Category Archives: The Cabin

Gardening in the Bush

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I woke early to bright light and when I looked out the window I could see why. About a half inch of snow covered the ground and trees. I should have gotten up and taken photos, but at seven-thirty I … Continue reading →

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Editing and Returning

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I arrived on the land late today, since I spent part of my day working on A Million Castaways. Carol found a typo, some lay/laid errors, a whom problem, and the most damning, an allusion where there should have been … Continue reading →

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Battening the Hatches

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I was awake early this morning to a bring sun and a rather mundane dream. I got out of bed and hauled some muck almost immediately. Then, after breakfast, I did some sawing on the pine log back in the … Continue reading →

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Cedar Cladding

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

It was rainy most of today, so I dug some more on the hole which will become a pond, and then read a while and then put up cedar until I ran out of the cedar boards I have here.  … Continue reading →

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The Lumberyard

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I’ve been checking the asparagus regularly for slugs and although I found one on a sprout, and two on their way there, so far the plants seem to be OK. I checked this morning as well, and with the sun … Continue reading →

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Hauling Muck

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

It is exactly a month since I left Winnipeg and I spent the day shoveling soil and cutting cedar for the inside work in the new part. It rained at least half the day and was damp the rest of … Continue reading →

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Working in the Bush

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I spent most of today thinking it was Friday, and wondered at the Saturday programming on CBC. I was finally corrected again by CBC, when the weather mentioned the day. In any event, it makes little difference here. My first … Continue reading →

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Going Back to the Bush

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I went to sleep after four-thirty in the morning, so rising at ten wasn’t easy. I had contacted Andrea to meet her for lunch but she is not available until next week so we set a date for Thursday. It … Continue reading →

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Leaving the Bush

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

I did some work this morning, while debating whether to try to get to Fredericton again. I worked on the cedar cladding in the new part and then hauled muck and widened and deepened the creek by the swamp. It … Continue reading →

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Stuck in the Bush

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

Today I was meant to leave the bush. I had a number of plans, such as dinner with Ann, calling Tara and talking to my Leens. Unfortunately, those plans were put on hold. It was still rainy this morning, and … Continue reading →

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