This morning was MS Bike Niagara. It was a fun ride and a pretty one too. Part of it went along the Niagara River and another part along Lake Erie. The final leg was along the beautiful “Friendship Trail”. We would like to thank everyone… Read More
All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Free Books
There are some excellent titles in the 27th Street Book Box right now. There’s only one rule – respect others. You’re welcome to take any books you like home. If you happen to have any books at home you think others would enjoy, you can… Read More
Giant monarch at 27th Street
Tuffy P created this new giant mosaic monarch butterfly for the front of our house. See lots more mosaics on our Long Branch Mosaics site.
Green Zebras
Our Green Zebra tomatoes are starting to ripen. These tomatoes are both astonishingly delicious and freakishly green.
It’s butterfly season in Long Branch
These two new butterflies each have a wingspan of about 19 inches. They’re made with broken crockery, ceramic and smalti tiles and various surprises. If you enjoy our mosaics, visit the Long Branch Mosaics page to see lots more. We do all kinds of custom… Read More
Another big tree coming down in Long Branch
It is no surprise to anyone around here that the huge dying silver maple at 2 Twenty Seventh is being taken down. Here is the history. The Committee of Adjustment approved the lot severance at 2 Twenty Seventh. We appealed to the OMB, who upheld… Read More
Studio sneak peak: Do the Math
Do the Math is oil on masonite. It’s about 13 inches tall and it floats about 3/4 inch out from the wall. It will be in my October exhibition at Yumart, here in Toronto.
No mushrooms for dinner
This morning, the Partners were really working me, trying to convince me that I ought to be taking them somewhere in the car for an adventure. It didn’t take a lot of convincing. I tossed a basket in the car, loaded the dogs and off… Read More
A Coffin for Dimitrios
I choose the books I read in a very disorganized fashion. Recently I felt like reading a spy novel and so I gobbled one up called Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews. I came across this book simply by doing a Google search for spy novels.… Read More
Find the heron
I took the dogs up to the leash free area on Etobicoke Creek yesterday for a swim. While we were there, a heron flew down. Too bad I only had my phone and not my camera with me. The bird is in there somewhere.