Ottawa from the Westin - New Year's Eve
Jasper begged to go to bed at about 11:30, so we welcomed '06 from our hotel room, overlooking our city. He was asleep by 11:45.
posted by Stuart at 10:45 AM
Thursday, January 05, 2006
About Me
- Name: Stuart Hickox
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In 1994 I fell in love with a 10-acre clear-cut in Prince Edward Island. It had been raped of its trees and was waist-deep in debris. The price was right, though, and the view of rolling PEI farmland was incredible (and unobstructed). I had the land cleared and replanted. Everyone I know donated trees. Then I decided I needed a simple cabin where I could "get out of the rain" on my land. I consulted a local architect, Carter Jeffrey, and selected plans of an old PEI out building (small carriage house) as my cabin. People thought I was nuts. I loved that. Other people said my tiny cabin on the clearcut was "very Thoreau." I had no idea what they meant. Then I discovered Henry David Thoreau and his classic philosophical treatise "Walden, Or; Life in the Woods" and was blown away at how my little place accidentally reflected his world-view and spirit. Walden Cabin was reborn, in PEI.
Recent Ruminations from the Cabin
- A new year. Yeah, whatever.
- Now this is ridiculous. I can't post. My legions o...
- AHHHHHHHH** Testing, again. I've been off-line for...
- Elizabeth told me today that she is having nightma...
- BrightI'm waiting for my light bulbs to arrive tod...
- Room full of studsIt hit me like a hammer last nig...
- ComposureI'm feeling a bit more settled this week....
- HandyI fixed my sister-in-law's clogged plumbing t...
- Do the mathIn Alberta, they call their premier Kin...
- In case this is my last post for, like, ever.I'm s...
1 Comments:
i've just read Walden, and i found your space...i like your style here:)
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