#38 Of banana slugs and the escargette
A modest proposal is made to introduce a new delicacy for the gourmets of the world. Jobs, jobs, jobs…. FULL STORY
Anne Cameron
#37 The Fall and other sorrows
So I was out in the farce which passes for a garden, picking peas… I did not have my cane… FULL STORY
#36 No more crow whispering
Hi darlin’: It’s raining in Tahsis. Not much of a rain, more like a teasing shower, but it’s better than we’ve… FULL STORY
#35 RCMP plot scares columnist
Hi, darlin’, On my desk top is a somewhat tattered piece of paper on which is printed, “No matter how… FULL STORY
#34 Home Reno Daze
Hi, ya, darlin,’ My neighbour is painting my living room. Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. It’s been… FULL STORY
#33 Handshakes R Us
Hi, darlin,’ We’re having another glorious “sucker hole.” Sun is shining brightly; already the roofs are starting to steam. The… FULL STORY
#32 Miracles never cease
Hi Darlin’: My ten-year-old granddaughter Lilli is visiting (HOOORAY!!!), and my “daughter of another mother,” Deb, joined us for Easter…. FULL STORY
#31 Corby & Coffee, a tag team
Hi darling.’ My friend Juanita recently gave me a book about ravens. The gift was in honour of Corby, a… FULL STORY
#30 Walk on the wild side
Hi, darlin,’ The world of politics is confusing. Not all that long ago O’Bomber wanted to blow Syria to smithereens… FULL STORY
#29 For Old Pete’s sake
Hi darlin,’ For the past week or so, TV has been all abuzz with Oscar doin’s. It’s hard for us… FULL STORY
#28 Potluck diplomacy
Okay, so mixing spaghetti with herring doesn’t sound appetizing, but it could be a recipe for success. — I went… FULL STORY
#27 Je ne suis pas Charlie 2
Hi, darlin’, Didn’t go for a Therapeutic Perambulation yesterday because of the spit-n’drizzle on-again-off-again and the bone gnawing penetrating chill…. FULL STORY
#26 A story not from the Bible
Most people have heard or read about Paul Bunyan but it seems as if only Salmonbellies know about Big Gertrude… FULL STORY
#25 T’ain’t funny, McGee
Hi darlin’: Dalhousie University is trying to figure out what to do with some fourth-year dentistry students who formed some… FULL STORY
#24 Je ne suis pas Charlie
Hi darlin,’ Non, je ne suis pas Charlie. I abhor what happened, I have no use nor time for religious… FULL STORY
#23 In praise of The Tiger
There are many things we do not get in Tahsis. We don’t have a bank or credit union, we don’t… FULL STORY
#22 Site C-ing & sightseeing
The provincial government has just announced that they’re going ahead with an eight-point-some-damn-thing billion dollar dam on the Peace River…. FULL STORY
#20 Brutalism must not be excused
Way back when, in the dim dark days of yesteryear, when I was a kid we were taught if anything… FULL STORY
#21 Merry Christmas from Tahsis
Monday night is “Twang Gang” in Tahsis. We meet in the small room at the Recreation Centre (some of us… FULL STORY
#19 Ideas are like noses
Raining again. I find it interesting that in a place like Tahsis, with as much rain as we get, few… FULL STORY
