremblant and Vermont. i realize this may result in my being forced to give up all the rights and priv- ileges l have come to enjoy as a Canadian, but I would suggest that win- ter is an abomination, an insufferable season of lightless days, soul-stultifying cold, and salty snow stalactites that pack themselves to the underside of your car's wheel wells until finally falling to the garage floor in a slushy brown bog. Adding to the misery are the occa- sional thaws that so often bring with them sheets of wind-blown drizzle, freezing rain. and the inevitable flood- ing that follows. Frigid Winter Stumblin Stouffville W -LA Royal Pain No. i'm afraid winter for me means staying holed up and miserable in our Stouffville house, surrounded by pic- tures and memorabilia from winter sun escapes of years gone by. counting the days until the snow is finally gone, the warm weather returns once more, and we finally get to roam the dunes at Sandbanks for next summer's vacation. As a result of this intolerance my favourite winter fantasy involves sitting in front of the computer pulling up webâ€" sites featuring sell- offs to such Caribbean sun spots as Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. While being married to a teacher has great advantages in terms of summer time travel opportunities. winter trips to the sunny south are out, unless you choose to re-mortgage the house and head off during Christmas or March Break when prices are astronomical. So I could only sigh when coming across a one week all inclusive trip to Jamaica's Sandals Resort for a paltry $|9I a few weeks back. My inability to tolerate this most wretched of seasons is exacerbated by the fact that those of us who lack an abundance of flesh on our bodies are given to chills at the first sign of a subâ€" zero temperature. Add to that my phoâ€" bia about wearing hats. combined with a set of ears that stick out like those belonging to Prince Charles, and win- ters wicked winds are double trouble for mer wrapped your body and face with end- less layers of clothing in an attempt to ward off the forbidding'wind. with Bruce Stanley FEBRUARY 2004