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est of both .worlds.
what Mrs. Blanche
Garrett feels she and
lily have at Stone
cated on the bank of
itland River beyond
er and the Little
There is seclusion
being cut off from the
world. The house is a
of old and new, of
and . man made
arrett family pur-
Stone- House, one of
Township's earliest
21 years ago. Until
ars ago, they used it
mer home. Now it is
rmanent Garrett
ce. The Garrett
, two girth and a boy,
e House where they
it summers growing
rs. Garrett says, "It
eplace for me".
House (so called by
retts because it is
stone) has a quaint
tting,;,pffering quiet
usion. Mrs. Garrett,
tes for a living, can
thout too much in-
n. And yet neigh -
e close enough fol
-
e the kind of life I
he says.
House was built in
1850s as far as Mrs.
as been able to find
knows for sure that
rees were planted in
use a lady who was
tone House came for
e day and told her.
offers
both worlds
Mrs. Garrett plans to visit
some other people who may
be able to fill her in on the
history of Stone House. She
says the history of the house
is veiled and the stories
surrounding it are con-
flicting. Although the stories
about who built it differ, Mrs.
Garrett thinks it may have
been an Irish stone mason
who probably got the stones
from the river bed. The
house's walls are two feet
thick and the timbet''s in the
basement are massive. All
these materials, says Mrs.
Garrett, had to be brought to
the site without the help of
machinery,
"I just marvel at how they
lived back then", she says.
"One of the joys of living here
is the feeling of gratitude for
what went into making the
house before there were easy
ways."
SOMI?. MODERN
hi:,1TURES (VOW
Although she is grateful
and appreciative of the way
the pioneers lived, Mrs.
Garrett' says she has no
desire to rough it at her age:
She enjoys nature and likes
comfort and gracious living
in a rural -setting. She collects
books of poetry and old glass
tumblers. She has some
antiques but is not a collector
of `antiques in the true senso
of the word. She refuses to
buy some monstrosity simply
because it is an antique. She
purchases only what appeals
to her.
"Country Preserves and Wines
and her third is A Taste of the
Wild. The latter two books
just came out in paperback
this spring. They are
published by James Lorimer
Publishers in Toronto. Mrs.
Garrett is presently working
Stone House has a spring
filled well. Ten years ago
plumbing was put in. Mrs.
Garrett's son Steven who is
interested in ,fixing up old
things has completely win-
terized the house. It has an oil
furnace, a new roof and in-
sulation.
"I'm not a purist," says
Mrs. Garrett. "I have a
telephone, television, and' a
well stocked library. I'm not
roughing it."
She says she couldn't help
smiling last winter because,
sure there was an eight day
snow storm but she had all
the amenities. She wonders
what it must have been like in
the early days.
Like the house she lives in,
Mrs. Garrett herself has a
unique character. She was
born and raised in a ,small
town in the Ottawa Valley and
moved around a great deal,
mostly living in small
communities. She has a great
interest in wild plant cookery.
She has been studying
edible plants for almost 25
years. She is a free lance
writer and has written three
books on the subject of edible
wild plants.
Her first book is entitled
From the Fruits of the Earth,
her second book is Canadian
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list to advlae« No 004000 .
try to apply or int rpret thi`
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.of a trainwd,expert who knows
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. each case may change the
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SERVICE
EPAIRS
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on a book of flower cookery
and is researching the history
of edible flowers.
Colborne Township is really -
a rich plant area, says Mrs.
Garrett. Wild mint and wild
onion grow all along the
Maitland River. The Indians,
says Mrs. Garrett, called the
wild mint, quick smell. They
.were always on the look out
for anything edible.
Mrs. Garrett feels that the
native population made a big
contribution in this area.
They showed the early
pioneers what plants to use'
for cooking. In this way a
bland diet of bread and.
potatoes could be sup-
plemented with vegetables
'and flavoring.
Mrs. Garrett says the
cardinal rule is to know what
you're eating. She never eats
anything until she has
identified it. She says there
are relatively few poisonous
plants but it is good to know.
them.
Mrs. Garrett says she is not
a house plant person. She is
more interested in the
practical use of plants. She
likes to experiment with
recipes and makes all` her
own food. She likes making
basic things such as breads
and jams,. She calls herself "a
vegetable person". Edible
plants picked wild, she says,
have a higher nutritional
value than those bought in a
store.
When Mrs. Garrett is not
busy cooking, -reading and
Turn to page 6A •
Airs Manche Pownall Garrett looks over one of her three published books on edible
stents. tihe is a free lance writer and her main interest lies in wildfood cookery. She and
o'r family live in Stone House, one of Colborne Township's earliest homes. Mrs. Garrett
ras opened up their home to the curious public. She -serves tea and refreshments that•she
liake5 herself daily from ': 31) to 5 p.m. (Staff photo)
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Stone House
ioneer home
'tone House. located on the bank of the Maitland past Benmil}er and the
Little Lakes. has a veiled history but is believed to be one of Colborne
Township's earliest homes perhaps being built in the late 1850s. The house is
presently owned by the Garrett family and Mrs. Blanche Pownall Garrett
has curious visitors in for tea daily from 2: 30 to 5 p.m. (Staff photo)_,.
. M. M. CAUCHI
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•I have been reading your
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"White and note that you try to
help people get matters set-
tled. 1 would like to have your
help now.
Would you kindly advise me
how to go about getting things
patented, and the ap-
'proximate cost, thank you.
Some time ago, due to a
letter we received on a similar'
matter we contacted the Law
Society for their help and were
given the names o0 some
lawyers who specialize in this
particular field, so we are
pleased to forward the
following name to you:
George A. Rolston, 80 Rich-
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phone him at (416) 863-1175.
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My husband has a hearing
deficiency and a hearing aid
consultant assured him that
he could be helped by pur-
chasing one of their machines.
The problem is that this
consultant does NOT belong to
the Hearing Aid Association. 1
was under the impression that
they had to be a member in
order to practice.
Can you clear this matter up
for me, please?
There is no law in Ontario as
yet that compels a hearing aid
consultant to belong to the
Ontario Hearing Aid
association.
To be a member of this
association he, or she must
attend and graduate from a
one year course at Sheridan
College consisting of a
miniimum 2,000 hour fitting
course plus a practical
examination.
Your husband should "shop
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If the government lifts the
anti-inflation controls, will
that affect the current rent
control act?
Yes it will, unless the
Province passes amending
legislation. The present Rent
Review program has the same
expiry date as the AIB which
is, December 3Ist, 1978. This
means that rent increases are
currently tied to the 8 percent
guidelines set for wages.
This restricts a landlord to
only one increase a year, and
he also must give a tenant the
reason in writing for the
proposed increase and this has
to be done three months in
advance.
Summary conviction for
offences range from $2,000 for
individuals to as much as
$25,000 for companies.
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