#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
A modest proposal is made to introduce a new delicacy for the gourmets of the world. Jobs, jobs, jobs…. FULL STORY
So I was out in the farce which passes for a garden, picking peas… I did not have my cane… FULL STORY
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
Hi, darlin’, On my desk top is a somewhat tattered piece of paper on which is printed, “No matter how… FULL STORY
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
Hi, darlin,’ We’re having another glorious “sucker hole.” Sun is shining brightly; already the roofs are starting to steam. The… FULL STORY
Hi Darlin’: My ten-year-old granddaughter Lilli is visiting (HOOORAY!!!), and my “daughter of another mother,” Deb, joined us for Easter…. FULL STORY
Hi darling.’ My friend Juanita recently gave me a book about ravens. The gift was in honour of Corby, a… FULL STORY
Hi, darlin,’ The world of politics is confusing. Not all that long ago O’Bomber wanted to blow Syria to smithereens… FULL STORY
Hi darlin,’ For the past week or so, TV has been all abuzz with Oscar doin’s. It’s hard for us… FULL STORY
Okay, so mixing spaghetti with herring doesn’t sound appetizing, but it could be a recipe for success. — I went… FULL STORY
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
Most people have heard or read about Paul Bunyan but it seems as if only Salmonbellies know about Big Gertrude… FULL STORY
Hi darlin’: Dalhousie University is trying to figure out what to do with some fourth-year dentistry students who formed some… FULL STORY
Hi darlin,’ Non, je ne suis pas Charlie. I abhor what happened, I have no use nor time for religious… FULL STORY
There are many things we do not get in Tahsis. We don’t have a bank or credit union, we don’t… FULL STORY
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
Way back when, in the dim dark days of yesteryear, when I was a kid we were taught if anything… FULL STORY
Monday night is “Twang Gang” in Tahsis. We meet in the small room at the Recreation Centre (some of us… FULL STORY
Raining again. I find it interesting that in a place like Tahsis, with as much rain as we get, few… FULL STORY