I was born September 21, 1940 at Frontier, Saskatchewan, Canada ... of American-Canadian parentage (a mixture of English, Irish and Swiss descent). 

     Poet, author, humorist, historian, sportsman, horseman and naturalist ... I write from the heart, with a firm conviction that life can be lived to the fullest while maintaining a semblance of self assurance and harmony within nature.  Born with a genetic anomoly known as Treacher Collins Syndrome, I refer to myself as an optimist with realistic sensibilities.

     My home is a scenic acreage nestled in the Turtle Mountains near Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada ... where I live with my  wife Carol and a menagerie of four legged and feathered friends.

                                 Our  25th Wedding  Anniversary

                                     A Long Ago Memory

                     I went for a walk in the woods today,
                     with the warmth of the sun's last rays
                      touching my face, as I looked about
                            in the autumn twilight haze.

                     I stood and gazed at an autumn world
                        with its splendor so full and alive,
                       feeling the warmth, of kindred bliss
                                and you are at my side.

                      ... autumn (1981) for Carol ... with love - Jim

 
                   Though  Carol is gone now, she is not far away.
                     Look to the heavens and you will see her
                                 dancing among the stars.

                                   ... autumn (2007) ... with love - Jim