I did get off to a good start, didn’t I? A post almost every other day. So much going on up here with my life and the little piece of the world around me. Don’t despair. Your favourite Muskoka blogger has been doing some important research for an upcoming investigative report. Oh yes, these journalism […]
Month: August 2017
I suck at Geocaching
Last year when everyone was into Pokemon Go (is that still a thing by the way?), a friend of mine said there’s something much cooler to do, more real, and I might like it. Geocaching. People “cache” little containers of knick-knacks, upload the coordinates to the geocaching site, and other people go around and find […]
Of course I took the piano to the cottage
This article was first published on my Facebook page. You know when you’re growing up and important stuff is way off in the future? Well that’s what this is about. And a piano. My parents have an old upright piano that has moved with them to many different cities and houses. One day when I […]
A trip down memory lane, sort of…
Imagine if your neighbour had his garage kitted out for music. And I don’t mean a garage-band practice spot where you’re fighting with a snowblower and a broken-down lawnmower for space to put your piano. No, I’m talking about a garage with a performance floor, with risers and chairs for about 75 people. A real […]
The biggest danger…
What am I going to do with this cake? Here’s the dangerous thing about the cottage: FOOD! When people come and visit, they bring delicious treats, booze, snacks, and meat. And then when they go they leave it behind. Like the cake you see above. Three of us managed to almost eat half of it, […]
The Parry Sound Man
Once upon a time, I worked in radio. It seems a long way away. I’m afraid to mention just how long ago this was. But I was 11 at the time…ahem. Anyway, it’s really not so far away because 35 kilometers north of my cottage home is the town of Parry Sound. You may have […]
Small town, big weekend
There's something about being up here on a long weekend. My cottage on Stewart Lake is near a year-round, working town, MacTier. What do I mean by year-round, working town? Well, the people who live in the town are the ones who build your deck, shovel your roof, clean your cottage for the renters you […]
Looney tunes
I heard my first loon this morning. There’s a tiny lake behind my cottage on the other side of the road that is more a wetland than a lake. I think the loon had been there and then it flew over my cottage. It really is an incredible sound. A couple of years ago, there […]