One of my favorite Canadians, Mag Ruffman, has a blog on home repairs, crafts and general constructing projects. Here is a link to a video to give you an idea of the zaniness.
Mag
And, here is her site:
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Always good for a laugh or at least a shake of the head.
Tony

Sorry for the time between posts, but life kinda got in the way. Latest good news is that I got a new Pick-up truck. My Toyota Tacoma.

Bad news is now I need a way to transport the kayaks.. Good news is I bought a trailer..
More on that in the next post..
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I went kayaking with Kurt Maurer yesterday, always a fun and learning experience.
I’ve been trying to get my roll down and to build a bit more confidence. While playing in the shallows, working on the hip snap, Kurt said “that hip snap was pretty weak” so I did another and promptly went all the [...]

Well, the trip to Iowa is about over.  We are in St Louis right now and will be flying out in the morning at 9:30.  It will sure be good to get back home and mow the lawn…  yeah right..  Looking forward to kayaking with Kurt again and getting the boat wet.
I saw quite a [...]

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Anton and I took the kayaks out again today, mostly for me to work on a roll. The conditions had changed quite a bit from Friday, a lot of boat traffic and higher winds. There was also a ‘whole whack’ (as they say in Canada) of people there. Chop and wakes in [...]

Here’s a picture of the Sea Ranger on top of the car, ready for the road trip and triple launching at Canyon Lake NW of New Braunfels TX on Friday.  We will be taking a bunch of pictures on this one.  Just hope we have a bit of decent weather.
Take care all..
Tony

Here are a few sets of pictures from the 2006 Texas Kayak Builders Bash.

Anton: Texas Kayak Builders Bash 2006 [Flickr]
Tony: Texas Kayak Builders bash 2005 [Flickr]
John: Slideshow of Texas Kayak Builders Bash 2006 [Webshots]

Just a quick update.
Howie E and his wife Braith are down from New Jersey to attend the Texas Kayak builders bash. Howie built a very nice double and has it on the top of his suburban. Today Kurt Maurer , Howie, Braith, my wife Elaine, and I went to the bay side of the state [...]

Hi every one,
Just thought I would remind you that the Texas Kayak Builders Bash is coming up on the 29th of April.
I have contributed a very limited edition T-shirt, (only 2 made.)  As usual, you can click on the picture for a much larger look.
See ya there!!
Tony Olsen