Tuffy P writing- I lost a great friend yesterday – she’s pictured here at 6 years old. Her name was Linda. Her Dad was Dave, her mom was Jan. They lived up the street from our house, at 1594 Victoria Park Ave. Apartment 101. Mrs.… Read More
We volunteered this afternoon with the Tri-hards bowling league and on the way home made a stop at the Neilson Park Creative Centre to see an exhibition called Elemental Time featuring the work of Bruce Parsons. We’re aquainted with Bruce as he taught at York… Read More
I’ve been working with Jacob Yerex on the graphic novel, Squeeze Box Man. It’s based on my book of stories of the same title, but it is going to have plenty of new material as well. Jacob is doing the illustrations and I’m doing the… Read More
I don’t often stray into the world of politics here on his oasis in the blog-swamp, but I can’t let this go by without highlighting it. Please don’t run away. I’ll try not to let it happen too often. The Ontario government has decided to… Read More
Have you noticed the red-winged blackbirds are back? I started seeing males about a week ago and now there are loads of them around. The arrival of these boys is a harbinger of spring, and if today is an example they’ve got it right. I… Read More
Here’s the late great Melvin Wine. Melvin Wine was a great old time fiddler from West Virginia. he was born in 1909 and passed in 2003. There are a few other excellent videos on YouTube besides this one, so if you like what you hear,… Read More
I enjoy the weird and wonderful world of model railways and I have a soft spot for those individuals who are drawn into the model railway abyss. It’s a very serious hobby for some people. When I heard the York Railway Modellers were having an… Read More
I’m continuing to follow Patti Kusturok’s fantastic 365 days of fiddle tunes. She’s at day 73 now, and she’s recording these while touring around the prairies playing shows with Jeremy Rusu. Here is a John Arcand tune he wrote for Harry Daniels, a Métis leader…… Read More
Here’s Old Buck performing Icy Mountain (found on the YouTube)…
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