Growing up and Growing older on Random Island
“Alouette, gentille alouette” We probably all sang that song in elementary school, though I’m sure I massacred it worse than most. The song isn’t the only memory of that name though! Back in the…umm..80s? and maybe before, as he had it a long time, Ross Smith had an old Alouette Snow mobile, very like the […]
Yesterday I posted about the old loom, and it reminded me of another staple past-time/skill of the older generation of ladies; knitting. I bet nearly all my generations Moms knit, and perhaps many younger still do. We all had ugly cardigans and fisherman’s knit sweaters, and the ugliest of all the Christmas one with the […]
A few years before I moved away from Newfoundland, I took what for me was a memorable trip on ATV. I’m sure for many it wasn’t so special, but I was working in St. John’s and didn’t get to make as many longer excursions as I would have liked. Anyway, this one weekend, at some […]
It seems every year, right around St. Patrick’s Day, we have one last blast (well we can hope its the last anyway) of winter. This year is no exception with a snowfall warning for tonight. Growing up, and likely still, people called this storm Sheila’s Brush. I’m sure there are many variations on the legend […]
There’s no heat that’s as cosy as a wood heat. I posted before about the old wood stove, and how comforting a heat it gave off. While the old stove has faded from use in favour of the electric range, many people still use wood for their wood furnaces or 24 hour burners. Back home, […]
I grew up, well as much growing up as I did anyway, back in the 70’s and 80’s. We had a pet rabbit back then, named Flip Flop, because of his habit of flip flopping which ear he had up and which he laid flat. As he was terrified of being out loose, my dad […]
A cup of tea always tastes better in the woods. I’ve heard that statement said so many times over the years and I guess I have to agree, because from my perspective anyway, it can’t taste worse! One of the best things about a winter day on the pond trouting, or out on atvs and […]
The Bookmobile
They’d be Savage!
If you follow the tech scene at all, and likely even if not, you’ve probably heard a lot of buzz about Mastodon lately. I’m actually perhaps a little late to the scene, but I joined the bandwagon this past weekend, and thought I’d share my thoughts and tips. Sorry for any incoherence. And I’ll update […]
Was watching (or trying at least) to watch some sports last night. Harkening back to my love of curling, there’s a tournament in Toronto, and I was expecting coverage. Apparently they aren’t deeming to until Thursday, so be it. But for the love of god, between them TSN and SportsNet have 10 different feeds. Last […]
I can’t say I watch wrestling much anymore, but when I was younger I remember going to some bar or another to watch almost all the major events. I have a memory of this one motel bar out by what used to be the beginning of the divided highway, which was nearly into Kenmount road […]
The NHL announced today it won’t be participating in the next olympics. I get some of the reasons, but I really think it’s short sighted. Yeah it’s in the middle of the season, yeah some of the players could get injured. But they could get injured walking to the rink too. To me the the olympics […]
I’m currently watching the men’s world curling championships. I know a lot of people laugh at the game and can’t seem to follow it, but to me it’s probably my favorite thing to watch. It sounds simple, get your rock as close to the center as you can, and prevent the other team from doing […]