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wr 10 Bcugog Cilizen -- Tuesday, August 11,1992 da Bi WITH DOUG OLLIFFE 0 Pete's BBQ] C0 Catering Seniee -3381 : 70! Tn 8uper iypper Spenialll Got a crowd coming over for the upcoming glorious Imagine, picking 6 quarts of | summer weekend? Rain or blueberries in 20 minutes. Imagine, not having to bend down to do the picking. Imagine, blueberry pancakes, blueberry muffins, blueberry jam, blueberry pie...I can't go on! This whole column is about food, and it's way past my suppertime! If you love blueberries, you've got to check out Wilmot Farms, where Qntario Highbush Blueberries grow on plants five to seven feet tall. They're avail- able from carly July to late August and Judith Stevens of Wilmot Farms has all kinds of recipes to share with you. Check out her ad on page 3. time. Especially this Friday and Saturday at Pizza Tyme, where you can buy a large 16" pizza pie fof only 10 bucks! See coupon, page 2. | feel like lobster tonight, like lobster tonight! Phil at the Galley Fish & Chips continues his great Lobster Dinner Special. For only $14.95, enjoy two primo lobsters and the trim- mings. Hey Phil! Put anoth- er one on for me, will ya? shine, pizza goes good any- | VIEWPOINTS CONUNDRUM. Now there's a million dollar word for you. Don't bother to look it up, I did it for you (had to in order to spell it). Here's what my Webster says -- "a question or problem having only a conjectural answer -- SYNONYM (see mystery)". Used to be (in my school days) you put the word in a sentence in order to show your knowl- edge of its correct usage. I can do better than that. (It's a conundrum! ) couch where it lay breathing shallow little breaths while an exuberant little soul skipped around me chanting, "I got stitches the first time in my life, | got stitches..." The strain to open only one eyelid at a time lasted a whole day for the mother. It's a conundrum! I'll replace it with anotherf' word that com- ~ marlene russell pletely and fully describes the] meaning 0 writer's blocks conundrum. MOTHERHOOD. Let me elaborate. (You knew [ would). I'm recalling a conversation with friends where we speculated about the world's population and what it would be like if it weren't so much fun get- @ng a new life started. I lamented that when you adopt (as mine are) you've had all your so-called fun on paper. When my friend reminded me of my writer's love for paper 1 cheered, but only slightly -- I must have been having one of THOSE days. Every mother has them and if, when you're having one, a friend announces they're pregnant, you don't know whether 10 laugh or cry for them. It's a conundrum! ~ Then there's the time we rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. I cradled a limp, pale body whose face was covered with blood from the deep cut in the eyebrow. The worry about loss of sight and disfigurement was alleviated by the doc- tor's good news. I should have felt good but the J day my limp frame couldn't drag itself off the your time apart. A aviours that grate on nearly raw nerves lose their impact because you know, for a time, you won't feel responsible. The day comes for the drive to camp. You set off grin- ning your secret grin while silently chanting, "a break from talking back, a break form too-loud music, a break from sibling strife..." Home again, you wallow in the silence...but, wait a minute. What's that ringing noise? You check the phone -- nobody there. The ringing gets louder. You check the door -- nobody there. The ringing gets louder. You check the door -- nobody there. You make a mental note to have your tinni- tus (ringing in your ears) checked. It's been years since you've been able to hear it. You snap on the radio to drown out the shrill sound in your head (of course their station works best). You check the mail wondering how long it will take a letter to come from camp. IT'S A CONUNDRUM! ) Listed below are ten good rea- sons why we should accept an invi- tation to our 25th year high school reunion. 1/ We will be flattered to hear that we haven't changed one bit and would be recognized anywhere. We look terrific, great, fantastic, and by the way, please share the secret for staying so young-looking. 2/ When we embellish a teensy- wheensy bit about our lot in life, (The (gulp) reunion introverted girl of high school days who would hit the floor and cower pitifully under her desk if we glanced at her sideways, has finally come out of her shell. Although vague about her occupa- tion these days, she does reveal that she works the night shift, doesn't spend a lot on clothes, and is probably some kind of magician as her boring cenversation con- sists mainly of tricks she does people will 'believe us. When they exaggerate beyond comprehension about their lot in life, we will smile knowingly and refrain from using such expressions as "Sure, tell me another one, Sweetie/Buster," or "In your dreams, Baby," or "Don't you wish, chicken." 3/ We will catch up on all the gossip we missed when we went through school, and will finally hear the nitty-gritty about what REALLY hap- ned. 4/ We will realize that the teachers who were voted unanimously the "Beast and Beastess from Hell" are, in fact, quite human after all and living on this earth. 5/ When we confront those who broke dut teen- age hearts because they stood us up on that very special date, which we thought we would never, ever, get over, we will thank our lucky stars that they did just that. In today's Citizen: (selected areas only) \_& We wil be glad t sec that the painfully shy with her helper John. 7/ We will find out what happened to the boy voted "most likely to succeed." Unfortunately, he won't be able to attend as he's on an ocean liner sailing to Europe... HIS ocean liner. 8/ We will fin t what happened to the girl voted "most likely to succeed." She will have mar- ried "you know who," and will be on board "you know what" on her way to "you know where." 9/ We will suffer pangs of guilt for the some- times un-kind, cruel words and pranks we pulled on our fellow classmates. They will suffer from pangs of guilt for the sometimes un-kind, cruel things they pulled on us. 10/ At the end of the evening, we will all hug, kiss, shake hands and promise faithfully to "stay in touch." . We will talk about another reunion for the same time next year. And we all know that not one of us really meant-it! yy, LETTER TO THE EDITOR Have a 'Pool Party only $9.99 and for another .99¢ quench your thirst with a 2L ~~ 3 (= W ne (Tm Bd L=2) = oS [=] 1. Square Boy Pizza & Subs Pizza' with six items for bottle of Pepsi! Party on! To the editor: 1 wish to thank the large num- ber of Scugog Ti i i and Rock Fest Concert August.15 on the reservation may be fraiight p who have expressed support for my opposition to the Mississaugas of Scugog Island proposed land grab of Crown Lands on Scugog Island. Their claims are spurious, and we will vigorously oppose. Secondly, the 13-hour Country with difficulties. Licensed by the LLBO, the proceeds are ostensibl Another can of worms? the party will last through the weekend. There is virtually no parking if the weather is for the creation of a new commu- nity centre. This will lead in time to the establishment of casino gambling, which is a blightupon many reserves. As well, with campsites allegedly available for the concert, except on Durham Road 7. The Economic Advisor to the Mississaugas Band may have opened up another can of worms with this one. Joel W. Aldred, DFC. Scugog Island.