Last month, when I visited Chicago, I found myself with an hour or so to kill up in Old Town. I had enjoyed dinner with my friend Candy Minx at a place called Mash, across the street from the Old Town School of Folk Music… Read More
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Flower power for LAMP
The figures are in and the recent Long Branch by the Lake Garden Tour raised over $3500 for LAMP. Congratulations to all the gardeners as well as local businesses who supported this initiative!
Secret Gardens of Oakville
Today we took the self-guided “Secret Gardens of Oakville” Garden Tour, presented by the Oakville Horticultural Society. As always, Tuffy P was very prepared and Google Mapped out a route for us to visit the gardens from furthest west to furthest east (closest to home).… Read More
Dance Party at the Jazz Festival
Miss Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings blew into town tonight to play the TD Toronto Jazz Festival – in the big tent at Nathan Phillips Square. Fortunately for us, Tuffy P heard about the upcoming show while I was off on a road-trip back… Read More
The weather is nice but….
We have enjoyed lovely weather around these parts for some time and while that is pleasant enough, it’s time for a couple days of rain. Normally at this time, I’d be thinking about which forests to visit in search of the first chanterelles of the… Read More
Dr. Ralph Stanley RIP
Two kinds of games
Today in my travels I passed a large television screen tuned into soccer or futebol or whatever you like to call it. They were interviewing an expert who was explaining the finer points of the game. He said there are two kinds of games –… Read More
The Boneyard – a new Lazy Allen story
My goal has been to publish a new Lazy Allen story each month. Mea maxima culpa, I missed May. I could blame the fact that I was away on a roadtrip for a couple weeks, but the truth is I’ve had some new stories brewing… Read More
Hit me with your rhythm stick…
Just because I like all kinds of folk music. Let’s kick off summer with the late great Ian Dury and The Blockheads.
Memphis and Jacques
27th Street 