Bacon Scrapins

Bacon Scrapins are the little bits of meat left in the greasy fry pan. They’re tasty, but the ‘nutrition’ sometimes needs searching for. These tales are bacon scrapins.

Many of these tales were previously published in a local newspaper and are the personal views of the webmaster – as of the time they were written.

  1. A Stop Sign Chat”
  2. “Faces in the Food Court
  3. “More Water Under the Bridge”
  4. “It Costs a Lot to Care”
  5. “We Need More Family Doctors”
  6.  “Gentle Breezes”
  7. “Balcony or Patio?”
  8. “A Shopping Bonus”
  9. “Guano”
  10. “Stuff We Value”
  11.  “We’re getting closer little girl…”
  12. “Altruistic Volunteers” – Canada Day
  13. “All the words?”
  14. “Sopping Summer Souvenirs”
  15. “Sneak in and slip out stealthily”
  16. “. . . history is where we came from . . .”
  17. “Rhythmic Swinging”
  18. “Horse Pucks and Cow Patties”
  19. “Mrs. Eby”
  20. “One noise-free day per week, please?”
  21. “It’s Just What Ants Do!”
  22.  “The Wedding Ceremony” – A Fairy Tale
  23. “How d’ya get out more, and more out?”
  24. “The big, the small, and the piddly”
  25. “Behalte mich in Erinnerung” – Sgt. Hubert Ditner / Remembrance Day, 2022
  26. “Golden Doodle” – getting along on the playground
  27. “Somnolent Sunset” – dozing in the gloaming
  28. “Patience” – long lines for gas
  29. Celebrate and Interact, and Live Longer Too” – a December longevity tip
  30. “Christmas Music – Sacred, Secular, Novelty” – my starter lists
  31. “I Count as One” – what might others think of us?
  32. “When is enough too much?” – MCC New Hamburg appreciates your sharing
  33. “Gettin’ a Good Mudder’s Murder”
  34. “Carpe – 1” – the darkness of homelessness
  35. “Knock, knock” – the unmarked
  36. “Carpe – 2” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d.
  37. “That Grounded Feeling”
  38. “Carpe – 3” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d.
  39. “Don’t mess with my routines!”
  40. “Carpe 4” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d.
  41. “What to do about an itch!”
  42. “Carpe 5” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d.
  43. “More Doctors, Police, or Undertakers?”
  44. “Carpe 6” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d
  45. “It’s Just Common Sense”
  46. “Carpe 7” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d.
  47. “Everyone’s a Philosopher”
  48. “Carpe 8” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d.
  49. “Do You Believe in Magic?”
  50. “Carpe 9” – the darkness of homelessness cont’d.
  51. “Naming Stuff”
  52. “Monetized!”
  53. “Where did you / I put it?” – aging memories
  54. “Where did talking, thinking and listening go?” – social regulations needed
  55. “Mound People” – signs of our ‘advanced’ cultures
  56. Boxed In” – book stores and no paper shopping bags
  57. Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!” – waiting at the post office
  58. Blissburg” – a parable about how a CAO can take over a municipality’s powers
  59. ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas” in Castle Kilbride – season’s greetings to Wilmot staff
  60. Here’s To Suds In Your Eyes” – a question of character