Walden Cabin: Observations typed on an old Underwood

Wednesday, July 31, 2002

She can sing, too.
Growing up in rural Prince Edward Island, the name Dolly Parton brought one thing to mind: Huge boobs. It sounds crass, but it's true. She worked her assets like Barbra does her nose. Dolly's cleavage was extra exciting to a young man in a community of tightly stitched necklines and white clapboard churches. Her music was secondary; but it was everywhere, a constant reminder of her real claim to fame. Back then I worked an 11-hour Saturday shift packing groceries and pumping gas at the community store. A tinny AM radio was always tuned to the country station, tucked in at the check-out between the fly stickers and cartons of Craven A. Dolly was always there too, accompanied by the subconscious hum of the owner's wife who worked the quiet closing shift from 6 to 9. Islands in the Stream takes me back to those exciting days of leaded gas and $3/hour. It's almost romantic now.

This morning I caught my wife Suzy humming to a Dolly song as we waited for our breakfast in an intimate downtown diner. I felt warm. We're downloading Dolly's hits this afternoon, and I have an odd urge to see her in concert. It's not just the boobs anymore, Dolly and I have a history.

>> Visit Dolly Parton's Web site.
>> Listen to an excerpt from Islands in the Stream" .
"No more will you cry, baby I will hurt you never ... "

posted by Stuart Hickox | 5:07 PM

Friday, July 26, 2002

Suzy and I are celebrating our third anniversary next week. The day was perfect. We found out the next day, however, that it was almost spoiled by a 2 km wide meteor that nearly smacked into the planet as we exchanged vows. Talk about a party pooper. This kind of armageddon scenario seems more and more likely as we pay attention. What do you have planned for Feb 1, 2019? Fireworks? Track the latest rock.

posted by Stuart Hickox | 9:56 AM

Monday, July 22, 2002

Walk the plank skin side down.
Tired of chicken and dogs? Try out Richard Pearson's now-famous Haida Planked BBQ Salmon.
And send us your recipes! It's almost pickling season. We promise to include the vinegar in our recipe this year.

>> Savour Richard's Haida Planked BBQ Salmon.

posted by Stuart Hickox | 8:57 PM



	Wednesday, July 31, 2002 She can sing, too. Growing up in rural Prince Edward Island, the name Dolly Parton brought one thing to mind: Huge boobs. It sounds crass, but it's true. She worked her assets like Barbra does her nose. Dolly's cleavage was extra exciting to a young man in a community of tightly stitched necklines and white clapboard churches. Her music was secondary; but it was everywhere, a constant reminder of her real claim to fame. Back then I worked an 11-hour Saturday shift packing groceries and pumping gas at the community store. A tinny AM radio was always tuned to the country station, tucked in at the check-out between the fly stickers and cartons of Craven A. Dolly was always there too, accompanied by the subconscious hum of the owner's wife who worked the quiet closing shift from 6 to 9. Islands in the Stream takes me back to those exciting days of leaded gas and $3/hour. It's almost romantic now. This morning I caught my wife Suzy humming to a Dolly song as we waited for our breakfast in an intimate downtown diner. I felt warm. We're downloading Dolly's hits this afternoon, and I have an odd urge to see her in concert. It's not just the boobs anymore, Dolly and I have a history. >> Visit Dolly Parton's Web site. >> Listen to an excerpt from Islands in the Stream" . "No more will you cry, baby I will hurt you never ... " posted by Stuart Hickox \| 5:07 PM Friday, July 26, 2002 Suzy and I are celebrating our third anniversary next week. The day was perfect. We found out the next day, however, that it was almost spoiled by a 2 km wide meteor that nearly smacked into the planet as we exchanged vows. Talk about a party pooper. This kind of armageddon scenario seems more and more likely as we pay attention. What do you have planned for Feb 1, 2019? Fireworks? Track the latest rock. posted by Stuart Hickox \| 9:56 AM Monday, July 22, 2002 Walk the plank skin side down. Tired of chicken and dogs? Try out Richard Pearson's now-famous Haida Planked BBQ Salmon. And send us your recipes! It's almost pickling season. We promise to include the vinegar in our recipe this year. >> Savour Richard's Haida Planked BBQ Salmon. posted by Stuart Hickox \| 8:57 PM				Click through photos from in and around the cabin. Find how to rent Walden Cabin. (04.09.2002) I'd ask again today, hon. Someone found this old link on-line. I didn't know it was still live. Great memories of an exciting day. See photos of Engagement Day 1998. See she said Yes. Find out more about renting Walden Cabin. (02.26.2002) Mohamad Mohamad: Ready for winter. >> See the photos from our Mid-East dinner party. >> Read the article. >> Have a Middle East dinner party: Recipes here. Turning 20 was a gas. In 1987, Canada mingled in Nice, to mixed effect. >> See the Revealing full photo. >> Read the article. >> See the cover photo archive. (01.15.2002) Digging in. Walden tree day 1995 Chestnuts and crazy volunteers at the top of the hill. >> Read the article. See the Walden Tree Day Photo Album. (01.07.2002) Jasper: Don't label me. None required, son. Critical observations of early '02. (11.19.2001) Walden Cabin 1996 See the photos. Updated - September 12, 2001 Head for the Hills of Prince Edward Island Walden Cabin >> "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, to front the essential facts of life and to see if I could learn what they had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Walden; Or Life in the Woods (08.21) Walden Cabin is a publishing creation of Accolade Intermedia, an Ottawa-based communications company that specializes in content-rich Web products. www.accolade.ca >>
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