I was asked a while back if I would tell stories and play squeezebox at the Roseland Horticultural Society’s annual awards banquet, which happened finally last night. A few years ago, I did quite a bit of storytelling, as a regular at 1001 Friday Nights… Read More
Tuffy P and I signed up for a “core training” class over at the Assembly Hall. It isn’t the first time and it kind of reminds me of an old joke…the one about two guys from (insert place you want to insult) who go on… Read More
Let’s be clear. I don’t want anyone thinking I’m suggesting you go out and pick yourself a bunch of wild mushrooms, compare them to photos of mushrooms I have posted as edibles, and eat them. Here’s the thing. It isn’t too difficult to learn to… Read More
…continued from previous post: Limberlost Reserve… The Turtle Lake West Trail becomes the Turtle Lake East Trail when you cross the stream by a lovely cedar bridge. There are actually two of them, but one is blocked off with some ribbon, which I took to… Read More
I spent much of Thursday at the Limberlost Forest and Wildlife Reserve. What an interesting place. It contains 12,000 acres of privately owned forest including a network of very high quality trails, a number of lakes, wetlands and a variety of forest types. Limberlost offers… Read More
If you look closely, you’ll see that Ellie Mae is posing beside some mushrooms. We hiked into Duck Chutes on the Muskoka river. The dogs are loving the swim. Memphis is posing in front of a huge basswood tree, on a trail around a lake… Read More
for the next few days. I’m blowing town to wander some forests and forage for mushrooms. I’m looking at this as an educational venture. I want to see how many species I can identify while I’m away. Beyond that, I’ll be having fun, goofing around… Read More
Time for new goggles. Tuffy P had her eyes tested a week or so ago and I went this morning. The effects of the drops has just about worn off. After my appointment, we went to an optical joint someone had recommended to Tuffy and… Read More
It seems that every year about this time, knowing full well we have plenty of winter left, I start thinking about spring activities. Recently, I’ve started to consider possible places to look for morels. I’ve been thinking further ahead too, about other mushrooms I might… Read More
I recently took advantage of a deal through my workplace for a gym membership. I did so because this particular outfit has a gym near me that has a nice pool and the cost was reasonable and I decided it was time I did some… Read More
27th Street 