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“Livin’ The Dream” Official Opening Day at

Senior Tips... the Summerstown Trails

By Jean Pierre Tibi
minimalist failures. installed for our use in the

But take heart! That pendulum is ummerstown – parking lot.
swinging! SThe Friends of the FOTST president Vic

There’s a new trend on the horizon Summerstown Trails Leroux is enthused about
and gaining traction - Cluttercore! (FOTST) are getting ready to the coming season. “Having
Apparently, people stuck at officially mark the start of the a permanent building will
home during the pandemic came 2022 season. Starting at 10 be a game changer for
to treasure their treasures. They a.m. until 3 p.m., join us on us in the way we deliver
liked their colours, defying trends Sunday, January 9, for a day our programs and run our
and following their whims! They
By Janeen Wagemans painted their fireplace red! They of family-friendly activities. events. We are even looking
began to gather their junk from We’ll have free XC ski, at new programs to offer.”
very pendulum swings. Event-
attics and basements to put out on snowshoe, and fat bike He went on to add, “With the
Eually. It seems we’ve display. They created a gallery wall
been bombarded forever with of mismatched but lovely inherited rentals, volunteers to act as loosening of the public health
encouragement to paint our homes plates in the dining room, some even guides on the trails, and hot measures, we are looking
white. Or soft grey. Or greige, a with a crack or chip. Paintings were chocolate by the fire to warm at running a near-normal
magical combination of beige and
hung. Knickknacks were arranged you up…and marshmallows season, and everything is in
grey.
artfully in groupings. for the kids. A great way to place to have our weekend
Open concept becomes all the rage They admired the eclectic
- take down those walls! start the season! rental program, host schools,
backgrounds of colleagues on Zoom Last year, because of the etc.”
Oh dear…the mess and jumble calls. Some, of course, aimed for
of everyday life is visible from sparse perfection, but those bouncing lockdown, this event was not We hope that those who
everywhere! with personality were so much more held, but on the plus side, have never visited the trails
fun! a great number of people, will use this opportunity to
Time to tidy!
And so, a trend was born! families, bikers, skiers, etc. discover this gem of a place
But still, the look doesn’t live up to
the glossy promise of the magazine Instead of feeling messy and “discovered” the trails for right in our own backyard.
spreads. uncool, those recliner jockeys the first time and made use The Summerstown Trails
with folksy collections of clutter, of this outdoor recreational offer 18 km of groomed
Time to declutter!
artfully arranged with affection, facility during the pandemic. XC ski trails for both
We are told that those wily have suddenly found themselves the
Some significant changes classic and skating, and a
Scandinavians begin to divest leaders of the newest trend!
themselves of accumulated treasures have occurred at the trails separate network of 11 km
Be warned, though. Just as the
when they are 50! The Japanese, who in the past few months. Last of snowshoe and groomed
weigh in with sage advice, keep only minimalist trend could, and often spring, the United Counties fat bike trails. The trails are
those things that “spark joy!”. is, done wrong with the result
that homes came off as sterile and of SDG expanded the parking located on Summerstown
The problem for so many soulless, maximalism can also miss
lot to accommodate the large Road, 1.6 km north of exit
Canadians is not that we don’t the mark. Get it wrong and instead
increase in the number of 804 of the 401, and are open
appreciate the whites and soft of charming and cozy, the result is a
greys and the look of expanses of chaotic clutter of junk. visitors. And more recently, seven days a week. There is
uncluttered space. It’s lovely. But to a school portable has been no charge to access the trails.
us, vast swaths of grey and white can For both trends, success lies in
seem a bit cold. Like a winter sky following your heart and imbuing Thom’s Trivia
your personal space with your own
with the promise of snow. And we
miss the wee table beside the chair personality. If you like a sparse Answers
for the collection of remotes and the environment, if you find it calming
book or tablet and the mug of tea. and relaxing, that’s what you should Questions on page 33
And the recliner, though not a model do. If you like colour and layers of
stuff wherever you look, if that makes
of modern sculpture, is comfy as all Question 1 Answer:
get out! To make matters worse, the you feel at home and comforted, then Manager Benjamin Eastwood’s office at the Victoria Arena on Third
edited collection of things that “spark you do you. Street East.
joy” is still vast. Perhaps we don’t One thing that the pandemic has
intend to read those books again, but taught us is that our homes are not Question 2 Answer:
we like to have them around. They just places to sleep between work and Legendary Maple Leafs Coach and GM Punch Imlach who was in
are like old friends we may not stay work, they are an artistic expression barracks in Cornwall during WWII
in touch with but we still love. So of those who live there. Trendsetters
many memories. So many bits of can give us inspiration, perhaps, but Question 3 Answer:
this and that. They each scored once as St. Lawrence HS beat Alexandria 4-1 in the
they also sometimes need to get out
Christmas Classic High School Challenge.
And then the guilt because we are of our way.