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Summer means fun
All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
A garden preview
The Long Branch by the Lake Garden Tour will take place next Saturday, 10-4, rain or shine. Here’s a sneak peak at our crazy Twenty Seventh Street gardens. They’re loaded with surprises, with lots of mosaics and garden sculpture, places to sit and relax or… Read More
Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy RIP
912 Greens
Ramblin’ Jack’s masterpiece. I’ve heard a few versions and they’re all quite different and at the same time all about the same, if you know what I mean.
I love rivers
Or as Ramblin’ Jack said: Did you ever…..stand and shiver….just because, just because….you’re lookin’….at a ri-ver? I have to hand it to my friend Bill. He wasn’t discouraged after last week’s day on the Grand River, and yesterday afternoon he showed his determination. Bill’s casting… Read More
Who says there’s no free lunch?
As some of you are aware (it isn’t something I usually write about here), I’ve been trying to shed some pounds. I was doing ok until I broke my ankle a couple years ago, then spent a few months getting not nearly enough exercise and… Read More
Ruby’s first swim since knee surgery
Ruby has healed up very well since her knee surgery. She still has to strengthen her muscles over the next few months but she has the green light for fun stuff like swimming. She was so excited when she saw the water and jumped right… Read More
The Preacher Picked the Guitar
Here’s Roy Book Binder, talking about his days learning from and traveling with Rev. Gary Davis, and performing The Preacher Picked the Guitar… This is from the GtrWorkShp channel on YouTube.
Garden lettuce, kale, bok choi and loads of fresh herbs
The greens in our garden have been growing with a vengeance the past couple weeks. Today I picked lots of lettuce, kale, bok choi as well as 3 varieties of basil, some mint, parsley and some Vietnamese cilantro. I shared the wealth with some neighbours… Read More
The Mayor of MacDougal Street
The cover of my copy of Dave Van Ronk’s memoirs, The Mayor of MacDougal Street, proclaims: “The life story that inspired the Coen Brothers Movie Inside Llewyn Davis”. That wasn’t enough to stop me from reading the book. Sure, Inside Llewyn Davis was an OK… Read More
27th Street 