Finally got a chance to sit and write a few lines. I have been busy dealing with my sisters estate from afar. Since I am in Canada I have to give administration of Aprille's things to the attorney, Joie Rehcamp. My son was going to take care of it but his mother has erroneously convinced him it will somehow put him on the hook for money. Now I will have to pay a lawyer to do what Joey could have done and earned himself a few bucks. But he is very busy with work and school so I understand. I j... Read Full Story

So the fall is almost gone now. Its brilliant and very crisp. I found out from my son last Friday that my sister passed away at home sometime around that date. A visitor couldn't get an answer at the door so the police were called, broke in and found her in final rest in her living room chair. I had wondered why my calls and letters had been unanswered. I knew she was lonely and not feeling well when I left to return home last March.I just wish I could have stayed local and been of some help-... Read Full Story

Well what was touted as a big storm really seemed like a few Arizona monsoon thundershowers to me. But it was my first maritime hurricane. Wow-its been a long time since I have written. This is due to the fact that I have an uncomfortable computer position and weak wi-fi connections.What a great warm August! I didn't get as much fishing or beach time as I have been futzing around with Mary a lot. I am taking a break from that now and I doubt it will go over well..but I need some space and thi... Read Full Story

Well there is a lot to say on my fourth Canada Day here on PEI. I won't elaborate in this post but later when I can. I am working on the "Golden Coffin" essay and I will post that soon.The whole town was down at the baywalk for fireworks tonight. Mostly school-aged kids and young families. The cool misty rain started just as the fireworks ended around 10:30. It was a night requiring a jacket and my hands grew a bit numb sitting on the fence for an hour. They started at 10, as that was really... Read Full Story

I have often commented on how this island is perhaps one of the best places in all of my travels to spend a summer. But allow for the fact that it is overcast most of the time. Each really bright warm day is a jewel from the sun gods. Often the wind shifts bringing shockingly cool air from some place still icy or of icy seas. My little beach at Green's shore, the "Bay walk' as we call it here is really a eel grass chocked tidal flat.The sand is coarse and brown and the sea smells 0f organic d... Read Full Story

Just a quick note to report a quiet few days of rain. pretty cool for summer, but ah, the maritimes! I am at the library as my wireless at home is down. I had a banking problem that I think I have solved and pretty much just waiting out the last week of June until payday.the its parts for my old truck and a fishing trip-hopefully some more pix and real writing for here. It has been a prolonged period of writer block and Internet troubles. I hope will soon end.All quiet here as summer gets int... Read Full Story

It has been too long since I made an entry. My Internet connection has not been as easy as in the past. Finally got back out to do a little fishing. Its been mostly small brookies, but I did catch and release a small smolt salmon near Bedeque. My first PEI salmon! The Alaskan Kenai it is not, but there are a lot of fish and fishing spots close by. My truck needs serious work so my travel is limited. Frankly, fishing here is a rather lonely experience without my son.Mary went with me a few tim... Read Full Story

Well damp and cool here in my quiet reclusion. My entries have been less frequent than I would really prefer as my WiFi connection at my place seems to have evaporated. So its the library or sneak my laptop in here to my friends while she is at work. I know that sounds dishonest but she is a radical "anti-technology" type. This can be quite quaint, charming and all that but since this format is my primary connection to both business and my children, it is , at the minimum, "inc... Read Full Story

Alittle levity in all this seriousness-I have seen every Star Trek movie on its opening day. All those episodes "warped" me as a child, creating in me "Captain Kirk Syndrome"..This causes issues with the opposite sex, and also with authority figures. Read Full Story

So spring finally arrives here on the island. Warm south winds bring the delayed spring here north and far east of my ancestral home. It always seems the seasons are a month off here. The cool returns in late August and Spring on or about May 1 at this latitude. Its really the icy waters that control the weather. Its been warmer on the mainland. Here, it will take several months for the increasing sun to really warm to a moderate temperature.I hope to get out this weekend to chase some sea-tr... Read Full Story