Packing the night before, getting up with the rising sun, deciding on the direction to travel; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. At an hour where we would usually be boiling water for coffee, we were already on the boat.
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Third time in the Doghouse this summer . This afternoon we needed a pop break and some free wifi, so we chose a familiar face and place.
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Sitting over by the fire hall, I can’t help but notice that their free wi-fi now has a name that reflects the status. A change made over the last couple of days; are they getting that much traffic here in the parking lot?
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Stay in a campground long enough and you’ll find other repeat customers. I’m not always able to pull their names up from the mental Rolodex, but we are creatures of habit. That is, we try to pitch in the same little spot each season. Birds do things in a similar way.
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Now children, what do we do when the temperature reaches 30C? Why, that’s right… as little as possible. Or we can go for ice cream.
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Her voice made a believer out of me. The tone rarely varied, but her directions were concise and, to a certain point, worth following.
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For a change, I didn’t mind the road being blocked. This was the first time I’ve ever seen real bicycle racers, pelothon and all.
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Inquiring minds want to know, so I called Stan. Now, Stan and I are recent acquaintences; he had sent me a very polite email last week, so I felt at ease bringing up his (corporate) number in Skype and introducing myself. Yes, my parcel is still in transit, because Canada and Tennessee are a world apart.
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An egg; proof that nature has considered all possibilities. There’s a certain pleasure in eating a fried egg. Conversely, there’s a certain terror involved in collecting that egg from its rightful owner. I remember…
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Step into summer with sandals. White socks are optional.
Seriously, come beach weather, sandals are necessary. After all, there are laws about removing sand from provincial beaches. Bare soles test the temperature of sun-beaten sand, and sneakers require too much after-visit maintenance. My old sandals (comfortable enough in their time) have become a study in crazy glue and woodscrew repairs. After seeing a new pair that I liked yesterday, but unable to “grow” three sizes before closing time, I was really keen when the papers showed a “today only sale” of the same model, at 50% off the yesterday sale price.
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