# Random Island

> Growing up and Growing older on Random Island


## Pages

- [Demo](https://randomisland.ca/demo/)
- [Traditional Recipes](https://randomisland.ca/traditional-recipes/)
- [Recent Facebook Posts](https://randomisland.ca/recent-facebook-posts/)
- [Model Railroad](https://randomisland.ca/model-railroad/): I’ve always wanted one, preferably a huge one that runs around the room and delivers me snacks, but that’s not...
- [About](https://randomisland.ca/about/): Raised in outport Newfoundland in a town of 65 people, I pursued a post secondary diploma in Information Technology right...


## Posts

- [Measure of a ... Man?](https://randomisland.ca/2023/06/11/measure-of-a-man/): For some reason I just had a vivd memory of our old yardstick. I recall it being stored in the...
- [Under The Bridge](https://randomisland.ca/2022/07/20/under-the-bridge/): Dennis Baker shared these pictures from Sou’west Brook, just outside Snook’s Harbour. The bridge in the picture is being replaced...
- [The Sound of Flankers](https://randomisland.ca/2022/02/15/the-sound-of-flankers/): When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of an orange light That split the night And touched the sound...
- [Weird Decorations!](https://randomisland.ca/2021/12/31/weird-decorations/): Someone on twitter recently posted about Icy Squares, and that reminded me of a couple things... Bernard making hot chocolate...
- [We Are the Champions!](https://randomisland.ca/2021/12/31/we-are-the-champions/): The time: Winter 1980-81 The Place: Burin Peninsula The Event: Regional C Varsity Basketball tournament. In the fall of 1980,...
- [Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?](https://randomisland.ca/2021/12/26/button-button-whos-got-the-button/): Was visiting Mom yesterday at the nursing home for Christmas, and for whatever reason, we were talking about buttons. And...
- [The Arcade](https://randomisland.ca/2021/09/06/the-arcade/): I was at Bedford Place Mall yesterday morning, and being an early bird Giant Tiger wasn’t yet open. This mall...
- [CCM Targa](https://randomisland.ca/2021/08/21/ccm-targa/): A couple years ago I got back into riding bike, and then the other day I saw an ad for...
- [These Random Roads](https://randomisland.ca/2021/06/17/these-random-roads/): With kind permission from Bill March. Thank you, I love it! These Random roads don’t go too far but they...
- [The Lunch Can](https://randomisland.ca/2021/03/22/the-lunch-can/): Recently, an old family friend, Gary Cooper, passed away. Gary was more than a family friend though, he WAS family....
- [Music Class](https://randomisland.ca/2021/01/01/music-class/): The item in the image above, if you don’t remember, was used to draw music staves on the chalkboard (though...
- [Three on the Tree](https://randomisland.ca/2020/04/27/three-on-the-tree/): While out yesterday to drop off some tools to my sister, Annette, I saw a pickup go by that somehow...
- [Storm Windows](https://randomisland.ca/2019/09/07/storm-windows/): As Hurricane Dorian makes its way to hammer us here in Halifax, I got to thinking about broken windows and...
- [March](https://randomisland.ca/2019/07/10/march/): The days and weeks move on as they always do, and while its still winter, it feels like its loosening...
- [February](https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/21/february/): The well worn leather traces creak as Bax’s old mare pulls the double slide in the long run. Ralph and...
- [Dusk](https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/20/dusk/): “Old Christmas Day. ” thinks Ralph, “Years back we would be listening to see if the animals would talk, like...
- [January](https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/20/january/): The house is on the side of a hill, a path climbing up to the well house. Rope clothesline hung...
- [Father's Day - Uncle Hay](https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/16/fathers-day-uncle-hay/): I visited home this past summer, and while our old house has changed with new occupants over the years, many...
- [The Sawmill](https://randomisland.ca/2019/03/08/the-sawmill/): If you’re familiar with Apsey Brook, you know that Roy Smith operated a sawmill business for many years. What you...
- [Incoming Duck Missile!](https://randomisland.ca/2019/02/09/incoming-duck-missile/): In our ever lasting search for a water supply that would last the summer, dad tried many things. In the...
- [Face of Many Colours](https://randomisland.ca/2019/01/06/face-of-many-colours/): When we were young, we could make a ball field, or hockey arena, pretty much anywhere. Across the road from...
- [Reflections](https://randomisland.ca/2018/10/09/reflections/): This post is probably for me more than anyone, but feel free to read, or skip... . I don’t remember...
- [Snook's Harbour Pond](https://randomisland.ca/2017/12/06/snooks-harbour-pond/): I’ve written a little about Aunt Ethel and Uncle Will before, but something I did know, but had forgotten was...
- [Troutin' and Smokin' ("We'd have to kill him!")](https://randomisland.ca/2017/05/14/troutin-and-smokin-wed-have-to-kill-him/): By Eric Cooper For many years I’ve had an interest in smoking (foods that is,lol). My first smoker was a...
- [School Memories](https://randomisland.ca/2017/05/12/school-memories/): By Barbara Smith Barbara wrote the following for a heritage site I was trying to get going. Unfortunately wasn’t getting...
- [The Boys (and Girls) of Summer](https://randomisland.ca/2017/04/02/the-boys-and-girls-of-summer/): By Eric Cooper Today marks the beginning of a new baseball season as the Chicago Cubs get set to defend...
- [The Cremation](https://randomisland.ca/2017/04/01/the-cremation/): Back in the early 90’s I think it was, one of our regular clan, and one of the hosts of...
- [Chirping My Senses](https://randomisland.ca/2017/03/23/chirping-my-senses/): Its funny how some sounds can stir the memory, it’s like it brings everything flooding back. Growing up in rural...
- [The Alouette](https://randomisland.ca/2017/03/16/the-alouette/): “Alouette, gentille alouette” We probably all sang that song in elementary school, though I’m sure I massacred it worse than...
- [Stylin and Profilin... In my North Stars and GWG's](https://randomisland.ca/2017/02/27/stylin-and-profilin-in-my-north-stars-and-gwgs/): When you go to Sport Chek or similar places, there are more brands of sneakers than you can count. Same...
- [March of Dimes](https://randomisland.ca/2017/01/02/march-of-dimes/): Short post, but for whatever reason, was driving along somewhere today, and something jogged my memory of the March of...
- [Minard's Liniment](https://randomisland.ca/2016/12/30/minards-liniment/): The weather was messy the last couple days, rain and wind. Days like these not only cause my sinuses to...
- [Cans and Tins, Oh My!](https://randomisland.ca/2016/11/07/cans-and-tins-oh-my/): Saw someone post on Facebook “What do you call these? ” in relation to Pepsi, Coke etc. Of course what...
- [Dr. Chase's Almanac](https://randomisland.ca/2016/10/10/dr-chases-almanac/): Nowadays we seem to have the Farmer’s Almanac, and maybe we did when I was a boy too, but what...
- [The Wish Book](https://randomisland.ca/2016/10/08/the-wish-book/): Got the wish book earlier this week, and my how its fallen. Less than 200 pages and the paper is...
- [Radio Phone - Over](https://randomisland.ca/2016/10/06/radio-phone-over/): A short post tonight, but was somehow reminded of Radio Telephones today. I can’t say I have much memory or...
- [The Strange Case of Ralph's Car](https://randomisland.ca/2016/09/25/the-strange-case-of-ralphs-car/): Not written in a bit, just because its not often a story comes to mind I’ve not already written! Probably...
- [All The World's a Stage](https://randomisland.ca/2015/09/03/all-the-worlds-a-stage/): A fish stage that is! Been having ideas for things lately, but thats another topic and another site... 🙂 But...
- [Datchewbas?](https://randomisland.ca/2015/05/24/datchewbas/): TV and Radio are a little different now than they were back in my childhood. Now we have cable, or...
- [Calling All Kids!](https://randomisland.ca/2015/01/18/calling-all-kids/): One of the major things that’s changed over the years, is the sense of safety we enjoyed as kids. No...
- [Nar bit Contrary!](https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/29/nar-bit-contrary/): Dad’s brother Lindo died in 1979, when I was 14. I don’t have a lot of fully fleshed out memories...
- [Show and Tell](https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/28/show-and-tell/): One of the things that was common in my community at least during Christmas, was show and tell. This was...
- [Rigging up those Lights!](https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/17/rigging-up-those-lights/): We put out the Christmas decorations a week or so ago, doing it in dribs and drabs as its easier...
- [Time for the Tree!](https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/08/time-for-the-tree/): Christmas has changed a lot over the years, the result of changing times, commercialization, and different lifestyles I guess. Plus...
- [Give em the Slip!](https://randomisland.ca/2014/11/30/give-em-the-slip/): Was reading through some old posts the other day, and seeing mention of my buddy Eric, and also of my...
- [Lion's Fall Fair](https://randomisland.ca/2014/09/14/lions-fall-fair/): It’s not quite fall yet, but school has started and the nights have started to cool off (thankfully, need it...
- [Brush that Stout off your Back! And Mind the Hornets!](https://randomisland.ca/2014/08/16/brush-that-stout-off-your-back-and-mind-the-hornets/): Its that time of year, or it was when I was younger anyway, berry pickin time! Really I guess there...
- [The Afterglow](https://randomisland.ca/2014/08/12/the-afterglow/): Maybe I heard it somewhere else, or maybe I can attribute it to me, but the recurring thought I’ve had...
- [Paths](https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/09/paths/): Apsey Brook, and even Random Island aren’t/weren’t highly populated places, but we seemed to have an abundance of paths around....
- [London Day 4](https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/05/london-day-4/): Today was the day I came to London for, the day of the Monty Python reunion show. But that wasn’t...
- [Not London Day 5](https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/05/not-london-day-5/): Dear Paris, two words... . Air Conditioning! Thursday I had an early start, getting up at 4:50ish London time to...
- [London Day 3](https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/01/london-day-3/): Today I took a tour of the city itself. Saw many things, some of which were hard to get pictures...
- [London Day 2](https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/30/london-day-2/): Today I took a bus tour to Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral and Bath. Walked to the pickup site about 7:15 am,...
- [London Day 1](https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/29/london-day-1/): Well I made it to London. Am here for the Monty Python reunion show, and doing lots of touristy things...
- [Randall's Store](https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/17/randalls-store/): When I was a boy, Bax and Eli Randall had a store on the road in around the harbour in...
- [In a Stew](https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/07/in-a-stew/): A lot of memories of growing up seem to have food in them. I guess because most of our socializing...
- [Mothers in Changing times](https://randomisland.ca/2014/05/11/mothers-in-changing-times/): Its Mother’s Day, and once again we give thanks to those wonderful Mom’s who were mom to many, nurtured kids...
- [The roads that weren't](https://randomisland.ca/2014/04/07/the-roads-that-werent/): Likely few know or remember it now, but back in the late 60s or early 70s, Random Island nearly had...
- [Tastes of Old](https://randomisland.ca/2014/04/02/tastes-of-old/): Nowadays we have foods we never heard of (and likely would have been wary to taste) when we were young...
- [Education Week](https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/26/education-week/): When we were kids in school back on Random Island, there was no March break (and maybe there still isn’t,...
- [30 Minutes or its Free?](https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/19/30-minutes-or-its-free/): I’m not sure I’ve heard anyone making that claim recently, but then again I don’t get much delivered. But before...
- [Spring is Sprung, the cucumbers is riz?](https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/11/spring-is-sprung-the-cucumbers-is-riz/): Spring is sprung the grass is riz, I wonder where the bluebirds is? An old rhyme that I’m sure most...
- [Ah A Good Old Double Double](https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/05/ah-a-good-old-double-double/): What? Coffee? No, I’m not talking about coffee. I guess memory fails us all over time, because my memory of...
- [Dead Man's Bubble](https://randomisland.ca/2014/02/18/dead-mans-bubble/): I guess growing up about 400 feet from the ocean, the beach was a normal part of everyday life for...
- [Da worst ting about smokin fish....](https://randomisland.ca/2014/02/16/da-worst-ting-about-smokin-fish/): Is keepin ’em lit! I know I know, bad joke! But was thinking about years back and how lots of...
- [Random Memories](https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/30/random-memories/): Just recalling some old stories and memories from back in the day... not long enough for a blog post on...
- [Sweet Leaves, Frankum, and Spruce Buds](https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/24/sweet-leaves-frankum-and-spruce-buds/): The other night I had a memory of being on the grass on Celie Burt’s garden in Elliott’s Cove, with...
- [Keepin' Yer Feets and Hands Warm!](https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/19/keepin-yer-feets-and-hands-warm/): Yesterday I posted about the old loom, and it reminded me of another staple past-time/skill of the older generation of...
- [The Loom looms....](https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/18/the-loom-looms/): Yes it does, the loom looms over the whole room! There, that’s my attempt at poetry for today. As a...
- [The First Pizza](https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/11/the-first-pizza/): Growing up back home, pizza was a foreign commodity, we’d heard of it, but there was none around Clarenville at...
- [The Seal](https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/19/the-seal/): So Pam Anderson was back home yesterday, offering money for people to stop sealing. People seem to fail to understand...
- [Oh that Dogberry Wine](https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/15/oh-that-dogberry-wine/): In rural Newfoundland, store bought anything in earlier days was rare. People fended for themselves, and their neighbours, and as...
- [The Night of the Broom](https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/14/the-night-of-the-broom/): Many years ago, a man who shall remain nameless used to drive around with several shovels, and a broom standing...
- [Christmas Concerts of Old](https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/10/christmas-concerts-of-old/): I went to my nieces school Christmas Concert today, and was reminded of those of old. Until the old one...
- [If you can't steal from your friends...](https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/06/if-you-cant-steal-from-your-friends/): The winter and spring before I moved to Nova Scotia was the first and only time I drew EI. I...
- [Senses](https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/05/senses/): I’m no poet, but for what its worth, this came to me last night. Hope you like it. Partridgeberry jam...
- [Gotta keep em cool!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/24/gotta-keep-em-cool/): Growing up back home, nearly everyone had a vegetable garden. It wasn’t always large enough to get enough, and some...
- [Time to see the Butche...er I mean Barber!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/17/time-to-see-the-butche-er-i-mean-barber/): When I was growing up, haircuts weren’t like they are now, or at least not around home. Till I got...
- [I will Remember](https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/10/i-will-remember/): As a boy, I used to sell poppies door to door for Uncle Eph (Eaphraim) Cooper. Well I guess it...
- [Bonfire Night](https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/03/bonfire-night/): Tuesday is Bonfire Night! Guy Fawkes night for some, though I can’t remember ever, as a kid, knowing what bonfire...
- [Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet](https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/01/trick-or-treat-smell-my-feet/): Give me something good to eat Not too big Not too small Just the size of Montreal I remember chanting...
- [Why'd You Play the Left Bower There??!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/25/whyd-you-play-the-left-bower-there/): I’ve never played Bridge, and don’t know the rules or at least not totally, but back home in Newfoundland, we...
- [Ew... Goulash Day!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/18/ew-goulash-day/): When the “new” school opened up on Random Island, it had a cafeteria for hot lunches. For those of us...
- [Fish n Brewis](https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/14/fish-n-brewis/): I guess every culture/region has some of its own “weird” foods, and Newfoundland is no exception. I guess being reliant...
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/08/happy-thanksgiving/): At least here in Canada. Maybe its because winter comes earlier to us than to the majority of our southern...
- [Cold Packing Time](https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/06/cold-packing-time/): When I was a boy, I heard of people canning fish and meat for winter, and I always wondered how...
- [Traipsin over the Goowhitty](https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/02/traipsin-over-the-goowhitty/): This is my favorite time of year. I love the crisp October mornings, even if we’ve not really had one...
- [Fill in!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/27/fill-in/): Comes the cry from Vince’s or Ivan’s, fill in! No we didn’t need to fill in any holes, except those...
- [The Fair](https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/21/the-fair/): The fair back home means only one thing, Thomas Amusements. When I was younger I’m pretty sure there was a...
- [First Job](https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/15/first-job/): Last night, I saw John Cleese here in Halifax. And that reminded me, in a round about way, of my...
- [Apple Pickin Time](https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/07/apple-pickin-time/): Near the road back home in Apsey Brook, on Uncle Luther’s Land (I guess Carol’s? Meghan’s? now, well thats irrelevant...
- [Its flippin September, time for flippin school, and .... flippin cards!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/02/its-flippin-september-time-for-flippin-school-and-flippin-cards/): In Random Island Integrated, spending my days Classes from Randall and Loder, makin me dazed When along came a couple...
- [Bare Mountain](https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/30/bare-mountain/): As you come down over the hill along by the cemetery in Apsey Brook, looking straight ahead and way way...
- [Going to Work with Dad](https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/24/going-to-work-with-dad/): From the time I was born till he retired, Dad worked at the department of highways as a clerk. Now...
- [Troutin' with da byes](https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/23/troutin-with-da-byes/): I’m not sure what year it was, or even many of the details now, but one summer many moons ago,...
- [Wiener Roasts and Fireworks](https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/18/wiener-roasts-and-fireworks/): Its the lazy days of summer now, evenings are starting to close in a little earlier, nights are a little...
- [Alliterative Camping](https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/10/alliterative-camping/): From what I can find out, on August 4th, 1995, Bon Jovi played in Grand Falls, Newfoundland. It apparently wasn’t...
- [The Cable Trail](https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/06/the-cable-trail/): Back in 1955, the trans-atlantic telephone cable came ashore in Clarenville. I’m not sure if the old cable station is...
- [SummerBlast 95](https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/01/summerblast-95/): Prologue Like most people of my generation, house parties were a normal thing to attend, but I’d never held one,...
- [Going nuts!](https://randomisland.ca/2013/07/30/going-nuts/): Near Andy Marshall’s house, by Apsey Brook before Hurricane Igor pretty much wiped out the brook area, there were a...
- [The Pop Shoppe](https://randomisland.ca/2013/07/29/the-pop-shoppe/): Over the weekend, my buddy Bernard and I were discussing a memory of growing up in pretty much anywhere in...


## Recipes

- [Cod au Gratin](https://randomisland.ca/recipe/cod-au-gratin/): Cod au Gratin - Creamy cheesy fish goodness! - butter, milk, flour, cod (I guess any white fish will work),...
- [Mustard Glazed Baked Ham & Pineapple Sauce](https://randomisland.ca/recipe/mustard-glazed-baked-ham-pineapple-sauce/): Mustard Glazed Baked Ham - Our families traditional way to bake ham. I'm sure others do much differently. - Glaze:...
- [Dickie’s Sister’s Rhubarb Relish](https://randomisland.ca/recipe/dickies-sisters-rhubarb-relish/): Dickie’s Sister’s Rhubarb Relish - Courtesy Carol Negrijn - Her mom's recipe - rhubarb (cut up (six cups)), onions (cut...
- [Meat Cakes](https://randomisland.ca/recipe/meat-cakes/): Meat Cakes - Traditional recipe using corned beef formed into patties. - large onion, Corned Beef (Sometimes called Bully Beef),...

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# Detailed Content


## Pages

- Published: 2016-12-25
- Modified: 2016-12-25
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/traditional-recipes/

- Published: 2013-01-27
- Modified: 2015-02-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/model-railroad/

- Published: 2013-01-17
- Modified: 2021-09-27
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/about/



## Posts

- Published: 2023-06-11
- Modified: 2023-06-11
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2023/06/11/measure-of-a-man/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Random Island, Rural Newfoundland, Yardstick

- Published: 2022-07-20
- Modified: 2022-07-20
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2022/07/20/under-the-bridge/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Memories, Snook's Harbour, Southwest Brook

- Published: 2022-02-15
- Modified: 2022-02-15
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2022/02/15/the-sound-of-flankers/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Blasty Boughs, Bonfire, fire, flankers

- Published: 2021-12-31
- Modified: 2021-12-31
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/12/31/weird-decorations/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Boredom, Decorations, Nostalgia, Rural Newfoundland

- Published: 2021-12-31
- Modified: 2021-12-31
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/12/31/we-are-the-champions/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: basketball, Nostalgia, Recreation and Sports, School, Sports

- Published: 2021-12-26
- Modified: 2021-12-26
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/12/26/button-button-whos-got-the-button/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Broom, Broom Closet, Button Can, Buttons, Newfoundland, Nostalgia

- Published: 2021-09-06
- Modified: 2021-09-06
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/09/06/the-arcade/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Arcade, Clarenville, Memories, Nostalgia

- Published: 2021-08-21
- Modified: 2021-08-21
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/08/21/ccm-targa/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Bikes, Cycling, Nostalgia, Random Island, Western Tire

- Published: 2021-06-17
- Modified: 2021-06-17
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/06/17/these-random-roads/
- Categories: Guest Post
- Tags: Poem, poetry, Random Island

- Published: 2021-03-22
- Modified: 2021-03-22
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/03/22/the-lunch-can/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Bicycle, Bikes, Friends, Random Island

- Published: 2021-01-01
- Modified: 2021-01-01
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2021/01/01/music-class/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Balbo Elementary, Music, Nostalgia, School, Shoal Harbour, teachers

- Published: 2020-04-27
- Modified: 2020-04-27
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2020/04/27/three-on-the-tree/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Beer, Driving, Nostalgia, Random Island

- Published: 2019-09-07
- Modified: 2019-09-07
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/09/07/storm-windows/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2019-07-10
- Modified: 2019-07-10
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/07/10/march/
- Categories: Brannistickles and Sculling Oars

- Published: 2019-06-21
- Modified: 2019-06-21
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/21/february/
- Categories: Brannistickles and Sculling Oars

- Published: 2019-06-20
- Modified: 2019-06-20
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/20/dusk/
- Categories: Brannistickles and Sculling Oars

- Published: 2019-06-20
- Modified: 2019-06-21
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/20/january/
- Categories: Brannistickles and Sculling Oars

- Published: 2019-06-16
- Modified: 2019-06-16
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/06/16/fathers-day-uncle-hay/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2019-03-08
- Modified: 2019-03-08
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/03/08/the-sawmill/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2019-02-09
- Modified: 2019-02-09
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/02/09/incoming-duck-missile/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2019-01-06
- Modified: 2019-01-24
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2019/01/06/face-of-many-colours/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2018-10-09
- Modified: 2018-10-10
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2018/10/09/reflections/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Nostalgia, Random Island, Rural Newfoundland

- Published: 2017-12-06
- Modified: 2017-12-06
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/12/06/snooks-harbour-pond/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Nostalgia, Rural Newfoundland, Snook's Harbour, Trouting

- Published: 2017-05-14
- Modified: 2017-05-14
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/05/14/troutin-and-smokin-wed-have-to-kill-him/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Nostalgia, Ponds, Rural Newfoundland, Smoking, Trouting

- Published: 2017-05-12
- Modified: 2017-05-12
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/05/12/school-memories/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2017-04-02
- Modified: 2017-04-02
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/04/02/the-boys-and-girls-of-summer/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2017-04-01
- Modified: 2017-04-01
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/04/01/the-cremation/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Friends, Memories, Nostalgia, Poker

- Published: 2017-03-23
- Modified: 2017-03-23
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/03/23/chirping-my-senses/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2017-03-16
- Modified: 2017-03-17
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/03/16/the-alouette/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Memories, Random Island, Snow Mobile, Winter

- Published: 2017-02-27
- Modified: 2017-02-27
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/02/27/stylin-and-profilin-in-my-north-stars-and-gwgs/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2017-01-02
- Modified: 2017-01-02
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2017/01/02/march-of-dimes/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Charity, Collection, Memories, School

- Published: 2016-12-30
- Modified: 2017-01-01
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2016/12/30/minards-liniment/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2016-11-07
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2016/11/07/cans-and-tins-oh-my/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2016-10-10
- Modified: 2016-10-10
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2016/10/10/dr-chases-almanac/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Almanac, Books, Memories, Nerves, Weather

- Published: 2016-10-08
- Modified: 2016-10-08
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2016/10/08/the-wish-book/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Catalogue, Christmas, Hockey, Mail order, Rural Newfoundland, Shopping, Table Hockey, Toys

- Published: 2016-10-06
- Modified: 2016-10-06
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2016/10/06/radio-phone-over/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Dad, Memories, Nostalgia, Rural Newfoundland, Telephone

- Published: 2016-09-25
- Modified: 2016-09-25
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2016/09/25/the-strange-case-of-ralphs-car/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Cars, Newfoundland, Nostalgia, Outport, Random Island, Stores

- Published: 2015-09-03
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2015/09/03/all-the-worlds-a-stage/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Fishing, Memories, Random Island, Stage

- Published: 2015-05-24
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2015/05/24/datchewbas/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Radio, tv

- Published: 2015-01-18
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2015/01/18/calling-all-kids/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Memories, Random Island, Rural Newfoundland, Snook's Harbour

- Published: 2014-12-29
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/29/nar-bit-contrary/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Camping, Datsun, Family, Memories, Snook's Harbour, Trouting, Wrestling

- Published: 2014-12-28
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/28/show-and-tell/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Christmas, Memories, Random Island

- Published: 2014-12-17
- Modified: 2016-12-22
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/17/rigging-up-those-lights/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Christmas, Memories, Nostalgia, Random Island

- Published: 2014-12-08
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/12/08/time-for-the-tree/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2014-11-30
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/11/30/give-em-the-slip/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Hunting, Memories, outdoors, Rabbits, Random Island, Rural Newfoundland

- Published: 2014-09-14
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/09/14/lions-fall-fair/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2014-08-16
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/08/16/brush-that-stout-off-your-back-and-mind-the-hornets/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Berries, Berry Picking, Hornets, Random Island, Stouts

- Published: 2014-08-12
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/08/12/the-afterglow/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2014-07-09
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/09/paths/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Memories, Paths, Random Island

- Published: 2014-07-05
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/05/london-day-4/
- Categories: London Vacation

- Published: 2014-07-05
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/05/not-london-day-5/
- Categories: London Vacation

- Published: 2014-07-01
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/07/01/london-day-3/
- Categories: London Vacation

- Published: 2014-06-30
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/30/london-day-2/
- Categories: London Vacation

- Published: 2014-06-29
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/29/london-day-1/
- Categories: London Vacation
- Tags: London

- Published: 2014-06-17
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/17/randalls-store/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Memories, Nostalgia, Rural Newfounland, Shoal Harbour, Shopping, Stores

- Published: 2014-06-07
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/06/07/in-a-stew/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Food, Memories, Random Island, Social, socializing

- Published: 2014-05-11
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/05/11/mothers-in-changing-times/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Changing Times, Memories, Mom, Mothers Day, Random Island, Snook's Harbour

- Published: 2014-04-07
- Modified: 2017-04-01
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/04/07/the-roads-that-werent/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Brittania, Deer Harbour, Petley, Random Island, Resettlement, Roads, Rural Newfoundland, Transportation

- Published: 2014-04-02
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/04/02/tastes-of-old/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Food, Memories, Random Island

- Published: 2014-03-26
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/26/education-week/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Education Week, Memories, Random Island, Random Island Academy, Random Island Integrated, School

- Published: 2014-03-19
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/19/30-minutes-or-its-free/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Cold Plate, Fund Raisers, Graduation, Memories, Random Island, School, Turkey

- Published: 2014-03-11
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/11/spring-is-sprung-the-cucumbers-is-riz/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Greenhouse, Newfoundland, Sprung Greenhouse

- Published: 2014-03-05
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/03/05/ah-a-good-old-double-double/
- Categories: Uncategorized

- Published: 2014-02-18
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/02/18/dead-mans-bubble/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Beach, Dead Man's Bubble, Ocean, Random Island, Rocks, Stones

- Published: 2014-02-16
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/02/16/da-worst-ting-about-smokin-fish/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Caplin, Fish, Food, Kippers, Memories, Random Island, Smoking, Trout

- Published: 2014-01-30
- Modified: 2014-01-30
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/30/random-memories/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Memories, Random Island

- Published: 2014-01-24
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/24/sweet-leaves-frankum-and-spruce-buds/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Elliott's Cove, Food, Frankum, Memories, Random Island, Spruce, Spruce Buds, Sweet Leaves

- Published: 2014-01-19
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/19/keepin-yer-feets-and-hands-warm/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Crafts, Double Mitts, Knitting, Memories, Past-times, Random Island, Rural Newfoundland, Vamps, Winter

- Published: 2014-01-18
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/18/the-loom-looms/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Craft, Loom, Memories, Random Island, Rural Newfoundland, Weave

- Published: 2014-01-11
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2014/01/11/the-first-pizza/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Clarenville, Food, Pizza, Random Island, Restaurant

- Published: 2013-12-19
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/19/the-seal/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Food, Newfoundland, Pamela Anderson, Sam Simon, Seal, seal hunt

- Published: 2013-12-15
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/15/oh-that-dogberry-wine/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Alcohol, Berry, Dogberries, Dogberry, Drink, Friends, Ice fishing, Memories, Newfoundland, Rural Newfoundland, Wine

- Published: 2013-12-14
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/14/the-night-of-the-broom/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Broom, mischievousness, Random Island, Rural Newfoundland

- Published: 2013-12-10
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/10/christmas-concerts-of-old/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Baked Bean, Christmas, Christmas Concert, Holiday, Random Island, recital, Rural Newfoundland, Santa Claus, Time

- Published: 2013-12-06
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/06/if-you-cant-steal-from-your-friends/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Beer, Brewing, Friends, home brew, homebrew, Ice fishing, Memories, Newfoundland, Random Island, Recreation

- Published: 2013-12-05
- Modified: 2013-12-05
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/12/05/senses/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Home, Newfoundland, partridgeberry, Random Island

- Published: 2013-11-24
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/24/gotta-keep-em-cool/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Hurricane Igor, Kitchen garden, Memories, Potato, Random Island, Root cellar, Vegetable

- Published: 2013-11-17
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/17/time-to-see-the-butche-er-i-mean-barber/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Barber, Clarenville, Growing Up, Hair clipper, Hairstyle, Memories, Pop Shoppe, Random Island

- Published: 2013-11-10
- Modified: 2025-11-11
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/10/i-will-remember/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Battle of Vimy Ridge, Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, Bruce Springsteen, England, Legion, Memories, Newfoundland, Ode of Remembrance, Poppies, Poppy Day, Remembrance Day, World War I

- Published: 2013-11-03
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/03/bonfire-night/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Bonfire Night, Bottom, Food, Guy Fawkes Night, Marshmallow, Memories, Random Island, Snook's Harbour, Wiener Roast

- Published: 2013-11-01
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/11/01/trick-or-treat-smell-my-feet/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Candy, Costume, Halloween, Holiday, Memories, Montreal, Random Island, Star Trek, Trick or Treat

- Published: 2013-10-25
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/25/whyd-you-play-the-left-bower-there/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: 500s, Bowers, Bridge, Cards, Games, Joker, Newfoundland, Playing card, Spades, Suit (cards), Trump

- Published: 2013-10-18
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/18/ew-goulash-day/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Cafeteria, Cook, Goulash, Lunch, Memories, Random Island, Random Island Academy, Random Island Integrated, School

- Published: 2013-10-14
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/14/fish-n-brewis/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Cod, cooking, Cultures, Fish, Fish and brewis, Fish and Seafood, Home, Memories, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Random Island, Regional Foods

- Published: 2013-10-08
- Modified: 2016-10-07
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/08/happy-thanksgiving/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Canada, Church, Duff, Gravy, Harvest, Home, Memories, Newfoundland, Pudding, Random Island, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey Day, Vegetables

- Published: 2013-10-06
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/06/cold-packing-time/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apple, Bottle, Canning, Cold Packing, Damson, Mason jar, Memories, Moose, Rabbit, Random Island

- Published: 2013-10-02
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/10/02/traipsin-over-the-goowhitty/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Biology, Labrador Tea, Memories, Newfoundland-Labrador, Newfoundlander, Peace, Random Island, Sheep's Laurel

- Published: 2013-09-27
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/27/fill-in/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Betting in poker, Gambling, Games, Memories, Poker, Random Island, Texas Hold'em

- Published: 2013-09-21
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/21/the-fair/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Amusement park, Business, Candy apple, Confectionery, Cotton candy, Food, Grape, Memories, Shopping, Thomas Amusements

- Published: 2013-09-15
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/15/first-job/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Dad, Elliott's Cove Pond, Holy Grail, John Cleese, Monty Python, Park, Random Island, Work

- Published: 2013-09-07
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/07/apple-pickin-time/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apple, Apple pie, applesauce, Apsey Brook, Chow Chow, Clarenville, Dad, Fruit, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Pickles, Random Island, Roses Plumbing and Heating, Theives

- Published: 2013-09-02
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/09/02/its-flippin-september-time-for-flippin-school-and-flippin-cards/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Collecting, Friends, Hockey, Hockey card, Memories, Random Island, Recreation, School
In Random Island Integrated, spending my days Classes from Randall and Loder, makin me dazed When along came a couple of guys up to no good Flippin their hockey cards, like bad boys would


- Published: 2013-08-30
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/30/bare-mountain/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, Bare Mountain, Bluff Head, Disposable camera, Random Island, Survey Markers

- Published: 2013-08-24
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/24/going-to-work-with-dad/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Childhood, Clarenville, Dad, Father, Heavy Equipment, Highways, Newfoundland, Poker, Random Island, Robinsons Bight, Shoal Harbour

- Published: 2013-08-23
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/23/troutin-with-da-byes/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Bay D'Espoir, Conne River, Fish, Game Fishing, Memories, Newfoundland, Recreation and Sports, Trout

- Published: 2013-08-18
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/18/wiener-roasts-and-fireworks/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Bonfire, Food and Drink Related, Marshmallow, Random Island, Roasting, Snook's Harbour, Wieners

- Published: 2013-08-10
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/10/alliterative-camping/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Bon Jovi, Burgeo, Camping, Great Northern Peninsula, Memories, outdoors, Pistolet Bay, Provincial park, Random Island, Sandbanks Provincial Park

- Published: 2013-08-06
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/06/the-cable-trail/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Cable, Clarenville, history, Random Island, Telephone, Trans-Atlantic Cable

- Published: 2013-08-01
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/08/01/summerblast-95/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Legend, Memories, Party, Random Island, SummerBlast

- Published: 2013-07-30
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/07/30/going-nuts/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Apsey Brook, beaked Hazelnut, Hazelnut, Hurricane Igor, Newfoundland, Nuts, Random Island, Squirrel

- Published: 2013-07-29
- Modified: 2017-03-19
- URL: https://randomisland.ca/2013/07/29/the-pop-shoppe/
- Categories: Uncategorized
- Tags: Black Cherry, Food, Hire's, Memories, Pop Shoppe, Recreation, Root Beer, Soda



## Recipes