Browsing Category : Meandering Thoughts

Backyard Forge, a fun DIY project


It was a beautiful day out today, and I felt guilty about sitting in the basement doing nothing, so this afternoon I decided to build a backyard forge. I’ve had a forge in my backyard before, a couple summers ago. It worked really well but it was something I built as a temporary ‘proof of concept’ sort of project, and…

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Gearing up for Spring


Spring is right around the corner, likely earlier than usual here in south east Manitoba if the last few weeks are any indication. That means a couple things for me; that I am starting to get stir crazy and sick of the cold, and that I kill time by prepping all my fishing gear. I am somewhat obsessive about organizing…

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A dark country road


It started off as a fairly typical night. The wife had gone to bed and I was sitting up at the computer, bored, not ready to sleep, watching the hours crawl by. I was feeling restless, and decided that instead of pacing around the house and waking up my wife, I would take the puppy for a walk. She (the…

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Backyard Bounties


‘We have the best backyard in the world’ is something that is often said when talking about being Canadian. It’s a reference to the stunning beauty of our unspoiled wilderness and its absolutely true. Whether you are in B.C. looking at the Rockies, the coastal cliffs of the east coast, or the vast tundra of the territories, every province has…

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