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I invite you to  close your eyes for a moment and to imagine a young naïve woman sitting in a derelict shed, looking out of a glass deprived  window frame. She is facing a huge ancient  typewriter that sits on a wobbly old school desk….

The 1980s were a turbulent decade for Poles living under the yoke of General Wojciech Jaruzelski and the communist Polish People’s Republic (PRL).  By 1987, the regime was struggling with a severe … Continue reading An Illegal Immigrant

When people complain about the length of the winter, I tell them that, personally, as an immigrant to Canada in my late thirties, I simply haven’t had enough winter in my life.

“And that’s when I discovered, by talking to our collection of friendly, new, and very welcoming, neighbours, that the name Rupert was indeed a priceless pillar in our community and would be well worth me getting to know.”

Approaching a new year often invites reflection. Today, my thoughts turn to a trail I walked a lot this past year—the steady wander and short climb to Lac Brown lookout. … Continue reading View from the Bench

I’ve been working on being a D.O.G. for my entire life

Let’s have a debate my friends. Just for fun. The  question I have for you is ..“What environment do you think is more dangerous? Living in the big city? Or life in the countryside, right here in our own back yard?  You get to decide….

By Paul J. Hetzler My francophone wife is often amused as I commence à apprendre la langue, like the time I said connard when I meant canard. For the monolingual English-speakers out there, canard means duck, … Continue reading Fowl Behaviour

I took the other road, just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Submitted by Paul Hetzler Black flies and skeeters can be annoying, but one tick bite can change your life forever. Deer ticks (ID links provided below) are known to transmit … Continue reading Tick Season is Here

 I realize that a bucket list is supposed to be a list of the things you want to do before you die. Rest assured that I am not planning to “ kick the bucket” anytime soon, but ido have some things that I want to do while I am living, breathing, and thriving in this  wild, wicked yet wonderful world of ours.

As the third  month of the year crawls towards its Grande Finale, maybe  it is  time, to delve a little deeper into the theme of lambs and lions, and its  association with the month of March