Monthly Archives: January 2011

Taking One More Breath – A Fish Story

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

HOPE “Hope is only the love of life.”                                           Henri-Frederic Amiel (1821-1881) You are looking at a bag of survivors – fish that by all reasonable expectations should have died – and yet most of them managed to see a better … Continue reading →

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Excuse Me Young Man…But That’s An Oxlip

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

HUMILITY “The learn’d is happy to explore, The fool is happy that he knows no more.”                                          Alexander Pope (1688-1744) Middle age … Continue reading →

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Good Karma

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

TOLERANCE “Open yourself to change, but do not let go of your values.”        Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama                                             … Continue reading →

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Crime and Punishment

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

SHARING “Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools…”                               Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) I would like to begin by stating emphatically that it wasn’t really my fault. Anyone who would plant an unfenced Bartlett pear tree just ten … Continue reading →

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The Night Gordie Howe Met His Match

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION ” The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”          Amelia Earhart (1897-1937?) I have two great passions in life – hockey and horticulture – but unfortunately, these … Continue reading →

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Dedication

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

For my daughters – Nicole, Rochelle and Madeleine – in hopes that one day they will better understand what makes their father tick.

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A New Garden Book

Posted on January 4, 2011 by
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