AYLMER, ON
At 88 years young, Mr. George Wiebe is the last man standing at the Aylmer Menno Home. While he does occasionally miss the chance to talk about the price of hogs these days with the boys, there are some benefits to being the only man left in a building full of widows.
“I get more trays of platz delivered to my door than a man my age can eat,” said Wiebe. “They’re always so friendly, those women. I haven’t had this much attention from the womenfolk my whole life.”
Wiebe says he was never really a ladies man and, in fact, the only woman he’s ever kissed was his late with Dorothy, who passed away in 2015.
“I’m not used to this kind of thing. Mrs. Penner’s at my door at 8 am with freshly cooked cracklings and eggs. Mrs. Klassen’s stopping by in the middle of the afternoon wonder