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Frozen Pipes, Day 15
We were told three days ago that the water will not run in our taps until the end of April. I feel relief. It’s good to know – that we are directly linked to the spring thaw, that we need to build the gathering and conservation of water into our daily routine, that we will […]
#Selfie 10: Notes from the fire
A facebook friend of mine wrote this in his status update this morning: May 18, Facebook: T.M. – 7 mins · New York, NY, United States : Everything we do is a selfie. (see MMcL) If you’re reading these, I do SO agree T. And Marshal. Blessed long weekend. I’m grateful to be here in […]
Follow the loose rein
I stood grinning on a hill in the spring wind without the protection of my long winter coat and smelled the turning of the planet towards the sun. This Titanic winter season has run amok of the inevitable. As did the Titans when banished to the underworld and the unsinkable ship when torn by an […]
Old things and dungeons
Grocery store “…ya, seven car pileup in Dundalk. I’m not going home to London looks like…” snowfort stories – there were three of us, so … that’s when the snowbanks along the roads were 14 feet high- we used to run along the top and jump over the hydro lines… I guess some people like winter, […]
For my Dad
In my mind I see heavy ropes as thick as my leg, one end of each securely tied to My Ship, the other attached to an immense anchor, to a wharf – strong ropes for whatever the need – this is my father, to me. As captain, it’s up to me to make good use […]
Returning home
We hit the road a week ago yesterday for London Ontario for a quickie overnight visit. This was the fulfillment of an idea that we should mark the last week that my niece would live in Canada before she left on an extended Rotary trip to Germany. We did so – there are new […]