Did not mean to set off such a frenzy with last week’s snap of Pickle holding up his find. It is his fault not mine. Cannot verify that in the dark a “666” flashes off and on in a deep satanic red colour and am too terrified to view it […]
Jack Elliott – Squirrel Pie
It seems like only a few months back that my late wife, Norma, the Pearl of the Orient and I carried on a running battle to see which of us could come up with the most perverse ways of shocking each other. I think the Pearl managed to run up […]
A reprise from 2011 as we move into the gardening season No matter how beautiful a garden starts out or becomes, you can be sure disaster will strike at some point during the season. With my corn just starting to tassel, and having escaped the early threats of frost and […]
The recent heat wave was very stressful. Some say it even unbalanced a few residents. For example: The heat was stifling and John couldn’t sleep. He was tipped back on his lawn chair on the deck enjoying the few stray breezes and the moonrise over the river. His half-dozen cats […]
Well, my physician old doc Rye Whiski decided it was time to update my diabetes medication. With all the new stuff on the market, maybe it was time I tried something that would make my corpse a little less sweet i.e. lower my blood sugar. So I went on one […]
It was the Monday morning after the recent cattle sale with its record-setting prices. Ziggy was pulled up to the table looking his scruffiest. Pickle was no better wearing a pair of threadbare jeans with a non-functioning zipper and torn crotch. It nearly looked like he was trolling for companionship, […]
As “No Mow May” bursts upon us, Pickle just put off the tinkering with those darned lawnmowers and enjoy the wonders of spring. This 2010 Squirrel Pie deserves its annual reprise. The yellow darlings are popping out along every south facing wall in town. I always picked a bouquet of […]
Friday morning! The start of a perennial event, Spring Fever Days, over in Emu, home of some really strange birds. I was excited. The WRRD Lions Club was unveiling its Pontoon Boat Raffle Prize and Telford and I were in charge of the kickoff of ticket sales. We were set […]
”Your car is filthy!” was the first thing Pickle said as we left the Bakery in Rainy River the other morning post caffeine and toast. The occasion was my eye exam that included pupil dilation which required I have a driver for the post exam trip unless I wanted to […]
I’m writing this on Easter Weekend. Traditionally a time of renewal in our society no matter your personal and political beliefs…. and there’s quite a variation in that area. Let’s look at a few of them across our continent. “The weather on Good Friday will be the forecast for the […]
All my friends (I use that word loosely) at the Debating Table in the Bakery in Rainy River assuredme winter was over when I arrived back from the Red Neck Riviera in Florida in early March. They lied. Here it is the end of March and the temp this morning […]
By Chloe Elliott
Guest Quirrel Pie
Guest Quirrel Pie
It’s 4:00 am. I’m sleeping, but slowly get roused from my slumber to the sound of small squeaks. I get up, concerned that my precious kitty-cat is in grave danger. I did not expect to find him sitting with his paws in front of him, carefully playing with a small […]
