Happy Valentine’s Day

Here we are in the month of February, ready to celebrate not only St. Valentine’s snake-charming ways, but more importantly, the birthdays of several venerable family in-law and out-law members.

On February 15 is Bill’s birthday, followed closely by Rosemary’s on the 17th, Jaclyn’s on the 22nd and John’s on the 27th. I must warn you that I am using only my memory, so any mistaken dates or forgotten people must be forgiven in the name of good faith and faulty faculties.

Happy Birthday to all. The days are getting longer. Let us celebrate this mid-winter month with gusto; and be reminded that individuals certainly make a difference to our lives.

Bathed in Olive Oil Soap and Wearing Shorts

It seems like a long time ago that Martha, Tom, Laura and Jacklyn said their good-byes and wished me well.

Just wanted to let you know that the soap is wonderful, the shorts have been out in the garden and the steak sauce has been lapped up.

Bill’s going to Sudbury tomorrow for a check-up. He’s doing well.

More school right around the corner. Hope Martha and Laura are as excited about that as I am.

It Only Took 14 Years

garbage.gifNo Garbage in the Adams Mine Lake. David Ramsay held a press conference in New Liskeard today and said that a bill will be tabled in Queen’s Park this afternoon.

Cheers to all the extraordinary individual efforts and the support of the community in the fight to save the watershed from contamination.

Poor stupid rural folk? I don’t think so. Thumbs Up

Freezer Burn

I just wanted to add our voice to the winter festivities. With the wind considered, our temperatures have been at a day time high in the -30’s and a night time low of -50’s for almost 2 weeks. We can hear the cash registers ringing all the way from Natural Gas City to Amwell Street. We plan on selling the silver to be able to pay the fuel bill. Oops… we don’t have any silver.

I can imagine the energy companies frustration with all the street people. They get to lie on the heat vents for nothing.

Happy Birthday Tom

It’s a little late in the day, but just thought I’d post a birthday greeting to the one who makes this Web Page live, and through it. lets the rest of us know what’s going on at home. We here in Haileybury tip a glass to you and wish you happiness and good health.

Thanksgiving Weekend

My friend Sara who I’ve known since I was 19, will be coming to Haileybury on the train next weekend to visit Bill and I. She’ll arrive at 2:45AM Sat (if the train is on time). We missed one another this summer – she was in biking Newfoundland when I was in Toronto – so now we’ll have a chance to catch up with one another while we enjoy a Thanksgiving with friends and neighbours.