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By Nancy Ellis, 355-2051 Salem Sampler the sick And makes the flowers grow We all can have a sunny day It's free to rich and poor Just bear in mind what SUNSHINE As I bask in sunlight's splendor Life seems tender. warm and gay Because there is nothing equal To a beauteous sunny day When brilliant beams of golden sun Caress old Mother Earth Mankind is made to realize the meaning of its worth _ Sunshine makes sad hearts happy " fills the world with cheer So mortals always welcome it And yearn to have it near All things would die without the sun We need its magic glow This ball of fire heals The above verse was sent to me by a frlend: she said tt made .her think of me. Can't Imagine why! In the interest a visiting and travelllng we have a travelling report from Viola Stickle: "PARKWOOD" in Oshawa, the estate of Col. R. S. McLaughlin until his death at the age of 100 in 1972, was the destination of the passengers aboard a Franklin bus journeying from the Colborne- Brighton area on July 23. Some of the latter are family portraits, depicting Col. and Mrs. McLaughlin and their tive daughters. You may hear the vibrant pipe organ house within or listen to the mel1if1uous tones of the gilded Steinway grand piano with its painted underlid. Exclaim over the rare and beautiful furni- ture and gaze with awe at the paintings that line the walls. Only two McLaughlin daughter survive; one is 80, the other Is 90. The This magnificent 40- room mansion, furnished throughout with priceless antiques from ail over the world, really needs to be seen to be appreciated. A recipe for living to be 100 years old I have penned WHEN CLIMBS THE TEMPERATURE.' tr. H - By Ben Burroughs The%ouse stands much as it always has; the same drapes hang at the windows and doubtless the carpets and hangings are all as they were. A renectlve touch is shown by the display of a decoration from the McLaughlins‘ wedding cake from 1898, accompa- nted by (me from their Golden WeddirWanniver- sary cake of 1948. youngest died last year at the age of 72. _ - The gardens, too, are wonderful, I'm told. or great interest was an 80- year-old rubber plant that has been trained to twine around everything in all different directions. - The estate employed 40 or more servants In its heyday. _ _ Following the tour, there was time for some shop- ping at the Pickering Mall before leaving for the homeward journey at 4:30 Our trippers took lea 1n the lovely tea gardens where 24 gardeners were cmpluyed to maintain the grounds at one time. A slncere thank you was extended to driver Percy Gryce and hostess Winnie Demets for a most enjoy- able day. Adriehdum: Apparently, Col. McLaughlin had a formula to suggest to those wishing to reach A Little Wit and Wisdom: A budget is a sort of conscience which doesn't keep you from spending. but makes you feel guilty about it. 100 years of age; each night before retiring you must drink a large cup of hot milk and eat a piece of toast covered wtth onions and garlic. Well, that's what he did, (No self- respecting germ would go near him, I suspect). Viola Stickle went wtth her son and daughter-1n- law, Bill and Joan Stickle of Roseneath. to take 1n the fiddte Contest held in Bobcaygeon on July 23, and stayed the, night with Bill and Joan upon their return. Don Davis of Toronto was down visiting his par- cats, John and Audrey, over the long weekend, and taking in the events on the historic program scheduled at Presqu'ile; of which Don is an ardent supporter. lion‘s aunt, Marjorie (Davis) MacDonald, who attended public school In Colborne and Salem and graduated Colborne High School, celebrated her 89th birthday on Aug. 2. Everett and Dorothy Rugman of Midhurst, Ont. spent the long weekend with Viola. The Colborne Chronicle, Tuesday, August 10, 1993 And, like most fore, I believe, rve been making Jam, whenever there's a free moment and others are putting up pickles and it will soon be tomato rel- ish time. I love the smell of relish cooking. _ We have birthday people for the latter half of August. Happy birthday to Brandon John (B.J.) McLean, grandson of "That's mummy and Nicholas on Sheba," he answered with delight. He loved it. She sends regards to all her friends in the Colborne area. Mrs. MacDonald still keeps in touch with two of her close frlends from her school days, Jennie Ives and Isabel Rose of Toronto. Judy and Nicholas Simpson todk a trip to the Bowmanville Zoo while; Judy's on holidays. Nicholas came rushing in this morning to show me a picture of him and his mum riding an elephant. "Who's that?" I asked, pointing to the riders perched an the pachy- derm. Ken and I have been doing a little visiting here and there and have our- selves been visited; my sister and her husband, Gail; and Graham Lumsden of Ancaster were her for the long weekend. John and Ruth Fenaughty, who will be 10 years old on Aug. 18; to Viola Sttckle for Aug. 23 and to llttlc Heather Lynne Marie Peters who will be two years old on Aug. 29, daughter of Jun and Kendra Peters. We send best wishes, too, to Jean and Frank Arthur who will celebrate their 45th Wedding anniversary on Aug. 25, and to Ford and Sandra Arthur. who will have been married six years as of Aug. 29. Don’t forget! Worship services at Salem on Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. Ernie's Riddle of the Week: Question: What does a mirror do when you tell It a joke? Answer: It cracks up. [KORE CLEANING UP THE WORLD STARTS AT Page 1 1