Fields of Gold

Hillside started last night. This is usually my favourite weekend of the entire year so I’m quite sad to be missing so much of it, especially when there are so many good bands this year.

However, I guess a bike trip is a pretty good consolation.

Anyway, we were there last night and I couldn’t [...]

On Your Mark…

My bike is tuned. It has a new chain, brake pads and a heavy-duty kick stand, designed to stay upright even under loads of 100 lbs.

It’s hanging out in the kitchen, gathering its strength.

Still waiting for Sean to rally bike tools and his own clothes, but so far I’ve packed…

- Two sets [...]

Hillside

Soooooo, as long as the fires in Northern Ontario remain relatively under control (and what an awful thing for the forests and the firefighters up there – roughly 300, 000 hectares of land are affected right now compared to the 15, 000 hectares affected all year last year), we’re slated to head off on our [...]

The Relaxation Depot (Lakes)

If you’ve never visited the Depot Lakes managed by Quinte Conservation, you need to.

This past weekend, Sean, Jane, Doug and I pitched tents on one of the larger islands at Second Depot Lake – about four hours from Hamilton, north of Napanee.

Believe it or not, we were the only campers on the island’s [...]

Sign Up

Two things today. First off, here’s my piece on Hamilton’s vintage signs. Do have a look at the similar stories on all the other OpenFile city sites because there are interesting reads across the country. Or maybe I’m biassed by my love of old signs?

Secondly, one of the secret projects I was working on [...]