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It has been a hectic few weeks since the puter crashed. A lot of visits to Drs and hospitals, for my family, have been the priority the past while. The computer just did not seem so important. Anyhow, all are well, recovering, or as good as they are gonna be.

Casey loves to chew on me socks and toes. He has settled down a bit the past couple of weeks. Every morning he's at the farm putting the 120lb chocolate lab in his place. That Gizmo is cute.

No they do not, unless they go deaf.

The dam in Dunnville will also be a zoo.

As kids we used to use mice as live bait some decades back. We would go out to the boat shed and one of us would chase them out of the stored coils of rope while the other scooped em up with a net. We were going to kill them as a nuisance anyway, so we never though it was a big deal. We'd hook the mouse under the skin unweighted, toss it out on a float and let it swim about. Didn't take long before a big pike was on the line. I'm sure the Humane Society would crucify us today. Time and attitudes change. You didn't pass up an opportunity to use live bait. You didn't pass on an opportunity to bring home a meal.

The time for proactive solutions is, I',m afraid, already past and gone. All that is left are reactive policy, and we all know how effective those are. In the end Illinois and The U.S. will throw up their hands in frustration , tell us they tried their best, and suggest we now learn to live with the problem. Same kind of response they've had with 3 mile island and, more recently, the BP oil spill. Wait for the disaster, then deal with the cleanup and fallout. Ottawa is no different either.

That will be the newest craze on the salmon tribs come the fall.

Years back I would have suggested Kop's Collectables, but they've gone Queen W boutique style. I used to pick up all sorts of rare and eclectic stuff there. Try Discovery Records.

Send the jpeg to the MNR and they will get back to you in a week's time with a verification.

The giveaway on the Rudd is the pink eyeball.

With the warm weather comes so much to do. Spent the morning getting things going in the pepper patch, followed by a wee break at the pond. Casey has finally decided he likes sushi Capped the day off with a serious effort in the kitchen. Canning season has officially commenced with the first 2 cases of bread & butter pickles. Now I can think about bed.

Yeah, but the coronary would almost be worth it

Real smoked bacon keeps for days, and easy to pack. Good for keeping the skillet greased. Fish every day at one meal or another.

I needed that

She can outfish most boys she knows. I think she gets it from her grandmother.

She was at one point Now she is attending college.

I can imagine the tickets the vessel operator will need to posess. Steam propulsion is not as simple as some would have you believe.

Irish knows the feeling. Anna has been through a lot of difficulty in her young life. Every time she takes a step forward, or overcomes another obstacle, gives me reason to be proud and celebrate.

Seems she is making a name for herself with some of her artwork. http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2012/05/07/street-youth-mental-health-art.html

I remember when Holly worked the stage at Philmores in Toronto.

Fish stock is just a broth, a cooking base for adding other ingredients too.

If you add the flesh from the start, you will have mush by the time you are done. Better to have nice chunks of fish in your chowder instead of mush.

Fish stock for soups and chowders is simple. First fillet fish and set them aside for later. Remove head and tails, and place them in a 2gal pot of water. Add 1/2 tbsp salt, 6-8 whole allspice beads, chopped celery, parsley, onion. Set to a low boil for 1-2 hours, or reduced to half of volume. Strain through a fine mesh sieve, cool, package and freeze. Fish heads always make the best stock, as my Gram always said.

Ryan, rules were sometimes meant to be broken. Keeping the kids out late, or pulling them from school was a regular thing in our home. If it means you and your kids are having fun together, and getting in some precious bonding time time.... WHO CARES WHAT THE RULES ARE. Enjoy every precious minute of it.

At least catfish is available from U.S. farms. As are tilapia. Some tilapia also comes from wild harvest in Mexico. Some of the great bass lakes, like El Salto were also stocked with tilapia.