I love my clothesline. Love love love it. I have mentioned my devotion before and those who know me, are well aware of my affection for the fifty-some feet of white “marine” cotton rope that I hung between two hemlock trees in my side yard, complete with pulleys. I built […]
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The poem expounding the virtues of June and vines ripe with strawberries that melt in your mouth is idyllic. But the truth is ‘knee deep in June grass’ and time to fire up the lawn mower. The whole topic of lawn care raised its ugly head at the debating table […]
And just like that, it is the middle of June! We were planning to start our first cut of hay at EARS this week. We will see how that all plays out. With all the rain last week we were out of our plots until Friday, so other things have […]
The windows in the cabin that look out over the lake are diamond crystal clear. The pollen that has fallen from the pines surrounding the cabin has been washed away. The grime that has been built up has been removed. The floors have been washed. The linens have been changed […]
With the drier spring conditions this year, you may find that you are seeing some ant hills develop in your yard or garden. As I have deep sandy soils that are drier to begin with, I typically have many ant hills, but with the drought conditions in Thunder Bay last […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series season resumed last week down at Lake Eufaula, Alabama. With some help from the folks at Bassmaster and US Customs and Border Protection, I and the Johnston brothers from Peterborough were granted permission to travel to the United States last week to compete in the event. […]
Typically if I write this column about a holiday or a special event I usually do it the week of said event but this week everybody is getting a few Father’s Day gift ideas in advance of next week’s big day. If you are stuck not knowing what to get […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Even with changes being made in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Municipal Offices on all rural areas are remaining closed at this time. Also it is asked that when you go to the landfill that you practice social distancing and do not get out of your vehicle and approach […]
The gardens around our house I had built up a couple decades past have subsided. The mostly peaty, muskeg soil I used has rotted down leaving me with more old, hard clay than my potatoes like. Time for rejuvenation. So I had Kipp dump me a big load in the […]
The clouds have disappeared after the heavy overnight rains. As I look out, the flag is drooping around the pole. The winds are from the southeast today and we are on the leeward side of the island. I look out to the northwest and can see waves climbing over the […]
Inspiration can come from many sources. If you’re blessed enough, you can be related to one. My sister, Kim, went from one extreme to the other with her health journey, using nothing but sheer determination to turn her life around. The number of times she tried to quit smoking in […]
I am despairing today. I can’t find my way to the stories and connections of those who carry their humanity not as a shield, but as a skin, as permanent and engrained as the colour of one’s eyes, a way of living so entrenched in the soul that reaction to […]
