Tales from the Bush in Quebec

I shifted the groceries to my other arm as I unlocked the door. The latch was no sooner freed than the dogs came bolting outside and down the steps, the pitt in the lead. The bag went flying and I grabbed the gallery railing in an attempt to stay on my feet. I stood there in shock, hanging on,... Sign in to see full entry.

It was far too early for a beer buzz, weekend or not. I decided to take advantage of the sun shining in these wide open spaces. I lived downtown in a huge city where walking consists of negotiating slushy sidewalks, tall buildings and many other jostling bodies. Strolling on this property in virgin... Sign in to see full entry.

In the front of the house, the lane swings right for about ten feet, then joins the narrow gravel sideroad halfway down a long, curved hill. While in the curve, visibilty is non-existant, so on the top of the hill there is a warning sign indicating a hidden entrance in the turn. Most of the regulars... Sign in to see full entry.

“And how’s it going now? Did you clean up the mess you made on my floor?” I wasn’t laughing. “Listen, my soon-to-be-EX-friend,” I answered. “I’m NOT amused!” “Aw, come on. I’m only teasing you. It was probably Bud. He’s prone to doing the revenge thing. He’ll be peeved ‘cause I disappeared on him.”... Sign in to see full entry.

Zombie is me when I first wake up. Upon opening my eyes the next morning, the first thing I saw was a clock sitting on a bedside table. It read 8:15. But it wasn’t my clock, and it wasn’t my table. Where was I? It took a couple of seconds to get my bearings, and by that time the phone rang again.... Sign in to see full entry.

I closed the door, watching the dogs from the corner of my eye. There were large cushions on the floor, and the labs trotted over to them, turned around a couple of times, then flopped down. The pitt immediately jumped up onto the couch, and settled himself smack in the middle of it. Staking his... Sign in to see full entry.

After hanging up the phone, I sat digesting the conversation. When you need to face an unpleasant experience, you might as well bite the bullet and get it over with. The longer you put it off, the longer the agony. My decision was made. I would head for the country that night. My packing consisted... Sign in to see full entry.

I had just come in the door when the phone rang. I was beat..it had been a long week at the office, so I let it go through the set five rings without answering. I'd check it out later. The "later" only took ten minutes. It was pealing away again, and I hadn't even downed my first Friday night beer!... Sign in to see full entry.

"What are you dong?" I jumped. I was so focused on the computer screen that I hadn't heard him come up behind me. "I'm in Blogit..and, damn, don't scare me like that!" I answered. He grinned..I knew he would do it again whenever he could. "What's Blogit?" "That site I told you about the other day,... Sign in to see full entry.