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Ҥ a~ ies se stt on . j started, setting up an uncarthly | »@BBRe â€"_.. tss t slccsee : nOStalgla' din and sending flour dust siftt _ BR t iss o To e o enrask l sls cn o. â€" Autumn is a nostalgic time of _ ing down from the rafters. 3 1e es _ es e C nc e i h rlacte s o year. Everything about the seaâ€" _ "That‘s the turbine!" he yells at SA 2 uie es uy i 2l o +o + ces > > m x clst son seems to remind people of _ me. "We are milling feed this P e o e M“‘ + 3 c n u" esn i dn A~ate e : their childhood â€" of a time morning. We use the water turâ€" _ â€" Q SA esc K. To oi hxk aey s cce r . when the world seemed friendâ€" _ bine for that." C o. torrrca Sne csw ie on Li | lier and simpler. Of course, the Turns out the mill still uses a _ l . SW W& ns mÂ¥ m e 10 o etsyarlc se uie world wasn‘t any friendlier or waterâ€"powered turbine for k4 css ces P Am t a2, y : mt y s § simpler 20 or 40 years ago, but _ about 50 per cent of its milling k. > : oys c wocl .n fro= c oo Cns e k we were children then, happy "because it‘s free!" 9e ‘ 1 < 4 eifkeents . s e in e e pan _ ns ie oo n yc in our ignorance, and someâ€" There are faded, dusty, remâ€" _ [ WA e fas ns \ iponrig & o _i‘ oi aen t thing about autumn makes us nants of posters and announceâ€" _ ‘WaiR . ‘\ t e is l e ap ols 4o _ > _ ut ' long for that innocence. ments on the walls of the mill ; <~, w sys flsc s (E oo es o â€" Autumn is colorful leaves and which hold a history of their ~S mss % e esa t c~.. enc ty oo ope Pss se . k e 0. country fairs and steaming own. I can, for instance, just aMpoce + Cl in s. in m stt o 0. 1t _1 ts : horses and apple or pumpkin make out the headline "List of oicccc‘e . oame nc on ces esn raemacan _ _ _ 2. Blikal : pies and homemade bread and _ Titanic Survivors" on one wall, _ = Canadian Press ; cider â€" or so we want it to be. _ and on another is a chart from Premier Bob Rae receives a kiss from his wife Arlene Perly Rae moments before . Even if we were born and | 1902 indicating the flow _ _ the NDP government‘s first throne speech â€" a cautious, new agenda for the ! raised in the heart of the city, _ through the building of the _ province â€" was presented by Lieutenantâ€"Governor Lincoin Alexander, left:. > we like to dip into the collective _ flour being milled. . o oi i e m orrmerann sn i s maih . n e oo ce dearel consciousness for our share of The miller talks to me as we o i o e s ssiiiee ns memories of countr popesmmmmm==gyg . walk. He talks to me $ AXyp.. 2 # £ f hay rides and the & l e .] of how he used to /77 /(j/ 70 W * y /W s /W 6 / 77 i smell of burning ds $ °0y â€"swim in the mill 7 w § o s 1&¢ . leaves and the sound | W .. SA â€" stream when he was \d/ g /&A// W INSI DE %(/Zé/x./n(/ = 77?1} / / & | of wood crackling in [ E_ & â€" a boy, and of how «"~ 76(‘ if â€" the fireplace. olsy +. there used to be Perhaps our seaâ€" _ ([3M es .6 *%\g& brown trout in the * h _p c n icz -sâ€" N D P sonal nostalgia is a0 00. in Y 2. â€"river. He remembers S(’? “!’ s é P o + C Irs s & *z linked to the ageless |@ 0 wikskg, <{} paddling his canoe to P cycle of planting and |(Â¥W _ * _ | the woods upstream, _ : + ) O 1 -} . harvest â€" and )‘&\f and how beautiful S & Yeéernrm E8 n M thanksgiving. In an _ _ EKE the oaks and maples s age which has all but 0 M were. A logst touch with the NE AN The woods and the B C \0 w 1 q 3 | P M e . â€" : seasonal rhythms, brown trout are i c ~ | f the ripe fields and TALKING gone, replaced by | fresh produce make _ ogs Rosenkrantz new subdivisions and w the time of harvest pppemmmmompmmemmmmeseee â€" MONnStet‘‘ homes | impossible to ignore â€"we are _ and septic tanks. Now that the _ mt | surrounded by the visible fruitsâ€" woods are gone and the city CXA *Ail \ UT!H!!‘})| of our labors. plans to annex that part of the sA X 35 3 3s.)d ‘\ ts N) 7 \ w PP]f} 3 Few things combine the nosâ€" _ county, he worries what will f ) \ \ { X %£ Hijl d 1 +0 1 talgia of the season with the imâ€" â€" happen to the mill, and to the s e ts | portance of harvest and quality of the water in the river. h D | Thanksgiving for me like a visit â€" He points into the murky wl E. »~ f to the Arva flour mill, just north _ depths of the millâ€"stream. | * £ | of London on Highway 4. With _ "There is a rowboat down there W ; s niu, ez e \? h’ 5& â€"LE | its solid roughâ€"hewn maple somewhere that sank years j ie u. 5.ce Td * «off" | beams, whirring, noisy confuâ€" ago. You used to be able to see | 2 P N ({} € x K @6 h / { sion of drive belts, and smell of _ it, the water was so clear. But ; f 4. D \ J s Af "’ 1 * 3: “’ E: burlap bags and freshly milled not any more." | " "‘; > ;‘ dE â€" ‘ ‘. | | & w‘ t flour, the Arva mill stands for $ ; x P m â€" x everything good about the way _ .. N?t iC 3 se niuch is 1 A e 84 | Re | } | things were and ought still to po‘eny10N6. /llke : $ a € | be â€" close ties to the earth, So go to the Arva flour mill ’ R F o. w M a ' af honest, rewarding work, tangiâ€" _ and see it while it is still there. \al ‘ A V | + ble rewards. Indulge in a little good oldâ€"faâ€" * M \ [ | Constructed in 1842 on the shioned autumn nostalgiaâ€" 5 { ( OR 3\ MA | ® ki | south bank of the Medway they sure don‘t makeé it like _ | as â€" ' 4 AA 8 â€" | Creek, the mill is a living histoâ€" _ they used to. Then go home l . ry, a memorial â€" a working and bake a loaf of bread. i e t is 4 . * ie o ons â€"â€"â€"cl memorial, which is the best And be thankful. T â€" F : e(E & + kind â€" to a way of life and a set a= l ‘o\ B IryY Womc s mss +\"[LU C of values which are rapidly e’ R j h ‘} l ¢ E disappearing. A ; 3 â€"C Sb e y C x. s WCY\C Ser\(}nfi 0O I’Y\CQS 0) f *. BR L2 | a5s / h n maich : Since 1¢* a+ the 1131 ploughing | f a+t the C. R. CC!Y‘M\CAOC . Formm S y