Now that I can put weight on my right leg and can actually walk again, increased exercises have been introduced at physiotherapy. I was on the stationary bicycle this morning, as well as on a wobble-board. As well I started doing half-squats against a wall.… Read More
I love the giant hosta. We’ve split this one a few times already and have given away pieces of it. We currently have three of these beauties growing in the front garden. I was sure our peonies were going to burst a few days ago,… Read More
We encountered a wee problem at the 27th Street Book Box today. I took the photo which accompanies this post this morning on my way out to physio and as you can see the box is good and full with many excellent books. At some… Read More
…wake up sober in the Cumberland Gap. Here’s Bruce Molsky. I’ve got Bruce Molsky on my mind because he’s coming to town in August. He’ll be playing Hugh’s Room on August 26, and on the weekend before that, he’ll be at Summerfolk up in Owen… Read More
Tuffy P and I trundled off to Toronto Western early this morning for an appointment with my surgeon. The news is great. I can start putting weight on my right leg. At first I’m to use the crutches for a little support, then go to… Read More
We saw Spy this afternoon at our local Cineplex VIP theatre. VIP is perfect for a guy with a messed up leg. Tuffy P dropped me in front and then went to park while I hobbled in. We reserved seats up front (the front row… Read More
This is the weekend of the Midwest Banjo Camp for 2015, an event down in Michigan I had planned to attend again this year. After messing up my ankle, though, my surgeon advised me that it would be too early for me to make the… Read More
I love this video featuring John Hartford performing his own Gentle on my Mind… Old Sledge performing Danville Girl… I’ve posted this one before – Baby Gramps doing Big Rock Candy Mountain – but it’s so much fun it deserves another go… And finally, enjoy… Read More
The back garden, surrounded as it is with several mature spruce and a huge silver maple, has been at least a little on the wild side since we moved in several years ago. I recall the first time I saw it, thinking the exposed tree… Read More
I find myself excited that the new UP Express – the express train from Union Station in downtown Toronto to Pearson Airport – started rolling today, even though, as someone who lives at the far west side of the amalgamated Toronto, it isn’t a very… Read More
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