A few years ago I got busy fixing a flat tire on my lawn tractor on a Saturday, and the job took much longer than it needed to. I also endured more anguish than necessary during the task, and I…
When my wife and I moved one of our sons into university for the first time I couldn’t help but notice all the posters around campus advertising free help for mental health issues. There were dozens of them. This is…
One thing about being a child is that regardless of your situation, you always regard it as normal – at least at first. And that’s why I grew up thinking that all grandfathers had white beards, spent weeks on-end fishing with their grandsons every summer, gave them really great birthday gifts, and taught the noblest life lessons by example.
Watch a 5 minute video of Steve’s Manitoulin Island garden. It’s June now, and there’s lots to see and hear and smell.
If you’re the kind of person who values the virtues of kindness, patience and selflessness, you probably don’t always live up to the values you claim to hold. Despite popular misconceptions to the contrary, human hearts don’t naturally embody these qualities. People…
Take an educational tour of container gardening in pots and hanging baskets as Steve Maxwell and his wife Mary do it on Manitoulin Island. Click here to see.
Got a seasonal water system that you need to protect from freezing? Check out this reliable, economical system I installed with a friend as a converts a seasonal property to year-round use.
Beginning back in 2013, I got to see first hand how a lack of household features for senior’s living typically leads to the loss of freedoms and an unwelcome move into a nursing home. That’s what happened to my father-in-law and…
Craftsmanship is the extent to which a person aims towards excellence, especially in any venture involving hands-on workmanship. It’s a product of skill, knowledge, experience and effort. And while craftsmanship pays off for the people in your life who enjoy…
How to thrive on the land without burnout, despair and failure
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, shows you how to get the most tillage garden work done with the least amount of effort with handy garden tools.
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, shares his family’s secrets to keeping their home uncluttered and orderly.