Most of the time, the book box out in front of our place is self-sufficient. People take books. People drop books and it exists in a nice balance. Lately, it’s looking a little depleted. There are still some good titles in there, but as you… Read More
Late last night (our time) the number 1 ranked human Go player, Ke Jie, played the first of a 3 game match against super-bot Alpha Go in China. This was a much-anticipated match in the Go world, after Alpha Go won 60 online games in… Read More
Here’s some wonderful Ramona Jones fiddling for a Sunday morning. It’s called Chinquapin on Crooked Stovepipe. Is chinquapin a word in your vocabulary? I only know it from old time music. I think a chinquapin is another word for a chestnut. Is that how you… Read More
First thing this morning I trundled off to Eglinton Flats for the annual Roselands Horticultural Society garden sale. This sale offers a good selection of perennials and annuals at modest prices. It’s a fun event and we try to visit each year. This year’s visit… Read More
Mary T. Smith was a self-taught African-American artist from Mississippi. She lived from 1904 to 1995. She was a prolific artist during the years in which she painted. In her yard, she apparently created some outbuildings where she painted and installed her work. Smith’s work… Read More
Sheila Gregory and I are excited to be taking part in The Brain Project for the Baycrest Foundation. Baycrest is doing awesome work changing the future of brain health. For this project, they have provided us with a cast brain ready to be transformed. We’re… Read More
I found a few morels this morning – not as many as I had hoped for, but still plenty for dinner.
In a rare Toronto appearance, Bob Carlin played a great show at the Dakota Tavern tonight with our own Lonesome Ace Stringband. Bob is a master clawhammer banjo player. I’ve previously met him and taken some of his workshops at Midwest Banjo Camp. He learned… Read More
Ever get one of those nagging earworms, tunes that stick in your head and never want to leave? I’ve been playing Big John McNeil quite a bit on the banjo and it’s been rolling around my little brain since yesterday afternoon. Big John McNeil is… Read More
There was a time a few years ago, when I faithfully checked out a couple dozen blogs on a regular basis. In a way that was a heyday for blogging, and I really enjoyed my daily peek in to the lives of people doing so… Read More
27th Street 