I’ve been spending a lot of time contemplating my great white bump. Located midpoint between the backdoor and my newly levelled garden spot, the snow covered hump conceals 15 yards of garden soil deposited back in early October. Plenty early enough to get it all spread and ready for my new vegetable plot in the [...]

About a year ago I discovered a wonderful brand of night time tea containing a host of organic herbs including peppermint, chamomile, elderberry, lavender and licorice root. I find the mixture is wonderful for guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. I try to end each day with a cup of tea and start each one with [...]

I live in a community where people come to drop off things they no longer want. We are the official home of the Super Dump. Even capital letters can’t make that a good thing, although I admit long before our little country nuisance ground turned Super, I didn’t really mind having a dump nearby. You [...]

Whenever I see dump trucks roaring back and forth busily hauling snow out of town I can’t help being struck by the strangeness of their task. If God were to suddenly crank up the heat they would arrive at their destination to find their trucks empty; their load would have simply vanished in the warmth. [...]