Messing About in Boats

| July 30, 2011

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolute nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing… about in boats — or with boats. In or out of ’em, it doesn’t matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that’s the charm of it. Whether you get away, or […]

Mawhfawkin’ Cardinell

| July 24, 2011

Photographer and blogger Sean “Mawhfawkin’” Cardinell is a great find, presently living and drinking only bottled beer in our neck of the woods. Like all good men, he’s rough hewn and cocky, and that only works if you’ve got the talent to back it up. He’s not even 20 yet so he’s crafting himself as […]

All For One, and One For All!

| July 21, 2011

Recently Mrs. LFM and I rewatched the 1993 version of The Three Musketeers. While we love the story, the fact that, even this year, Hollywood is making yet another version has been causing me to finger the keen edge of my own blade with corrective measures in mind. A sporadic, though not uncommon, event. Ah […]

Canada D’eh, LFM Style!

| July 2, 2011

As you all know, yesterday was spent in Kejimkujik National Park. The expedition included Mrs. LFM, me, Robbie our Australian Paddle Dog, and Peter “Bear Bait” Thomson in his capacity as photographer (voyageur AND voyeur), drinking companion, and source of endless amusement in spite of himself. His shovelling … I mean paddling … style has […]