Archive | November, 2009

Winter storms

Winter storms

It feels like we’re on day 30 of winter storms and rain.  It hasn’t been going on that long, but the intensity of the storms make it feel like it’s been some time.  The last couple of days in particular have been quite harsh, with numerous trees blown down all over the island.  For the [...] [...more]

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Small communities

Small communities

Wouldn’t you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same You wanna be where everybody knows Your name. I grew up in the 80s, and watched entirely too many reruns [...] [...more]

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Halloween on Mayne

Halloween on Mayne

It might just be considered an exercise in frustration: trick or treating in a rural area where something like 30% of the houses are vacation homes. Knock knock knock… Trick or Treat! <silence> Sorry kids, they’re not over from Vancouver this weekend! That’s exactly what I thought when we moved here.  Then I learned that [...] [...more]

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