Let’s keep that soul theme going a bit longer. Here’s The Temptations performing I Wish it Would Rain. I was out playing Go last night with my friend Vox (who played extremely well and beat me 5 games to 2) and while it was muggy… Read More
We had some rain showers on Canada Day after what radio reports suggest was the driest June in a quarter century. From a forager’s perspective this is bad news. Most years, I find chanterelles up in the enchanted mushroom forest at the beginning of July.… Read More
We have enjoyed lovely weather around these parts for some time and while that is pleasant enough, it’s time for a couple days of rain. Normally at this time, I’d be thinking about which forests to visit in search of the first chanterelles of the… Read More
Yesterday we put up a garden gate. We started staining it yesterday, immediately causing just enough rain to get us to stop. Today I began staining it again, causing a light drizzle, which stopped as soon as I put the stain away. I waited a… Read More
Thursday’s ice storm was not a big deal here at 27th Street. However, north of Toronto was a different story. Both my brother (Mulmur) and my sister and her husband (Hockley) found themselves without power. My brother sent along these photos showing some of the tree… Read More
When I got home from work today it was sunny and warm, so I fed the critters and went outside to play my banjo on the front porch. I was out there about a half hour when suddenly the sky went dark and a big… Read More
When I left for work this morning it was raining. By the time I got there it was pouring. At lunchtime, well, it was still pouring. By the time I left work, it had stopped finally. It started raining again as I took the partners… Read More
Like anything else, I think retirement requires some practice to get it right, so a I took a vacation day today and thought I’d give it a go. I started the day by heading up to the gym for a good swim. I love to… Read More
The combination of a fall chill in the air, and what seems to be my first cold of the season convinced me to get a couple fires going in the woodstove this week. Although it seems early to start burning, heat from the woodstove is… Read More
At suppertime yesterday, the guys demolishing the house over at #2 took out some power lines with a pop, knocking out power for at least the lower portion of 27th Street. The Hydro folks came out for a look very quickly, followed by a repair… Read More
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