Category Archives: diary

heel progress report

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

“Fantastic,” said the plastic surgeon looking at the healing of my heel, excuse the redundancy of that. A ferociously difficult drive through the steady rain down from Georgian Bay to downtown Toronto to St. Michael’s Hospital.  It was like driving … Continue reading →

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Miss Bella watches – taken before dialysis

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

Miss Bella watches Originally uploaded by William J. Gibson, the Canuckshutterer It is often difficult to get a good photo of a black cat or dog. You end up with a silhouette. This one of Bella is not bad. I … Continue reading →

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Walter Kempowski

Posted on October 12, 2007 by

Read his obituary today. I am going to find out more about Echolot -  A collective diary (Germans in World War II), published 1994 – 2000. http://www.kempowski.de/

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bin here, bin filled, bin gone

Posted on November 13, 2006 by

A major item on the to do list got done last week. The cottage was built in 1969/70 here on Georgian Bay. A few years later a one car garage kit was put up as a boathouse/storage building. Since the … Continue reading →

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end of October

Posted on October 29, 2006 by

It has been a semi-lousy Fall with lots of rainy days. Today has been a high wind day. Georgian Bay has been large-waved and the water level has been the highest of the year. A ton of leaves are wet … Continue reading →

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May 18, 1981 – Journal Entry

Posted on May 18, 2006 by

May 18, 1981 Victoria Day Monday Saturday morning went up to the cottage. Sunday noon Mass at the Shrine, which was very cold inside. I left Sunday at 4:30 p.m. and drove to the Oakville Centre. This morning cleaned up … Continue reading →

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May 18, 1976 Journal Entry

Posted on May 18, 2006 by

May 18, 1976 2:30 p.m. I went down to the college today. Ran into Prof. K who looks well after his heart attack. Saw Fr. S. Saw Dan S. Saw Mike B. Picked up The Image of the City by … Continue reading →

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May 18, 1975 Journal Entry

Posted on May 18, 2006 by

May 18, 1975 The metal shack is up and nearly finished, all that remains to do is to anchor it. I went swimming this afternoon. It was very chilly but I stayed in at least five to ten minutes. The … Continue reading →

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May 18, 1974 journal entry

Posted on May 18, 2006 by

May 18, 1974 Saturday Dad and I came up to the cottage last night arriving around 10:30 p.m. It took me awhile to go to get there but I slept pretty well, and got up at 9:40 to help Orville, … Continue reading →

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