A Quick Peak in the Rear View Mirror

As always, I try to keep these installments of our Beaverland journal somewhat interesting and unique, notwithstanding the fact that it’s indeed a herculean task, because let’s face it – we’re not all that interesting and/or unique to begin with - and as a result, I don’t have all that much raw material to work with.

 It wouldn’t be a stretch to label 2019 as the “Year of the Fish,”

This years Beaverland adventure had it all. People being stalked by wild – well sort of wild – animals, unfinished “Welcome Coolers,” stuffed mushroom caps, snakes on a plane - or in this case a boat – a dead skunk in the middle of the road, camaraderie, a haberdashery extravaganza, and ahem - much, much more!

May 27

Cocktailus Interuptus

Now availavble as an eBook on iBooks and Google Play:

 Tales from Cabin 14 ... and other exotic places: Stories about fish, the places they frequent and the characters who persue them.

Every other year during our annual spring fishing trip to Northern Ontario, I make a point of booking a fly out to some remote lake with one of the local air services.

“It was always a good idea to keep an eye on Jack, and pay very close attention to what he would bring in on his stringer, because when it came to finding creative ways to recycle a dead catfish or the like, he wrote the book.

In his opinion they made great hot water bottles, and it was not unusual to find one tucked up under the sheets to keep your toes warm and toasty at night…”