“Concentrating on life is important. Concentrating on the laundry is not.” I found that quote someplace. Well, actually, I found it written down in a section of my Daytimer that’s reserved for little bits of wisdom. What I don’t know is who said it. Did I think it up? Did […]
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Nearly all childhood unintentional shooting deaths occur in or around the home. And most of those shooting deaths involve firearms that have been loaded and accessible to children. The big problem in Canada and the United States is that many children between the ages of five and 14 have died […]
In Northern Ontario, we have three grouse–the Ruffed, the Spruce, and the Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus). It is often, wrongly, called prairie chicken but that is an entirely different bird. The Sharp-tail is a little bit larger than the common Ruffed Grouse. Its conspicuous marks are a short pointed tail, […]
It’s fall again. Autumn if you want to wax poetic. And think about it, for a minute, what would autumn be without leaves? Oaks, maples, aspens, cottonwoods, green ash all blanketing the countryside with colour. It’s because of autumn leaves that we think nostalgically and longingly of New England, the […]
It’s that time of the year again–time to start practising safe heating! Give heating equipment such as furnaces, radiant heaters, space heaters, and hot water tanks space. Remove trash and materials stored near heating equipment. Keep combustibles at least three feet away from heating equipment at all times. If you […]
“You can’t reach 80/hale/and hearty/by driving 80/home from the party/Burma-Shave.” Those were the words I read every time we went to town for groceries, every time we went to Grandma’s house, and every time we went to church. I’ll never forget that jingle. How could I? Burma-Shave and I grew […]
There are three native wild cats in the Canadian north. One of them, the Mountain Lion or Puma, apparently has been sighted several times in the past but whether it is really here or not is still a subject for debate. The smallest of the three, the Bobcat (Lynx rufus), […]
Hallowe’en is nearing and most children are thinking of pumpkins, costumes, and treats. Hallowe’en certainly is a fun time and, as a parent, I look forward to it. But we all also must understand something–Hallowe’en poses the danger of ignition of children’s costumes. While this is a rare event, the […]
By Perry Good
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall–and so can you. But unlike the nursery rhyme tale, your fall fishing can be put back together again if you fish the humps or sunken islands of some of the larger lakes. Walleyes are a structure-oriented fish, most of the time. These walleyes will […]
One of the best things about fall and winter is apples. Juicy, crunchy, sweet-smelling apples.Apples in pies. With crumbs on top. And a scoop of ice cream. Apple cider. Dried apples. Apple crisp. Apple butter. Macintosh. Delicious. Winesap. And wonderful new varieties. Grow your own apples, or get them at […]
Well, I was wrong–again. I didn’t think it was possible, or even desirable, for a nation’s economy to depend primarily on tourism. But Israel is doing it, in spite of the political strife that continues to erupt violently there. I just returned from a two-week “service tour.” The first part […]
A man had a typewriter with one bad key. All the other keys worked perfectly, however, and the man said: “What if onx kxy on my typxwritxr doxsn’t work. All thx othxr kxys work pxrfxctly. And my lxttxrs arx still vxry rxadablx. The absxnce of that onx kxy won’t makx […]
