Yesterday….. Today, it’s sunny and beautiful, cold but no wind. The birds are enjoying the day.
Monthly archives of “February 2019”
Secret Compartment
I’ve been learning to play fiddle on an instrument which was given to my big brother (the trout), Salvelinas Fontinalis, by our grandfather, when Salvelinas was a boy. After a bad experience with a nasty teacher, my brother packed away the fiddle (he may have… Read More
Mac Wiseman RIP
Food Choices
It’s Friday night. Time for a polka.
Finches out back
Round-up
Colter Wall doing up some Wilf Carter….
Forget this winter nonsense…
Wouldn’t you rather be out Chinquapin Hunting? Here’s some Bruce Molsky with a wonderful band….
Five years ago today
Five years ago today, Sheila (AKA Tuffy P here on the blog), donated a chunk of her liver to an anonymous recipient. I recall the process leading up to the surgery. There were tests galore, and lots of appointments, as they wanted to make sure… Read More
Another Toronto
There’s an industrial area in the South Etobicoke area of Toronto, not too far north of us, around the expressway and the tracks. Mostly we don’t pay much attention to it. Today, camera in hand, I drove around the area, taking pictures as research material… Read More
Playing with others
I’ve been mostly a front porch banjo player. Sure, I’ve been to some banjo camps and jammed a lot at a couple festivals, but until recently I haven’t been playing music with others on a regular basis. That is changing. For the past few months,… Read More