It’s ice fishing season. Have I got everything, rod, tip up, cooler, frost bite remedy, snacks, hand and foot warmers? Yeah that’s about it! No, wait – bait. What’ll it be? Worms? The ground is frozen. Minnows? No money. Blew it all on beer. Time to get creative. Take a […]
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As I changed the load of dried clothes in the dryer, I also emptied the lint container that was totally covered with fibres from the polyester cotton blended shirts that I enjoy wearing. They are comfortable and easy to care for. But week after week, fibers fill the filter that […]
With spring comes events in our rural communities. The Shamrock Tea and Bake Sale takes place Friday March 13 at the Emo Hospital cafeteria from 1-3 p.m. Admission is $5.00. There will be baking and goodies to purchase. All monies raised assist Emo Hospital projects. The Auxiliary would like to […]
The few weeks that I got to spend down in Florida recently was a nice break from our long Canadian winter. But after being home for a week or so, I can tell you it’s nice to be back. I like that we get four seasons here in Northwest Ontario […]
Like many people at the beginning of a new year, I started a new year’s resolution to eat healthier and exercise more in 2020. Now, nearly 2 months in, I have pretty much cut out any alcohol, try to hit the gym at least 5 days per week, and have […]
It was bound to happen. Finally, my bathroom scale has had a nervous breakdown. In the post-holiday season, as I started my annual lament on how my clothes were continuing to shrink, my good wife, the Pearl of the Orient, put things in focus for me. “It’s not your clothes, […]
I find myself, this morning as I sit at my desk, thinking about those people who helped shape my character when I was growing up. Not the idols whose pictures I taped to my bedroom walls. Not the athletes who inspired me to run faster and jump higher. Not the […]
I am hoping that everyone enjoyed their “Family Day!” I know some wee busy working, as it isn’t a holiday for everyone. The weather was decent so at least everyone might be able to get outside and enjoy some fresh air! I have started to calve! I was right, I […]
“Like a hand from the dark house came the intense aroma of firewood in the pile. The aroma was visible as if the tree were alive. As if it still breathed.” Taken from Ode To the Smell of Wood by Pablo Neruda When I was in my teens every morning, […]
One thing about competitive fishing is you just never know what kind of conditions will be put in front of you in a tournament. The first Bassmaster Elite Series event of the season took place this past weekend on the St. John’s River in Florida and we were faced with […]
At the Debating Table at the Bakery the other day Rick, the Mountie wannabee, was on a rant. Nothing unusual about that, but the topic was. Seems Rick’s sweetie decided to clean out the freezer. “There was so much stuff in there we had no room to store those prime […]
It is quite clear that Ontario residents and Canadians are moving to fully electric vehicles. As a group of us discussed the various benefits of different half tons on the market over a meal one evening in Thunder Bay, one of the people at the table pointed out the merits […]
