Author Archives: canoelover

More from the archives.  This one is less useful in real life but it sure is fun…this is also the day the picture was taken wherein I first realized how bald I was becoming. I really had no idea. – … Continue reading →

I wrote this years ago, but it has been lost in the archives.  I thought it would be good to put it out there again.  -CL There is something magical about making fire from materials other than the standard Bic … Continue reading →

I’m not crazy about the word camping.  It’s not a bad word, mind you, but it has some mental images that I’d rather not evoke.  One of them is campground.  Again, nothing wrong with campgrounds; we use them fairly frequently. … Continue reading →

I don’t travel much these days, I suppose.  At least compared to the road warriors who know flight attendants by name and pretty much live in the Platinum Medallion Member’s Clubs.  I probably fly five or so times a year, … Continue reading →

Fog has settled in on southern Wisconsin, and it’s causing some slower-than-usual driving conditions, but has given us good reason to slow down and smell the air where roses will be in six months. Continue reading →

Even though it’s past the Solstice, it’s not really getting that much lighter out in the morning.  In fact, it’s still darker than the inside of a…well…uh…I need a metaphor.  I’ll come up with one later.  But it’s dark. But … Continue reading →

Digging through a bushel box of photographs can be a lot like panning for gold.  The fact that they never made it into an album means that there is a lot of gravel to pick through to find the nuggets. … Continue reading →

I have a friend named Bear. Actually, I have two friends named Bear. I imagine I am in a small population, having two outdoor-loving brothers with an ursine appellation. One of my Bear friends lives up in Minneapolis, the other … Continue reading →

My garage has a certain ungarageness to it. We haven’t parked a car in it for over seven years. Half of the garage is a boathouse, the other half is a blacksmith’s smithy. I’ve been blacksmithing for about a decade … Continue reading →