I must admit to being somewhat discouraged with the media these days. Trying not to burden my gentle readers with my reflections, I used to separate rants with my Muskoka photos. Now, living in Lanark County, I find media coverage an interesting one. I…

Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, ol’ Dr. Dawg wrote hisself a parody version of ol’ Merle Haggard’s Okie from Muskokee an’ it’s all about how Tony Clement took $50 million earmarked for border security an’ spent…

What a time it was. This year, with little snowfall, it is quite a different story!Here is the Tay River, Perth, Ontario, yesterday, Dec. 8, 2011.Muskoka, 2009The clouds were amazing.Skywatch Friday, Season 5, Episode 22Here are my Snowmageddon videos!…

The loop is a tough thing to get into by yourself. The real estate loop is particularly notorious for being a difficult loop to get in and stay in. That’s what we’re here for though! After all, how else would you find out that the Deerhurst Golf Cottage Lots will be going on sale soon? Skyline‘s latest release of fully detached Deerhurst Golf Cottages at Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka was a big ol’ success and it’s pretty clear that people … Read More

I don’t actually consider myself a dreamer, I’m more of a planner, unless of course it comes to vacations.  I am the girl who is always dreaming of my next vacation and trying to figure out how I’m going to get there!  There is nothing …

Stephen Maher wonders where the G8 Legacy Fund paper trail is.
FedNor official Tom…

‘Farcical’ is right. Stephen Maher in The Vancouver Sun yet takes Tony Slush apart. Title: ‘Up Muskoka River without a paddle’.So Clement’s defence is that the mayors made the recommendations, which they didn’t, and that Baird made the decision, which he didn’t.We need to know why there was no paperwork for the auditor general, because we are up Muskoka River without a paddle if politicians are

With fall upon us and winter around the corner, some might ask “why bother even thinking about cottages?” While you might be sad that prime cottage season is over, this is the time of year when it’s more important than ever to think about cottages.Why …

With fall upon us and winter around the corner, some might ask “why bother even thinking about cottages?” While you might be sad that prime cottage season is over, this is the time of year when it’s more important than ever to think about cottages.Why …

Ontario blew my mind. Those four words have been repeated countless times in the last week. I’ve been editing photos, video, and squeezing in writing as often as I can in order to show everyone what exactly I mean by that. I finally managed to find time to quickly edit this time lapse video of [...]

Sunday Canadian Travel Video – Dorset Tower Time Lapse in Ontario is a post from: I Backpack Canada

The NDP turns up new emails related to the G8 Legacy Fund.
On June…

Dock Spiders!  In fact, I have confused my dock spider encounter with having a heart attack….several times.   I have been face to face with these hairy, gooey monsters….within inches…and I don’t like ‘em!  Imagine me …

We know what you’re thinking… How can cottage season be every season? Clearly, you can’t canoe or take a morning dip in the lake when it’s 10 below zero outside, but you can go cross country skiing!That’s what the cottage lifestyle is all about at Sk…

So. How did a guy who won his House of Commons seat by a measly 28 votes in 2006 wallop his competition by nearly 11,000 votes two years later?

Simple corruption.
The NDP is accusing federal Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement of using a cont…

And I look for the deep purple on the landscape. We all came out to Montreux On the Lake Geneva shoreline To make records with a mobile We didn’t have much time Frank Zappa and the Mothers Were at the best place around But some stupid with a flar…

There was nothing better for me. Living there was the wonderful. Cottaging there for 50 years was a privilege.This is my last canoe ride on my beloved Long Lake, Muskoka, August 1st, 2010.Here are all of my Muskoka vacation, August 2011, videos!And the…

Today I saw my first bear of the season.  The mid-sized black was sitting on the side of the road.  It is probably a very good time to share a review of ‘Bearwise’ information as bears are now gathering and looking for food as the hiberna…

Michelle Basic Hendry is an artist, painter and writer living in Central Ontario. She blogs her thoughts about her art and her life, and especially about the timeless beauty preserved in old buildings all over Muskoka. She shares stories of the struct…