September moon
It’s a smooth and early evening on Labour Day. Crows are sleepless under forest cover as the stillness of the Glenwood valley meets the night. From MacaulayMountain I watch as the moon rises in the east; the sun sets to the west. The rooftops, sidewalks and steeples of the Shire town peek from below the […]
Transcending the formula
I lost my job at the Essroc plant, That was the start of my bad luck. ’Cos then I caught my woman, With my best friend in my truck. Okay, you can relax. That was just my own feeble attempt at writing a formula Nashville-style lyric. The formula hasn’t changed much over the years. As […]
The municipal election is coming
October 27, 2014. I’ve had a few emails from candidates outlining their platforms, asking for support and wondering if I’d like a lawn sign. Mostly, I don’t like to show my hand publicly. I worry about giving an openly visible sign of support, only to be disappointed somewhere down the road. Funny thing is, this […]
Great Waterway Classic
David Bradshaw tapped in his second putt on the 72nd hole to win the 2014 Great Waterway Classic at Loyalist Country Club last weekend.The event, was a great opportunity to enjoy fine golf. This is the third time that the Classic has been held in Bath, but the second time as part of PGA TOUR […]
The nose knows
We are blessed with a fabulous piece of equipment with which to identify the mysteries that lie within a freshly poured glass of wine. Directly connected to the brain, our sense of smell acted as an early warning system for our ancestors. As air passes through the top of the nasal passage, just behind your […]
Musical ride
Dear Handsome Young Man. Yeah, you. Nice shirt, tight jeans, coiffed hair, a bit of five o’clock shadow, riding your trendy trail bike along the sidewalk on Main Street in Picton on Friday morning. Oh yeah, you dashing devil, you. When I saw you coming, I offered, “Seriously? This is a sidewalk.” Perhaps I offended […]
The faithful companion
My wife and I have a dilemma. Not a serious one, mind you, but a dilemma all the same. We are considering whether to part company with our faithful automotive companion of 11 years. Our dilemma is: we can’t keep its potential replacements straight. Out in autoland, the descriptors all sound pretty much the same. […]
Ready for RedBlacks football
The Ottawa RedBlacks did not trail in the Canadian Football League game last Friday night for 59 minutes. As you well know, these games last one hour. With about five minutes remaining in the game, the Eskimos’ long snapper Ryan King practiced firing several balls back to one of the personnel from the team. He […]
The eyes have it
Although some might disagree, I employ all of my senses when tasting a bottle of wine. The prism of colours created by both red and white wines displays clues to the varietal and whether the wine is filtered. In whites, a light shade of butterscotch shows an influence of oak on the wine, while a […]
Remnants of our lives
The silky Marysburgh breeze has slight effect on the rivalry as a swallow gives chase to a crow. You know the kind of kafuffle I refer to when a crow, a raven, sparrow hawk or any of the other larger kind has invaded a tiny bird’s nest? Best part is when big bird tries for […]