Author Archives: canoelover

I’m a little envious of my friends who move every 4-5 years.  There’s an automatic necessity to purge.  After ten years in this house, we’re getting a little accumulative.  I’m reading websites and all that about simplifying your life, etc. … Continue reading →

Happiness is being dragged through a vacant lot at 25 mph by a 4-Runner in a borrowed whitewater C-1. Ecstasy is not hitting any trees. Respectfully submitted, Canoelover

Not mononucleosis. Monochrome. I miss film.  I miss the smell of developer.  I miss contact sheets.  I miss working in the dark, a boombox in the background playing classic rock.  I miss stumbling over my feet to change the station … Continue reading →

I am descended through my paternal line back to 12th century Wales, and that’s just what I know about.  I’m sure there’s a good 1,000 years of Celtic blood flowing through my veins. It sure explains a lot.  Although my … Continue reading →

It’s simple logic: If major snow accumulation, 30 gusting to 40 winds, and below normal temperatures are predicted, it means NOAA will issue a blizzard warning. If NOAA issues a blizzard warning, it probably means we can’t leave the house … Continue reading →

There are people who call themselves performance artists, social media specialists, internet SEO consultants, and worst of all, self-named wedding photographers.  All you have to do these days to be a wedding photographer is buy a Nikon D3x, set up … Continue reading →

I’m working in the home office tonight.  It was 22 degrees at the start, 50s within an hour with a wood stove stocked full of rock-hard elm, and now it’s t-shirt warm in here.  Two Colemans give light (and a … Continue reading →

Agnes Farrer (nee’ Strong) was born in Hollow Lane, Kendal, Westmorland, UK on October 3, 1837.  Kendal is an old town, complete with castle and Tudor nobility history. She married Roger Farrer, a farmer from Levens in the parish of … Continue reading →

They’re done.  They’ve been varnished, tested, and sent back to the factory for the CNC machine to work its magic.  Pretty cool how they pull the lines off the models for reproduction. Excuse the Blackberry-produced photo. They paddle quite nicely, … Continue reading →

When the weather is too cold for varnish to cure within the lifespan of a small mammal, it’s tough.  Varnishing is strictly verboten in the basement since I did a pair of snowshoes down there and it took a week … Continue reading →