The weather has been very rotten all through our trip, never dry for more than 24 hours at a time #ttletter

Watch for the fire balloons, listen for the whistles.

Good art is understood with the mind's eye

The thorns in Prime Minister Borden's flesh: Duke of Connaught and Sir Sam Hughes. Both gone by 1916

No man is born an Artist, so no man is born an Angler. Izaak Walton

1916 Snow in the Woods I #tt1916

In 1915 I went up to Owen Sound for a day to see my sister Minnie from out West. Did not see her for 8 years

Do not mix the waters of friendship too much.

I was a big fan of Charlie Chaplin. I had a few Chaplin stunts to dazzle my friends.

Dr MacCallum's enthusiasm for art far outstrips his knowledge of it.

1914 Spring, Algonquin #tt1914

City folk believe that nature is quiet and serene. Not true. There is a thousand things happening every minute.