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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Dining on the Patio
Who Knew?
…or: how to seed a pomegranate As it happens I had to seed a pomegranate the other day, as Tuffy P wanted to add some of the seeds to some baba ganoush. I didn’t know this trick, but I do now and I know you… Read More
A pup’s life
I had Ruby to see Dr. Wong today over at Long Branch Animal Clinic. The excellent vets there look after the health needs of our whole menagerie. Ruby got a shot (and scored some tasty wet food as a distraction), and her general health was… Read More
Plans for this evening…
Snow-walk with the dogs Fire up the woodstove Enjoy some seriously good scotch (thanks Les) and try not to whine more than necessary about the man-cold that walloped me full force Nap as required.
First Adventures
We hadn’t exactly planned to get a pup yesterday, but we had planned having friends over for dinner. It was quite an afternoon and evening, dealing with a new pup, making dinner and entertaining. At some point yesterday I realized I had a full blown… Read More
Introducing Ruby
We were going to wait a while before adding another dog to our family….and we weren’t thinking of a pup….but then along came Ruby. She’s an 11 week old Landseer. How could we say no? Early next week, we’ll take her to our vet for… Read More
Banjo Practice – Big John McNeil
I’ve seen various spellings for Big John’s name, but it’s all the same tune. This tune has been in the repertoire of a lot of a lot of Canadian fiddlers, and has been recorded by the likes of Graham Townsend and the fantastic Calvin Vollrath,… Read More
Le Soleil est Levé
Here’s a taste of Cedric Watson on button accordion….
Stamp out ads on transit art
CBC reported this morning that the Toronto Transit Commission has been putting ads up on top of an abstract mural called Sliding Pi, by artist Arlene Stamp. Spokesperson Brad Ross confirmed they’ve been doing it for years, and the artist apparently doesn’t have much of… Read More
27th Street 