At first I thought it was the approach of Hallowe’en. 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. I first noticed the Runt […]
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I was on a mission. Those comfy old shoes with the Velcro fasteners were down at the heels and in true senior fashion (cheap and tender footed), I would rather get them re-soled than break in a new pair. I headed through the mall in search of the shoe repair […]
I finally found it! The floor of the garage, that is. It all started with the approach of the hibernation season. “Elliott, you left the garage door open again. If we get a skunk in there, you’ll never be able to root it out of that jungle of junk on […]
Giving the finger, flipping the bird, the flying digit—whatever you want to call it, there are certain protocols that should be followed. First off, it should be reserved for truly special occasions. No point on wasting an insult on someone unworthy of your attention. You really should mean it when […]
What to do with all that abundance of garden produce? You only can eat so many zucchinis and the loaf, although supposedly healthy, has so much fibre, one’s bowels can be permanently distended—not to mention the gas. Fortunately, the frost has put an end to excessive production . . . […]
The other morning at the Bakery in Rainy River, Don pulled up to the debating table with his youngest daughter. A bubbling, effervescent bundle of joy; all smiles giggles and sunshine. That is, until bored with her toast, she headed for the cookie and candy counter. First Auntie blocked her […]
American Pie and his bride have been spending the summer in their honeymoon retreat on the Rainy up by Hooterville this year. “It has been just wonderful! Peace and quiet with just enough work, including the new garage, to keep me just busy enough,” Am enthused as he pointed out […]
Learn About Anishinaabe Culture and the Environment (Week 7) Greetings from the Stewardship Youth Ranger (SYR) teams. We had a busy week filled with hard work and plenty of learning! On Monday, we started out the week preparing for our Youth and Elders Summit by creating presentations on the stewardship […]
It’s here at last—summer! So many great things happen this time of year. School’s out and all that wild shouting and screaming is, of course, the teachers. Even the students seem pleased. With graduation ceremonies in full swing last week, several old alumni were in town—returning to their alma maters […]
With spring finally sprung and mudding in the garden in full swing, it’s just amazing what kind of critters are coming out of the woodwork, or burrows as the case may be. The skunks are roaming widely and soon a new batch of little ones will be busy getting themselves […]
After I finally got the old lawnmower fired up and got the leftovers from last year’s flowers and the winters detritus chewed up, the lawn was in shape—sort of. A couple more buzzes and the grass was gaining ground on me. But in spite of the growing windrows of brown […]
This deserves an annual reprise: It’s that time of year again when the lawn warrior girds himself for battle. Weapons belt bristling with digger, snippers, three varieties of weed killer, and other assorted instruments of war, the grim combatant enters the field to face and eradicate the foe. And don’t […]
