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Sep 11, 19 •
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As I sat in our backyard on a recent Sunday, the smell of wonderfully seasoned chicken wings wafting up from our Big Green Egg grill, I came to realize I let my family and friends down this summer just by not barbecuing more. The Egg needs a good workout, and...
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Aug 28, 19 •
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So, we bade farewell to one of our nephews on the weekend, as Connor is off to Toronto to live with his father and complete the final two years of his high school education. How do we say goodbye and good luck at the Corcoran residence? Barbeque! He has...
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Jun 13, 19 •
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On a recent morning, one where the sun was actually shining, I gave the wifey a scare via a text message. I went out to get in my truck, which was parked across the street, to wait to drive my daughter to school. Finn, the cat, came outside with me. He...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Thank you, Mother Nature, for such a lousy Easter weekend outdoors. At least you spared Sunday and couldn’t foul up some indoor fun. It was a busy weekend around the Corcoran household, although it would have been busier had we had a little more sunshine....
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Jan 2, 19 •
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Talk about the perfect Christmas Day for yours truly. And some of it included sitting outside on a chilly day. But that was just to make sure the Big Green Egg was up and running properly as I had the job of cooking a nice 10-pound prime rib for Christmas...
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Nov 21, 18 •
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Many regular readers know about our cat, Finn. He’s not a normal cat, by any stretch of the imagination. I’ve called him “Satan” in the past for his devilish nature when he doesn’t get his way, but now that we let him out most evenings, he has...
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Apr 19, 17 •
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One thing you might have noticed that was conspicuously missing in the past couple of weeks was this column. Well, there are indeed times when this piece doesn’t make the paper, especially when there are just too many stories that we had to get in the paper...
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Dec 9, 15 •
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Tina Dyck and Emma Ackworth colour while waiting for Santa to arrive at the Breakfast with Santa event Dec. 5 at the W.I.S.H. Centre in Chatham. Getting up on a Saturday morning and going to work after an already long week may not sound appealing to some, but...
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Nov 11, 15 •
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What a difference a year – and a new hip – makes. I spent five hours Saturday doing yard work, with the help of my wife, and felt great. A year ago, my right hip would have had me take breaks about every half hour to 45 minutes, and I’d have been lucky...
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Oct 7, 15 •
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OK, remember that warm September we had? Well, the first weekend in October wiped out all of those memories. Forget about getting much done around the yard. Chatham Mazda from Chatham Voice on Vimeo. Talk about a fresh weekend. And it started Friday. Despite...
