Men's Weekend, by Chuck Lochner

It’s been a family tradition since 1963 for the Men in the Kinsella/Taylor family to spend a weekend together at the Kinsella family cottage on Otty Lake near Perth, Ontario in Canada.  Never before has the story been told of the meetings, traditions, rituals, secret handshake, code words and proceedings of these International gatherings.  And, it won’t now.

But, through special permission from the Grand Pooba and the Men’s Weekend Council this photo essay has been released for publication in the family blog as a part of the 40^th Anniversary (2013) Celebration.  Added comments are kept to a minimum.

THE GATHERING

THE FOOD

The Good!

The Baaaddddd

DISCUSSION GROUPS

THE BOOK CLUB

WORK DETAILS: TOM'S CABIN RENOVATION

Before

After!

WORK DETAILS: THE RAFT - WORK CREW

SUPERVISORS

BOATING

THE HOCKEY GAME

CLEAN UP

THE PARTING

THE AUTHOR

Woodlawn as a Working Farm By Pat Kinsella Herdeg

Aunt CB has always maintained that her grandfather, Bryant Waller Taylor (B.W.) did not like being a farmer. But, a man who owned a farm he certainly was.

So, a few pictures of Woodlawn as a working farm around the turn of the 20th century. Remember as you look at these pictures that if you click on them, they will become larger photos for you to better see.

Newer picture, but shows Woodlawn and some of its outbuildings

Taken in 1900

Topping Carrots--Lloyd, Leon, Floyd

Haying--Floyd, Lloyd, Leon

 Taylor Family in 1904

Front--Florence and Mildred

Middle--Floyd, Clara, Emma, Lloyd

Back --Leon, B.W.

 B.W. and Floyd with horses

Floyd, Able Angel, Lloyd and Leon

When Woodlawn was sold in March of 1917, among the many items auctioned were: six horses, seven cows (some with calves), a McCormick mower, an Osborne Hay Tedder (?!), 110 potato crates, many different kinds of poultry (Lloyd in particular was interested in poultry and egg farming), a Babcock milk tester, a Nisco New Idea manure spreader, and a Munson Attrition Feed Mill, so a working farm it was until the end.