A blast from the past With the kids back in school we fondly remember summers past. It’s summer and the kids are out of school. It’s time for the annual migration of the gene pool to the grandparents for a few weeks or a few days. Parents consider this an […]
Jack Elliott – Squirrel Pie
One of the wondrous things about this season is the bountiful harvest and all the good things you can make to eat. In case you didn’t know, eating is about my most favourite thing- right next to lying. My wife, the Pearl of the Orient, has been trying to discourage […]
A revisit of Terrors past At first I thought it was the approach of Halloween. The gaunt, haunted, look plastered on the faces of many around the debating table at the Bakery in Rainy River was upsetting. What was causing it? The composite truth leaked out after some intense questioning. […]
You know it is just amazing how many emails I get from people I haven’t written to They offer all kinds of goods and services that I’m not even interested in. Isn’t it amazing. Of particular interest are the charities I support. People like Canadian Red Cross CNIB and Leprosy […]
As this Covid 19 pandemic thing winds down I think many folks are anxious to hit the road again. Here are some travelling tips. Critical parts of your travel plan are where you will make pit stops, and where you will stay. Where and what you will eat is too […]
A road trip revisited. The peaches weren’t ripe yet when we arrived in the southern Ontario, but the sweet cherries were in full season. I picked up a basket at the first fruit stand and tucked right in. Soon I had the van, my shirt, and hands littered with pits […]
Doesn’t seem to matter what it is you consume or participate in sooner or later some study someplace will prove it’ll kill you. Milk for example is great for you. Lots of calcium for strong teeth and bones. Apparently not according to a recent report causes brittle bones. Skim better […]
At the bakery with the easing of Covid restrictions things are getting back to normal. Coffee is being communally dispensed and social distancing is being eased. But there is still some trepidation. As a vocal anti-vaxer approached the table one health conscious proponent whipped out what appeared to be a […]
This drought had Washboard crying in his beer the other day. No, it wasn’t because he had no water for the washtub, it was the back roads….let me explain. Washboard had retired from a life of ease on the Rail Roadbed crew. It seemed that being away from home, on […]
Ah summer. Isn’t it grand? I stepped out the door this morning and the smell of drying grass, and petunias assailed me. Then the aroma of ripening raspberries tickled my palate so I stepped into the patch to partake of my morning aperitif. Nothing sets up your palate for toast […]
First published July, 2007, but worth a repeat Since real men don’t shop, I was killing time while my wife, The Pearl of the Orient, selected a new bathing suit. There were several thousand in her size range. It promised to be a long process. As I wandered the housewares […]
(a rehash from 2010 but still sound advice) It was a particularly warm morning so the usual crew at the debating table at the Bakery in Rainy River (a.k.a. Drizzle Creek) was in early to escape raising a sweat. “How’s that lawn mower doing? Get it figured out yet?” I […]
