Randy | 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 […]
Randy | 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 […]
Randy | June 30, 2011
I have no small number of non-Canadian friends and I never tire of educating them about customs in my country. Tomorrow is Canada Day and I will be far too busy doing that most Canadian of things – canoeing with my Mate – to write anything here, so on this Canada Day Eve I am […]
Randy | June 26, 2011
My father was the oldest of seven children, and he, along with every one of his siblings, suffered from heart disease and high blood pressure. My father was diagnosed with angina when he was 40, and by the time he was 55 ended up with a triple bypass that saved his life and at last […]
Randy | June 16, 2011
“A goodly man the mower is, With sinews tough as twisted rods, A form of manly grace is his, A head as trenchant as a god’s “A man of thought; the harvest o’er, Its heats and triumphs left behind, He rests, and gives himself once more To pleasures of the heart and mind.” ~ from […]
Randy | May 16, 2011
“If your anger goes forth, withhold your sword; If your sword goes forth, withhold your anger.” ~ Swordsman’s axiom ~ “Better to do a little well, than a great deal badly.” ~ Socrates ~ In my studies of the Blade Arts I once encountered a Swordsman of the old school. A fencer of international status, […]
Randy | April 29, 2011
Being married to an avid wildlife photographer means few moments are lost only to be recalled from memory. A few years ago we were driving the shore road near Corkum’s Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia when we spotted a Blue Heron that had just scored itself an eel. What follows is a sequence from that […]
Randy | April 26, 2011
My birthday fell on this past Saturday and, as is traditional, Mrs. LFM and I went hiking. This year’s stomping grounds was Kejimkujik National Park, an incredible expanse of lakes, rivers, and forests that is of special significance to Mrs. LFM and me, and was the place in which the ceremonies spoken of in my […]
Randy | April 21, 2011
If you spend any time here, you’ll know that Mrs. LFM and I enjoy good food and drink, and for us, cooking is a passion. Speaking for myself though, I enjoy cooking most when it involves knife work. It’s said that a much handled tool takes on the soul of its master. There’s a truth […]
Eric | April 17, 2011
Editor’s Note: Not unlike my own self, my esteemed friend Eric Noeldechen takes an old school approach to the basics of life. At the end of the day, while new tools may come along, the basics never change, which is why they are called “basics”. Eric is a husband, father, Scout Leader, craftsman of fine […]