There are crews out on Twenty Seventh Street paving the street today after about 3 months work replacing water mains. There are front-end loaders, dump trucks, big-assed rollers and paving machines up and down the street. Dust blowing around everywhere. And what do I hear?… Read More
Monthly archives of “August 2019”
Kitchen Sink Banana Loaf
There they sat – 3 bananas, a day or 2 past their prime. Bonus: house-guests are on their way. Resist the temptation to toss those bananas in the freezer where they will sit until I do a freezer purge. The only reasonable thing for a… Read More
He described his private life as a mess but….
Excellent video about a great Japanese Go player, Fujisawa.
Tuffy P in a cast
Yesterday afternoon, Tuffy P tripped out in the garden and used her right hand to break her fall, protecting herself from a head injury. Unfortunately the impact injured her right arm. I drove her over to St. Joes for an x-ray. She has fractured her… Read More
Destroy all Monsters
I confess I’m not the best house-husband. Sure I do some chores around here, but I’ll never be Marie Kondo and many times if it weren’t for Tuffy P (who sees everything), I simply wouldn’t notice many things until desperate measures are required. This was… Read More
Where do you get your whiskey? (or why traditional music #823)
If you’re an old time banjo or fiddle lover like me, there’s only one answer to that question – Rockingham, of course. I think I may have shared this You Tube video at some point in the past but it’s such a wonderful performance I… Read More
Learn4Life – nature walks
I’ve posted many photos on this blog from the nature walks I attend with naturalist Miles Hearn. These walks are facilitated by the Toronto District School Board. Sign up for the fall term begins today. I mention it here because people have asked me about… Read More
Slow progress, but progress
For some time now I’ve been working on learning fiddle. I have to say that compared to other instruments I mess with, it’s difficult. Early on I decided I would try to learn this instrument by ear, and dispense completely with written notation. This I… Read More
Hey Aunt Katie, there’s a bug on me….
Melvin Wine
The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie
Colter Wall….