Two new names around here: Gilligan and Lincoln.

This past weekend has led me to wonder what happened to spring.  Today, it was unbelieveably hot – I think I heard Environment Canada say it was a million degrees outside.  By Sunday, even the sinewy trails of snow were gone, being the last to melt due to being so well packed.  It’s kind of [...]

Money. No longer grown on trees.

With spring comes maple syrup season.  This is about the only time I wish I lived a little further south because we don’t, with very few exceptions, have sugar maples around here.  If we did, though, I’d be out there with every pot, bucket and other container I could find, drilling holes, sinking spiles and [...]

Spring itch.

The upgrades to the server are hopefully finished.  For the past week or so we have been experiencing patchy internet service which has made it difficult to write anything, much less upload photos or video.  Thankfully, the patchiness seems to be over, so I can write again. 

A crocus from the Yukon
That I heard this call on [...]