Our latest mosaic project is one of the friendliest birds around, the black-capped chickadee. We made this one with a combination of broken crockery and smalti tiles. You can see more of our mosaic work at the Long Branch Mosaics site. We do all kinds… Read More
We used to have raised veggie gardens out back. That was fine for lettuce and onions and peas and a few other things, but it just doesn’t get enough sun for a lot of veggies. When the house to the south of us was rebuilt,… Read More
I just came across this on YouTube. Here’s John Herrmann and Bruce Molsky playing Black-eyed Suzie at Banjo Camp North. I love this performance!
I trundled out in the rain this morning to pick up my free trees, courtesy of the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association and the Tree for Me program. Kudos to the LBNA for picking up on Tree for Me and providing free trees to the community.… Read More
Meredith Axelrod and Frank Fairfield
Jerron Paxton…
Here’s the fabulous Earl White Stringband performing Down South Blues
I was surfing around the YouTube machine tonight and came across these words of wisdom from the late Bruce “Utah” Phillips, the Golden Voice of the Great Southwest. Daddy what’s a train….
Today’s nature walk with Miles Hearn took place close to home at Sam Smith Park, a local hotspot for birdwatchers. The birds did not disappoint. Miles counted 42 species in all. I’ve been keeping a list of all the species identified in 2019, either on… Read More
Tuffy P broke a pair of reading glasses. The little screw worked itself out and became lost in the ether, leaving the arm of the glasses to fall off. No problem, right? Our local drugstore has these little kits, with a tiny screwdriver and several… Read More
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