I was in my local Loblaws today. I do most of our grocery shopping and usually I do it at the No Frills because it’s cheaper (or occasionally Starsky’s when I’m after some good kielbasa), but I needed a couple things I knew they didn’t… Read More
I just read a book of essays about fly fishing by Thomas McGuane called The Longest Silence – a book given to me by a friend. There was a time I fly fished fairly seriously. I drove insane distances in pursuit of trout on a… Read More
I subscribe to Food Wishes on the YouTube, and Chef John just did a video for sweet potato biscuits. It happens that I’m mad for sweet potato biscuits. I had to make some. They are seriously good.
Tuffy P and Suzanne G have traveled together to look at art a few times over the years, including trips to Baltimore and Philadelphia. Over the past few days, they’ve been road-tripping around New York State. They visited the Burchfield Penney Art Center and the… Read More
Tuffy P and Suzanne G have crossed the border at Buffalo after viewing loads of art all around NY State during the past few days. I promised dinner upon their return and I have soup simmering on the stove. Today I made one of our… Read More
I don’t like facebook memes and so I don’t do them. To me they are simply the chain letters of our times. To all those who “challenge” me or ask me to copy and paste to show I care about a disease or a social… Read More
I’ve been listening to a CD by Franklin George for years, called Traditional Music for Banjo, Fiddle and Bagpipes. It’s an excellent recording. I heard yesterday he passed. I don’t know exactly how old he was – it would have to be in his late… Read More
Flying solo around here for a few days. Tuffy P and our friend Suzanne G from Halifax are down in New York State looking at art. They’ve been to the Albright-Knox and the Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House Complex in Buffalo and today they headed… Read More
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