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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Dinner in Hockley Valley
My sister lives in the country, up in Hockley Valley. Susan and her husband Peter invited us up to their place for a family Christmas Eve dinner last evening. We had a lovely dinner, and a chance to catch up with some family we don’t… Read More
Bowling Coach
Tuffy P and I volunteer for a 5-pin bowling league called The Tri-Hards. The bowlers, all adults, have various challenges and disabilities. The league has been going for many, many years, and some of the bowlers have been getting together to bowl for 20 years… Read More
Jack Antler at Fair Grounds Acoustic Open Stage
A big thanks to Bill R for shooting some video for us. Please excuse the ambient noise such as the espresso machine and so on…. Ted Myerscough: guitar + Eugene Knapik: clawhammer banjo
The Time Machine
My parents brought us kids up to be Canadians. Mom was born in Poland but came over with her family as a young girl. Dad was born in Montreal. His dad moved to Canada from the States at some point along the way. He used… Read More
Could it be a sunny day?
A friend’s mom passed the other day and so this morning we zoomed up to Markham for the funeral service and burial. At the cemetery, although there was little wind, the cold was biting. By the time we returned home to Long Branch, though, it… Read More
Prairie Reel
For those in need of a fiddle tune, right now. Here’s Patti Kusturok from her 365 days of fiddle tunes video series. This is number 356.
L & N Rag
A hazy Saturday morning in the park
Early this morning, I took The Partners out for some doggy social time at Jack Darling Park. After they tired themselves out goofing around with new friends, I dropped them off at home, picked up my camera and walked over to Sam Smith Park to… Read More
Unearthed
Unearthed (with the subtitle: Love, Acceptance, and Other Lessons from an Abandoned Garden) is a memoir by a writer who lives in Toronto, named Alexandra Risen. Tuffy P recently bought me a copy of this book at the Toronto Botanical Gardens. It interested me right… Read More
27th Street 