Today was the last of the July series of nature walks with Miles Hearn, to Scarborough Bluffs. These are provided by the Toronto District School Board, and they are excellent. The fall walks will start in mid-September, and I’m looking forward to continuing. I’m learning… Read More
Our basil has done really well this year, and so has our garlic, so I thought, the only thing between me and a batch of pesto is some pine nuts and some good cheese. It’s been a long time since I’ve made pesto so I… Read More
The Elberta Farms Angel dropped off half a dozen super-fantastic ears of sweet corn last evening (along with a basket of the most delicious blueberries). Tuffy P suggested I make us some BBQ Corn Chowder. It’s been long enough since I’ve made something like this… Read More
Clawhammer banjo and euphonium? You bet. Jamming with my neighbour in the front yard.
Here’s our latest mosaic, a nuthatch made from broken crockery. You can see lots more of our custom mosaics at the Long Branch Mosaics site. We specialize in hand-crafted custom works, perfect for home and garden, indoor or outdoor. We make both broken crockery mosaics… Read More
Tuffy P: hey there’s an article in the Globe about this singer from Saskatchewan, Colter Wall. I think we need to check him out. Fortunately, the entire known universe is on YouTube and there is a lot of his material there. He’s a young guy… Read More
I came across a fascinating plant today – Monotropa uniflora – known commonly by various names – ghost plant, ghost pipe, Indian pipe or corpse plant. It typically grows when there is a good deal of rain after a dry spell and so I sometimes… Read More
Raw blues and boogie…..
I’m looking forward to David Bromberg’s show at Hugh’s Room in August. Here he is with his band performing Eyesight to the Blind. This is a Sonny Boy Williamson blues (the second Sonny Boy Williamson that is). Here’s a recording of Sonny Boy doing it.
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