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SMALL TOWN LIFE: Ordinary People, Beautiful Music
Updated on December 8th, 2016
I was 22 years old when I decided to move from the suburbs of Toronto to make a life for myself on a 90 acre patch of...Continue Reading
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Living Like We Remember
Updated on November 23rd, 2015
Yesterday I watched my youngest daughter take part in a Remembrance Day event, and I’m glad things like this still...Continue Reading
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Syrian Refugees & Canadian Winters
Updated on January 17th, 2016
There’s a move afoot on the island where I live to sponsor Syrian refugee families Enough money for six families has...Continue Reading
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New Ways to Earn a Living
Updated on November 23rd, 2015
One of my kids started studying the industrial revolution for school and he asked me a question: “Dad, do you...Continue Reading
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Looking at Plain Interests
Updated on November 23rd, 2015
About 18 months ago, an Amish couple – David and Miriam – moved onto a farm a few miles from our place Last spring...Continue Reading
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The Real Magic of DIY
Updated on January 17th, 2016
There’s a hidden source of joy that’s both deeply satisfying and more thoroughly forgotten than ever It’s the...Continue Reading
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Workshop Date Nights
Updated on December 2nd, 2015
Back in the summer, my wife, Mary, ventured into a backwoods antique shop near our home on Manitoulin Island It’s run...Continue Reading
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How to Avoid the Mortgage Treadmill
Updated on August 28th, 2019
UPDATED 20Aug2019: I’m not sure how my conversation about the $250,000 mortgage came up, but it got me thinking about...Continue Reading
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$4000 Cabin plan? Not so fast!
Updated on February 6th, 2016
BUILD THIS CABIN FOR $4000$6000! More Free Plans Download: Workbench Construction Plans Build a Hoop House...Continue Reading
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Multi-Tools are a Useful and Growing Tool Category
Updated on December 8th, 2016
Multi-tools are small, versatile, hand-held power tools that help you sand, saw and scrape in dozens of home renovation...Continue Reading