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I Canoed Under a Highway
My summer project to resurrect my old canoe, strap it to my bicycle, and explore Charlottetown’s waterways, finally bore fruit on Sunday: I cycled out to Andrews Pond, put the canoe in the water, and...
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Canoeing Among the Yachts
It was a beautiful afternoon: sunny, warm, and only 4 knots of wind (see, I’m a seafarer now!). I didn’t have it in me to cycle out to Andrews Pond with my canoe, but I did fancy a paddle over lunch.I...
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The Steps of St. Paul’s
My friends—and neighbours, colleagues, landlords—at St. Paul’s Anglican Church tell the story of the intentional destruction of a bold statement of Pride: the “rainbow staircase” leading up into the...
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Brewista Carafe
When you order a pour-over at The Shed, it’s served in a tiny perfect Brewista carafe. Having sketched all the buildings I can see from the patio there, I turned my pen to sketch my coffee. I’m still...
View Article“This isn’t happening to you; it is just happening.”
Thelma relates wise words from Steven:This isn’t happening to you; it is just happening.Those words helpfully encapsulate an ad hoc philosophy I came to organically. Of necessity.They also are at the...
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The Runway Drive In
The number of drive in movie theatres on PEI has doubled with the arrival of The Runway Drive In in Summerside. It is, quite literally, almost right on the runway at Slemon Park (née CFB Summerside)....
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Book Delivery
One of the great things about my subscription to everything Microcosm Publishing publishes is that I get a regular delivery of books I simply wouldn’t find my way to otherwise. Microcosm PublishingBooks
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Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall
Olivia and I were sitting in the floor of Memorial Hall at the Confederation Centre of the Arts when I spied a plaque I hadn’t seen before, a plaque marking the 50th anniversary of the Centre in 2014...
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Outside Morning
I am very much a creature of habit, and switching out my habits on a seasonal basis is like turning a gravel boat. Which is to say: I have a lovely back garden, with a table and chairs and an umbrella,...
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unbind your true self
Mid-August means Artist Trading Cards night at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, the yearly skunkworks “50 people bring 50 cards of their own creation, and leave with one of everyone else’s” event...
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PlugShare
My offer on PlugShare to let others charge their EVs in my driveway had its first taker this afternoon, from an impressive-looking vehicle that drove to PEI from the future.As a special bonus feature,...
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Two Ice Cream Day
The punishing heat led to a decision to suspend all dietary logic and get ice cream not once but twice today.After a late afternoon stop at Truckin’ Roll for ice cream sandwiches, we made a late...
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Short Socks
Yesterday I bought a pair of shorts for the first time in, well, forever. Which begged the question: what about socks?I am a strict constitutionalist regarding socks, and have long-regarded the new...
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Using a M. Vrac spice bottle lid to replace a missing Hario Mizudashi filter lid
My Hario Mizudashi pot, for making cold brew coffee, was one of the hits of midsummer heatwaves past.Alas, in my drive to rationalize and organize the kitchen over the last 18 months, I managed to...
View ArticleNote for Land Acknowledgers
Instead of “Epekwitk is the Miꞌkmaq name for Prince Edward Island,” say “Prince Edward Island is the colonial name for Epekwitk.”MiꞌkmaqEpekwit
View ArticleThere ain’t no party like an S Club party…
I can’t listen to Sound the Alarm from The Knocks without thinking of the theme for S Club 7.
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The 2022 Old Farmer’s Almanac
Your yearly reminder that the new edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac is now in stock at The Bookmark. This is the 25th edition of the Almanac since I started work with the publisher in 1997. That...
View ArticleWhere Beau Miles Goes Wrong
I’ve sat on a committee that reviews manuscripts submitted for publication for the last three or four years. Every nine months or so I receive a stack of PDFs to read, review, and then discuss with my...
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