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A Kawartha Christmas Eve

At some point I looked up through the cold night to the sky above me, my breath hanging in the

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Paddle Up

Sometimes in the throes of those uncomfortable August nights, there’s a near-overwhelming urge to slide the little green canoe into

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The Shoots of Spring

I’m standing in an aisle at a local feed mill waiting for my sack of layer mash to arrive from

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The Wood Stove

It would be hard to convince me that there is anything out there that feels better than walking into a