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Plans and Rumors of Plans

My trip out of the bush didn’t work entirely to my expectations. We always think our lives will go well and then we are confronted by the grim and even sometimes sad reality. I went to Fredericton in the afternoon … Continue reading

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Construction and Writing Stories

I knew today was going to be busy, since it is supposedly going to rain tomorrow, but I woke to two dreams this morning, and one of them, at least, was so vivid, that I wanted to get it down … Continue reading

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A Quick Trip to Out of the Bush

I woke up to a squirrel running across the roof this morning. It was early, I could tell that by the angle of the sun, which is lucky since I don’t have a functioning watch anymore. I just missed a … Continue reading

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What is that Smell?

Although I dreaded the labour, I was on my way to the pallet shed near the road fairly early and ferrying back two pallets, the tin box Chris gave me, and two sheets of chipboard I had in the shed. … Continue reading

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Writing and Editing While Hammering Wood

While the Americans look forward to fireworks and a day off work, although others live in dread of triggers, I began my day slowly. I woke to a dream in which I was greeting, apparently after a long absence, a … Continue reading

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The Longest Rain of the Year

Today is the longest day of the year. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to see how long the sun is up because it has been raining all day and it is still cloudy. I woke to heavy rain, but for … Continue reading

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The Bugs are Coming

It rained through the night and when I woke it was still raining. I stayed in bed and let it do what it must. Even after I was up and about, I worked inside until the sun was out for … Continue reading

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Muck and Reading

I was up late so I was surprised to wake early. It was relatively cool however, so I got up to do some work before it became too hot. The first thing I did was build a raised bed from … Continue reading

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Preparing for Visitors

It was sunny all day today, which is kind of what I’d expected when I came to the bush. Instead this is the first day of sun. I went for a walk to the stream but spent most of my … Continue reading

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Is it Better to be Social for Christmas?

It’s warm this evening and a storm is blowing in apparently. Freezing rain tomorrow and Christmas day, which makes me a bit concerned about getting back here. I felt like I should spend Christmas with the family since they seemed … Continue reading

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