For Canada Day 2003, Fiona and I stayed close to home and paddled the 90 km loop of the Mississippi River route known alternatively as the Big Gull, Kashwakamak or Crotch Lake Loop. The sunset view westward toward the Narrows on Crotch Lake. Check out more photos here. Over four …
Just thought you’d like to know that last night, in my corporate hockey league, I finally accomplished a little childhood dream of mine . . . With the score tied 2-2 and less than two minutes remaining in the game, I scored the game winning goal. My hazy recollection of …
A sticky hot humidity hung like a thick wool blanket over Ottawa the third week of August. Sweat dripped from every pore in my body and there wasn’t even the hint of a cool breeze anywhere in sight. Sigh. What better time for a canoe getaway? View from campsite 51 …
Our friend Sheridan gave us the book Z is for Zamboni as a Christmas present. Hazel is now a big fan of the Zamboni, Bobby Hull and Orr, the referee and especially the penalty box when we reach the letter T and point out that breaking the rules results in someone sitting in the timeout box . . .
