I’m a bandwagon jumper. I admit it. I don’t watch hockey or any sport during the season, but at playoff time I do watch a little bit of hockey – and baseball too if the Jays have done well. I’ve been watching the playoff series… Read More
I was out messing about in the back yard this afternoon, doing some early garden work, when I noticed robins flying over to a basket which is part of our first Imagination Station. The birds were perching on the edge of the basket then hopping… Read More
Here’s George the Newf enjoying the day at Jack Darling Park…
I’ve just read a fascinating, eccentric, sometimes frustrating, and very passionate book called What Painting Is by James Elkins. Mr. Elkins is an art critic and historian based at the Art Institute of Chicago. The sub-title of What Painting Is is: How to Think about… Read More
I’m fascinated with fiddle music, but the fiddle scares me. Having heard some mighty fine fiddle players close up, I know there is only one possible explanation for how they do it. Obviously, they’ve made a deal with the devil. I mean, humans can’t… Read More
I’ve been making a different soup each week over the past few weeks. Today it was split pea, one of my faves. Split pea soup is super-easy to make and it is delicious. Today I did it with just a slight twist. When I was… Read More
When our friend Toni visits, Tuffy P comes up with “envelopes”, each representing a top secret activity. Yesterday evening, we drove down to the Queen and Ossington area where we met up with their friends from way back in high school, Ann and Mary Lou.… Read More
Somebody stole the “Stop the Lot Splitting” sign from our front lawn. Cads! Ne’er do wells! Who could the culprits be? Maybe I need a “Stop the Lot Splitting” billboard…..
Tuffy P, our friend Toni (who is visiting from Glasgow), and I sallied forth to the ROM today to see the Blue Whale exhibit. Some readers may remember seeing news stories about a huge blue whale carcass dead and rotting at Trout River Newfoundland back… Read More
Our friend Toni is in town (yay!), and Tuffy P was prepared with tickets to the latest production at the Coal Mine Theatre, called Orphans. It was a very intense play, but very well done and the theatre is charming with its seats set up… Read More
27th Street 