End Times is on the minds of many as we start the third new year since the world was turned upside down. Chaos and disruption were caused by the overreaction of most governments to the discovery of a virus that may have been produced in a laboratory in China. …

Autumn reflections are luxuries afforded by age and enhanced by the freedom of working from home — or no longer working — and living in a house from which children have long since departed. This quotation from James Clear’s weekly newsletter appealed to me. I like spring, but it is…

Setting up a Woodland Mills HM122 sawmill is an interesting project. Here’s a record of our experience. The background: Son Shaun bought a rural property in Ontario earlier this year (2021). There is plenty of timber on the property. I wrote about it in this post. As Shaun has building…

Moral conflict can be as uncomfortable as physical hardship, perhaps worse. I have a huge moral dilemma with what is happening in the world today as a result of the panic over the coronavirus pandemic. My concern is that the desperate attempt to reduce the number of coronavirus infections…

A newsletter I follow challenged readers to submit a short story. There were three rules, it must be a story about a dog, include a photograph of a dog and use fewer than 335 words. For someone who, according to Grammarly writes over 20 000 words including two or three…

Companionship was on my mind as I lay awake listening to the metallic sounds from the shifting steel bunk beds. I was thinking about the ease with which it was possible to enjoy companionship and conversation with complete strangers on the Camino. That did not happen as often in…

The hour time difference meant that at 8:00 am in Spain it was as dark as it had been at 7:00 am in Portugal. …

My Camino journey continued with early morning breakfast of a fresh bread roll and tea at O Nino. One of the pleasures of a private hostel. Francisco, Matilda and others from the previous day drifted in to fortify themselves and prepare for another day’s walking. Overnight rain had once…