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Snake Bite

Posted onNovember 27, 2021November 27, 2021AuthorGarryLeave a comment

A story from the Cottage Build. So, one day after my dad and I had finished working for the day we were relaxing in the RV and participating in what was commonly known in our family circles as “the cocktail hour”. Generally, the “hour” was quite loosely defined. All it really meant was pre-dinner drinking. Read More …

Already passed from death into life

Posted onNovember 7, 2021November 7, 2021Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

bible.com/bible/116/jhn.5.24.NLT This idea really hit me a few days ago from a different devotion and here it is again. The fact that I’m already living in eternity. Not when I physically die but from the moment I accepted Jesus. ““I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who Read More …

Father’s Love

Posted onOctober 31, 2021October 31, 2021Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Lifted from Daily Day, so true and encouraging. Today’s email could just be this wonderful little verse from the classic George Strait song. Because it captures perfectly what we need to be reminded of today and always, as we embark on this difficult but wonderful job. Let me tell you a secret about a father’s love Read More …

Posted onOctober 26, 2021October 26, 2021AuthorGarryLeave a comment

You may have noticed that Tempus Fugit, generally translated into English as “Time Flies” is the name I’ve given this blog. Wonder why? In the beginning… back in 2004/2005 when we were on a family camping trip I suddenly realized that the boys were growing up and it felt like they didn’t “need me” as Read More …

Social Distancing

Posted onOctober 26, 2021October 26, 2021Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

One of the few things I actually like that has come about because of Covide-19, social distancing. I’ve never been a fan of large crowds or being pressed together in a line to get into or out of some venue with a bunch of strangers. I need my space. So, being spaced out is quite Read More …

G & T

Posted onOctober 26, 2021October 26, 2021Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Gin and Tonic that is! This is a memory from my teenage years while at our cottage on Brereton Lake in the Whiteshell. It was the custom at the time when families got to gather for dinner that there would be a cocktail hour. I suspect that I was underage but my parents allowed it Read More …

The Piano

Posted onOctober 15, 2021January 18, 2022AuthorGarryLeave a comment

This is The Piano. It’s been in our home for over 20 years now and yesterday it gave me a very bitter sweet surprise. When I first met The Piano it was in the home of family friends, the McKenzies, who lived on Niakwa Road. Our families would visit back and forth over the years Read More …

The Wake

Posted onSeptember 9, 2021October 31, 2021AuthorGarryLeave a comment

It’s a calm clear morning. The lake is calm. It’s just as the sun is coming over the horizon. A boat goes by towards Smith Camps. The wake of the boat sends waves out in both directions. Shortly, the boat is gone but the waves still travel outward. Because I’ve passed by this way my Read More …

Ride to Conquer Cancer

Posted onAugust 29, 2021September 1, 2021AuthorGarryLeave a comment

This weekend, August 28-29, is the 14th annual Princess Margaret Cancer Research Foundation’s Ride to Conquer Cancer and it will be my first. I became aware of this ride while I was in Toronto at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PMH) receiving CAR-T treatment for lymphoma. Today, thanks to this cutting edge treatment, I’m cancer Read More …

Learn your Greek alphabet

Posted onAugust 13, 2021October 5, 2021Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

So we’re at “Delta” now (Spring 2021) are you ready for “Epsilon”? With the WHO’s newest naming convention for COVID Variants of Interest (VOI) and Varients of Concern (VOC) and something you don’t hear too much about, Variant of High Consequence (VOHC) we’re going to hear a lot more Greek letter names in the media. Read More …

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