Mama put my guns in the ground I can't shoot them anymore That cold black cloud is comin' around And I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door ~Bob Dylan
Tag: TRUE STORY
North of 66 ~ A Trying Year in Polar River
In 1993 we spent a year in a Northern Community. We had many good times but, there were at least three tragedies while we were there...
Little Saw-Tooth
'I'm your friend...and as your friend I gotta be honest with you. I don't care about you or your problems.' ~Chloe the Cat The Secret Life of Pets
Mr. Laset and the Huronia Games
A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.
Forest E. Witcraft
Teacher, Scholar
Because We Love We Cry
By Sheree Fitch, Poet and Author of Nova Scotia, Canada after the tragedy in Portapique, Nova Scotia Apr 2020
Fort Myers Memories
Three Christmases bring three road trips down to Fort Myers beach in the 1980s with Dad and Win. Oh dear.
Namaste, Nepal
We trekked for about thirty days in the Himalayas doing the Annapurna Circuit, in an unconventional manner, which will come to light as the story unfolds. To get to the starting point of the trek, we bought a ticket for the bus. Not lucky enough to grab a seat each on the inside of the [...]
Just a little Stroll…
Yesterday I asked my friend Victoria if she wanted to get out for a mid-afternoon walk in a nearby Watershed Nature Preserve, just a few minutes from our Nova Scotian town. She had never been there she said as I explained where it is located. She asked if it would be a tough walk because [...]
TO INFINITY…AND BEYOND!
My son, Leo's favourite toy of all time was Buzz Lightyear, the action figure who emerged from the 1995 block buster movie Toy Story. He wanted the action figure very badly. We would make special trips to the toy store just to look at them and imagine owning one. The weird thing was that we [...]
160K in Holland
Forty K per day for four days over the rolling hills and through the city streets of Netherlands, in 1989 I did the International Nijmegen Marches with a military team...
Taking Summer Seriously
Last summer an idea struck. How about I take summer seriously? How about I make a concerted effort to get out on our beautiful Nova Scotia beaches on as many nice days as possible. I own my own business and can work flexible hours, so in keeping with the tides, I could arrange my work [...]
The Loss of Dane ~ part 1
Like a baby, stillborn,
like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song
and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
Leonard Cohen
Bird on a Wire
A Buttertart and a Kiss
A hastily eaten homemade buttertart leads to an unexpected 'meeting' 👄
Theory of Loss
Now the sun's gone to hell and
The moon's riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We are fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
~Dire Straits
Across Canada in Betsy 🇨🇦
In 1992 we spent four months traveling Canada and Alaska in our 1976 VW Van...
Fun and Foibles at the Camp
Oh when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever, And if I had the choice, Yeah, I'd always want to be there Those were the best days of my life ~Bryan Adams Summer of '69
