May 20, 1917 New moon tonight
Tom Thomson
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A light rain starts. We decide to call it a day and retire to the tents.
Is my duty to be in the trenches, killing or being killed in the name of love of country?
In 1916 I worked with Ed Godin, following the Booth lumber drives down the Ottawa
@WinnieTrainor greets me out front, she invites me inside for coffee with her parents.
There are advantages to remaining free, especially as an artist with little to no earnings.
Harris experiments with broken colour.
Is my duty to be in the trenches, killing or being killed in the name of love of country?
Nothing focuses the mind better than a portage through the woods followed by a bear.
Will expect you either Friday or Saturday and will not go over to Highland Inn unless you want specially to start out from there.
1914 Split Rock Gap #tt1914 
1910 Logging Camp #tt1910 
You work with your mind not with your hands
I am prey to those old haunting moods - mistrust of myself and my abilities
Better to be wise and silent than a fool who speaks out
I've never painted anything I've not seen in my heart
It's never too early or too late to start anew.
In 1916 Thomas Edison started taking yearly camping trips to escape the modern life he created.
I am going over to Lowrie Dickon's. He's the only one who has whisky in the Park.
I was a big fan of Charlie Chaplin. I had a few Chaplin stunts to dazzle my friends.