It was September 27, 1903 when the mail train en route from Monroe Virginia to Spencer jumped the tracks in Danville. The train was behind time and the engineer, Joseph A. “Steve” Broady was under orders to get back on schedule. It became one of… Read More
There are more blueberries in these scones than there should be. I used some blueberries I had frozen and if I followed the recipe it left me with about half a cup of berries in the bag, so I used them all. The result… Read More
This tune is attributed to West Virginia fiddler Lee Triplett.
This is one of those individually wrapped processed fake cheese slices. They’re excellent if you need to get your dog to ingest a pill. Just rip off a piece, wrap it around the pill and squeeze the edges together. Our dogs will eat anything wrapped… Read More
I have an exhibition of new work coming up, called Shapeworks, at yumart gallery. yumart gallery is located at 401 Richmond here in Toronto. The gallery is on the lower concourse – enter from the NE door near Peter St and the gallery is right… Read More
I occasionally read biographies of people who fascinate me for one reason or another. I picked up this one because I heard an interview with the author on the radio and I thought it had an interesting angle. And of course, Johnny Cash was a… Read More
I was out to the Etobicoke Creek leash free area with The Partners today, so they could enjoy a good swim and some hijinx with other dogs. In the flowery meadow area there were dozens and dozens of monarchs. This is a special time to… Read More
The other night at the Fair Grounds open mic, there was a trivia question for a prize – who performed in lieu of Bob Dylan at the Nobel presentation Easy-peasy – I shouted out Patti Smith. My prize for this wee nugget of knowledge was… Read More
When I was stranded in central Pennsylvania, waiting for a new radiator, I stayed in a motel that featured a tv station which appeared to specialize in bad western serials. The television set itself came from the era these shows were made and so I… Read More
27th Street 