Monday, July 15th. 11:30 AM It has taken a few weeks of practice and effort but this camp life is very nicely coming together. Good timing, to coincide with some better weather. Each day, the first thing I do is a full body tick check, some situps and pushups. Then I check on my water …
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Saddlebag Travels
The new saddle bag works a charm and fits the food nicely! Carrots, cabbage, onions and garlic. Salt & pepper, a few spices and some soup stock. A cutting board, knife, all the usual utensils. A front pocket for a few pieces of fruit and the like. Olive oil, vinegar and maple syrup. A small …
Coldbrook Provincial Park
This might be a great spot to spend the day, working on the computer. Wishing that I had my solar panel with me, now, but I left it up at the camp, not anticipating that I would be here like this today. Keeping these batteries charged is a constant concern. These Nova Scotia Provincial Parks …
Crown Land Camping & State of Things
Sunday, July 7th. 6:30 PM Last night there were rainstorms. The 20 year old tent will hold up against a fair bit of rain but it does become overwhelmed and will leak a bit in stormy weather. It’s been a very humid, very muggy day. The mosquitos and the slugs, the true terrors of this …
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Laurie Park Provincial Campground, June 10th
On my way to Shubenacadie, I decided to instead say at Laurie Park. It is a quick back road country drive to Sackville through Fall River! Camping can be rough at times but it is a beautiful life, right now.
Mazda 3 Troubleshooting
Thoughts Using The Scan Tool Scan Tool Indicator Lights Codes P0685 P0102 P050A P061B P0171 P0101 Thoughts The air/fuel mixture is off. That might fix itself as the computer calibrates. One of the cylinders was not firing, but it is now. A rodent chewed up the wiring to the ignition coil connector. We did a …
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January Update
Greetings, visitors, to Steve MacDonald’s blog. It’s January, which for many of us often means both reflection and looking ahead. I’m really looking forward to working on some of these projects we’ve got on the go; said projects and the people involved, given some consideration, are rather inspiring! The matters of yesteryear are not yet …